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Study suggests obese women should not gain weight

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

For years, doctors and other health-care providers have managed pregnant patients according to guidelines issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). In 1986, ACOG stated, "Regardless of how ...





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Treating Depression in Pregnancy

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A new report from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which is published by Elsevier in the September-October 2009 issue of General Hospital Psychiatry, explores ...


Too much of a good thing: When having an extremely high body image can lead to health problems

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created May 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For many women, body image is a constant struggle; a poor self-image can lead to a host of both mental and physical health problems. But a new study out of Temple University finds that an extremely good body ...


Planned home birth with registered midwife as safe as hospital birth

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created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The risk of infant death following planned home birth attended by a registered midwife does not differ from that of a planned hospital birth, found a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).


Working overnights by physicians not linked to significantly increased risk of complications

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created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Attending surgeons and obstetricians/gynecologists who worked nighttime hours did not have a significantly greater rate of complications for procedures performed the next day, but having less than six hours of opportunity ...


More British doctors refusing abortions

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created Apr 16, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

A growing number of doctors in England and Wales are refusing to perform abortions, The Independent reported Monday.


Treatments exist for women allergic to sex

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created Nov 10, 2006 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Breathing difficulties some women have after sexual intercourse could be an allergic reaction, doctors in the United States said.


Preconception the key to healthy babies

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created May 09, 2006 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (10) | comments 0

New U.S. recommendations say a woman must make changes long before she becomes pregnant to better ensure her baby will be born healthy, a report said.


Maternal death rates highest in New York

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created Jun 26, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obesity and other health conditions may help explain why women in New York City are more than twice as likely to die in childbirth.


Folic acid to prevent congenital heart defects

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Canadian policy of fortifying grain products with folic acid has already proved to be effective in preventing neural tube defects. The latest article published in the British Medical Journal by a group of researchers from t ...


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Vaginal birth safe after C-sections

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created Jun 30, 2006 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

A study published in a prominent medical journal says even women who have had multiple Caesarian sections can safely deliver a baby vaginally.



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