News tagged with obstetricians
Rite Aid alters flu-shot policy for pregnant women
Oct 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The nation's third-largest drugstore chain is no longer making pregnant women show a prescription to get a flu shot.
Study suggests obese women should not gain weight
May 29, 2009 |
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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 ...
Obstetricians Often Overlook Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy
Jul 21, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One in every two pregnant Australian woman still consume alcohol during pregnancy, according to a study in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The responsibility of providing ...
Stillbirths, infant deaths lead to anxiety, guilt and stress among obstetricians
Jun 30, 2008 |
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Nearly one in 10 obstetricians in a new study has considered giving up obstetric practice because of the emotional toll of stillbirths and infant deaths.
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Treating Depression in Pregnancy
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 21, 2009 |
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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 ...
Team finds labor induction need not increase cesarean risk
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Contrary to a belief widely held by obstetricians, inducing labor need not increase a woman's risk for cesarean section delivery in childbirth, scientists at the University of California, San Francisco and the Stanford University ...
Treatment advances for fibroids, menopause
May 03, 2008 |
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Women with fibroids and endometriosis facing the possibility of hysterectomy may now choose less invasive treatment options to preserve fertility, according to Yale professor Aydin Arici, M.D., who will direct a scientific ...
Pregnant? Get a flu shot -- but it may be a hassle
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- It's hard for pregnant women to escape the message: You're at extra risk from swine flu - it could trigger premature labor, hospitalize you for weeks, even kill you - so be among the first in line ...
Planned home birth with registered midwife as safe as hospital birth
Aug 31, 2009 |
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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
Oct 13, 2009 |
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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 ...
Patience during stalled labor can avoid many C-sections, study shows
Nov 01, 2008 |
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Pregnant women whose labor stalls while in the active phase of childbirth can reduce health risks to themselves and their infants by waiting out the delivery process for an extra two hours, according to a new study by researchers ...
British doctors argue over Caesareans
Sep 22, 2006 |
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More experienced doctors present during the final stages of labor would mean a lot less emergency Caesarean sections, a British report says.
Where physician completed obstetrical residency may provide quality-of-care indicator
Sep 22, 2009 |
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A ranking of obstetrics and gynecology training programs based on the maternal complication rates of their graduates' patients found these rankings consistent across individual types of complications, suggesting that these ...
It's safe for obese moms-to-be to lose weight during pregnancy
Jun 05, 2007 |
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Most women who are obese can safely exercise and diet to lose weight during pregnancy, according to a small pilot study conducted by Saint Louis University researchers.
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