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Treating even mild gestational diabetes reduces birth complications (w/ Video)
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Treating pregnant women for mild gestational diabetes resulted in fewer cesarean sections and other serious birthing problems associated with larger than average babies, according to a study conducted in part at the University ...
Indonesian woman gives birth to 8.7 kilo boy
Sep 23, 2009 |
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An Indonesian woman has given birth to an 8.7-kilogramme (19.2-pound) baby boy, the heaviest newborn ever recorded in the country, a doctor said Wednesday.
More babies born prematurely but survival rates up, study shows
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Premature births have increased significantly although survival rates of babies born early have improved dramatically, a study shows.
Moms-to-be warned over use of fetal heart rate monitors
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Mums-to-be are being advised not to use personal monitors (Doppler devices) to listen to their baby's heartbeat at home over fears that they may lead to delays in seeking help for reduced fetal movements.
Poor sleep in children may have prenatal origins
Aug 01, 2009 |
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A study in the Aug.1 issue of the journal Sleep found that alcohol consumption during pregnancy and small body size at birth predict poorer sleep and higher risk of sleep disturbances in 8-year-old children born at term. ...
Cesarean section: Local anesthetic reduces need for painkillers post-op
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Giving a local anaesthetic during a Caesarean section helps manage pain after the operation and can reduce consumption of painkillers, according to Cochrane Researchers. The researchers recommend local anaesthetics as part ...
Youth diabetes in Europe set to explode: study
May 28, 2009 |
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Incidence of Type 1 diabetes in children aged under five in Europe is set to double by 2020 over 2005 levels while cases among the under-15s will rise by 70 percent, according to a study published on Thursday.
Men are the weaker sex
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Nurses in the maternity ward often say that a difficult labor is a sign of a baby boy. Now, a Tel Aviv University study provides scientific proof that a male baby comes with a bigger package of associated ...
Online doctor ratings have their flaws
Mar 13, 2009 |
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I recently searched several doctor rating Web sites to see whether other people like my OB-GYN as much as I do.
Scientists See Smallest-Ever Square Nanotube
Feb 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have observed the smallest reported nanotube that has a square cross-section. The structure formed spontaneously and unexpectedly when silver nanowires were stretched and is a reminder ...
Repeat C-section before 39 weeks raises risk of neonatal illness
Jan 07, 2009 |
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Women choosing repeat cesarean deliveries and having them at term but before completing 39 weeks gestation are up to two times more likely to have a baby with serious complications including respiratory distress resulting ...
Vitamin D deficiency associated with greater rates of cesarean sections
Dec 23, 2008 |
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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that pregnant women who are vitamin D deficient are also at an increased risk for delivering a baby by caesarean section as ...
Looking past the 'down low:' New research
Sep 23, 2008 |
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The popular media in the U.S. have focused too much on moral issues surrounding black bisexual men who do not disclose their same-sex behaviors to female lovers, otherwise known as men "on the Down Low," with this focus creating ...
Caesarean babies more likely to develop diabetes
Aug 26, 2008 |
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Babies delivered by Caesarean section have a 20 per cent higher risk than normal deliveries of developing the most common type of diabetes in childhood, according to a study led by Queen's University Belfast.
Caesarean section -- no consensus on best technique
Jul 16, 2008 |
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Despite the routine delivery of babies by caesarean section, there is no consensus among medical practitioners on which is the best operating method to use. In a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library, resear ...
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