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C-sections linked to breathing problems in preterm infants

Research conducted at Yale School of Medicine shows that a cesarean (C-section) delivery, which was thought to be harmless, is associated with breathing problems in preterm babies who are small for gestational age.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Study finds pregnant women with prior cesarean choose the delivery method preferred by their doctor

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that women who have undergone one prior delivery via ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study indicates that induced labor may not lower risk of infection or respiratory problems in newborns

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that suggest that induction of labor in patients who ...

Medicine & Health / Other

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QCMB research examines the myths behind Queensland’s rising caesarean rates

Researchers from UQ's Queensland Centre for Mothers & Babies have explored the reasons for the rising rates of caesarean sections in Queensland.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Increased risk of developing asthma by age of 3 after cesarean section

A new study supports previous findings that children delivered by cesarean section have an increased risk of developing asthma. The study from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) suggests that children delivered ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Staple diet: Christmas turkey nightmare is resolved at last

The table has been set, the wine has been poured and the Christmas turkey is brought out for everyone's approval.

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Physicists find that an ultrahigh-energy proton looks like a black disk

(PhysOrg.com) -- What does a proton look like? The common answer to this question is that protons are much too small to scatter light, and since light is necessary for us to see things, protons do not “look” ...

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (24) | comments 43 | with audio podcast feature

Too posh to push? More C-sections on demand in UK

(AP) -- Pregnant women in Britain, where the government provides free health care, may soon be able to get a cesarean section on demand thanks to a rule change that critics describe as the health system caving ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dirt prevents allergy

Oversensitivity diseases, or allergies, now affect 25 per cent of the population of Denmark. The figure has been on the increase in recent decades and now researchers at the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

New NICE guideline calls for improvements to antenatal care for women pregnant with twins or triplets

A University of Birmingham fetal medicine expert has helped to shape new advice from NICE on antenatal care for women pregnant with twins or triplets. Professor Mark Kilby says the new guideline, published today (September ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stem cell research could prevent premature births

Researchers from the University of Reading have developed the first fully tissue-engineered fetal membrane from human stem cells that could significantly reduce the number of premature births.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

C-sections up in China ahead of school deadline

The number of caesarean deliveries rose sharply in China this week as mothers rushed to give birth before the deadline for school enrollment, state media and local governments said Thursday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Maternal IV fluids linked to newborns' weight loss

A newborn baby's weight loss is often used to determine how well a baby is breastfeeding, and concern about a baby which loses too much weight may result in supplementing breastfeeding with formula. However, many women receive ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Review of 700,000 women reveals factors affecting vaginal birth after previous cesarean

A wide range of clinical and non-clinical factors can affect whether women go on to have a vaginal delivery after having a caesarean, according to two major reviews published in the August issue of the Journal of Advanced Nu ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Local efforts can stem the increasing unnecessary cesarean sections

Caesarean section rates are steadily increasing globally. Requiring two doctors to agree that a Caesarean section is the best way to deliver a baby, rather than just needing one opinion, providing internal feedback to doctors ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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