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'Push! breathe! eat!' -- snacks OK while in labour: study

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Eating while in the throes of childbirth should no longer be a medical taboo, according to a study released Wednesday.





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Caesarean births pose higher risks for mother and baby

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created Oct 31, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Women having a non-emergency caesarean birth have double the risk of illness or even death compared to a vaginal birth, according to a study from Latin America published today on British Medical Journal website.


New method of managing risk in pregnancy leads to healthier newborns, better outcomes for moms

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created Jun 02, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

An alternative method for obstetric care has led to lower neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission rates, higher uncomplicated vaginal birth (UVB) rates, and a lower mean Adverse Outcome Index (AOI) score, according ...


Study able to predict which cesarean births could cause uterine rupture

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created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, researchers will unveil findings that show that by using a sonogram to measure the lower uterine segment (LUS) thickness, ...


Possible biological explanation for C-section-linked allergies and asthma found

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created May 21, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Scientists believe they may have identified a biological explanation for the link between cesarean-section delivery and risk of allergy and asthma in childhood. They will present their findings at the American Thoracic Society's ...


Genetic changes after Caesarean section may explain increased risk of developing disease

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created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that babies born by planned Caesarean section experience changes to the DNA pool in their white blood cells, which could be connected to altered stress ...


Where physician completed obstetrical residency may provide quality-of-care indicator

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created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...


Researchers find robotic repair for vaginal prolapse has significant benefits

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New Mayo Clinic research has found that robotic surgery for vaginal prolapse dramatically reduces patient hospital stay and recovery time. These findings are being presented this week at the North Central Section of the American ...


Low levels of vitamin D linked to common vaginal infection in pregnant women

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created May 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pregnant women with low levels of vitamin D may be more likely to suffer from bacterial vaginosis (BV) - a common vaginal infection that increases a woman's risk for preterm delivery, according to a University of Pittsburgh ...


Babies with mild facial paralysis from forceps typically do not need treatment

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created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mild facial nerve paralysis caused by the use of forceps during birth generally resolves on its own and does not require treatment, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.


Einstein to develop anti-HIV drug delivery system

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University a four-year, $7.2 million grant to develop a microbicide-releasing vaginal ring to prevent HIV transmission.



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