http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Posterior fossa subdural hematoma (PFSDH) is a serious and rare condition in newborns, generally occurring after difficult deliveries. But with appropriate treatment, there's an excellent chance of good long-term outcomes even in severe cases of PFSDH, reports a study in the May issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-aggressive-treatment-posterior-fossa-hematoma.html Surgery Mon, 20 May 2013 12:46:12 EST news288272765 A national movement to eliminate non-medically indicated (NMI) delivery before 39 weeks has prompted nearly two-thirds of all U.S. hospitals handling non-emergency births to adopt specific policies against the practice, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The results of the nationwide survey represent a strong step in promoting maternal and perinatal health, and reducing the number of infants requiring admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The full results of the survey are being presented today at the Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-national-movement-non-medically-deliveries-prior.html Health Mon, 06 May 2013 11:59:39 EST news287060373 (HealthDay)—For healthy full-term infants, development at age 12 months is associated with gestational age, with scores increasing for each additional week of gestation, according to a study published online April 15 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-full-term-gestational-age-tied-months.html Pediatrics Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:40:01 EST news285249423 A study published today in Obstetrics & Gynecology shows that multistate, hospital-based quality improvement programs can be remarkably effective at reducing early elective deliveries of babies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-unnecessary-early-deliveries-multistate-hospital-based.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:00:18 EST news284659207 Researchers at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have found that regular and supervised exercise by experts during pregnancy can reduce the rate of instrumental and cesarean deliveries in healthy pregnant women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-c-section.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:10:01 EST news281691937 (HealthDay)—Five tests and procedures that obstetricians/gynecologists and their patients should question the need for are outlined in a list released by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) as part of the Choosing Wisely campaign. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-ob-gyn-group-procedures.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Sun, 03 Mar 2013 14:48:47 EST news281544522 Method of birth (vaginal birth s. cesarean delivery) and feeding practices (breastfeeding v. formula-feeding) influence the development of gut bacteria in newborns and thus may affect lifelong health, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-infant-gut-microbiota-caesarean-section.html Pediatrics Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:00:06 EST news279803582 In a study to be presented on February 16 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, researchers will report findings that suggest around-the-clock labor and delivery coverage decreased the odds of cesarean delivery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-around-the-clock-labor-coverage-decrease-c-section.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:00:03 EST news279800872 In a study to be presented on February 16 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, researchers will report findings that suggest shifting from a traditional model of obstetrical care to a laborist model improves pregnancy outcomes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-laborist-obstetrical-pregnancy-outcomes.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:37:24 EST news279801437 In a study to be presented on February 14 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, California, researchers will present data showing changes in elective delivery policy have been successful in reducing elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-policy-elective-delivery-proven-successful.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:09:00 EST news279799722 The European Commission on Thursday pledged 42 million euros to Liberia's president and Nobel peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to help halve one of the world's highest maternal mortality rates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-eu-liberia-mn-euros-maternal.html Health Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:24:47 EST news271603472 A program delivering collaborative maternity care resulted in fewer cesarean deliveries, shorter average hospital stays and higher breast-feeding rates for mothers, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-maternity-results-cesarean-sections-shorter.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:00:16 EST news266491414 Premature babies are more likely to survive when they are born in high-level neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) than in hospitals without such facilities, and this benefit is considerably larger than previously reported. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-survival-premature-babies-high-level-nicus.html Pediatrics Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:40:49 EST news262266036 (HealthDay) -- How many children a woman bears and whether or not she breast-feeds them may affect her weight decades later, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-motherhood-breast-feeding-affect-long-term-weight.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:40:01 EST news261152358 (Medical Xpress) -- University of Arizona sociologist Louise Roth says the increasing number of cesarean deliveries negatively impacts the health of women and their children and health-care costs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-c-sections-ethnic-economic-disparities.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:50:01 EST news253777113 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 indicate that for women with prior delivery via cesarean section the optimal timing of elective delivery for mother and baby is 39 weeks even after consideration of the risk with continuing pregnancy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-women-prior-cesarean-optimal-gestational.html Health Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:21:57 EST news248073686 (Medical Xpress) -- Pregnant women with diabetes are almost four times more likely to have a baby with a birth defect than women without the condition and the likelihood is linked to the mother's glucose level, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-diabetes-linked-higher-birth-defects.html Diabetes Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:09:23 EST news247824551 In reaction to what midwives view as the overly medicalized way hospitals deliver babies, they have created birthing rituals to send the message that women's bodies know best. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-midwives-rituals-message-women-bodies.html Health Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:06:09 EST news243266738 A Queen's University infectious disease expert has collaborated in the development of a disinfection system that may change the way hospital rooms all over the world are cleaned as well as stop bed bug outbreaks in hotels and apartments. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-disinfection-technique-revolutionize-hospital-room.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:38:37 EST news242649510 (AP) -- New advice for pregnant women: If you're getting a C-section, special inflating boots strapped on your legs may lower the risk of a blood clot. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-c-section-blood-clot-urged.html Health Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:13:59 EST news233853225 A BYU study appearing in Pediatrics found that pregnant women who were homeless at some point in a 12-month period leading up to their deliveries had babies with lower birth weights. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-homelessness-impact-mothers-babies.html Health Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:17:40 EST news232877835 New research finds breastfeeding doesn't appear to protect against multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses, despite previous studies suggesting there may be a protective role. The research is published in the July 6, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-breastfeeding-ms-relapses.html Neuroscience Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:01:09 EST news229190454 (Medical Xpress) -- In one of the first studies to examine the reasons for the rising number of women delivering their babies by cesarean section, Yale School of Medicine researchers found that while half of the increase was attributable to a rise in repeat cesarean delivery in women with a prior cesarean birth, an equal proportion was due to a rise in first time cesarean delivery. Among these deliveries, factors such as slowly progressing labor and fetal heart rate concerns were the largest contributors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-cesarean-births.html Health Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:33:11 EST news227953957 (Medical Xpress) -- A ground-breaking study of women who have given birth in New Zealand, Scotland and England, has found the strongest evidence yet that having caesarean sections does not always protect women from the common and often distressing after-effect of urinary or faecal incontinence. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-international-caesareans-posh-commonly-believed.html Health Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:20:09 EST news227258150 In low-risk pregnant women, high induction and first-cesarean delivery rates do not lead to improved outcomes for newborns, according to new research published in the April issue of The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-interventions-delivery-linked-healthier-newborns.html Health Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:29:47 EST news221909375