http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A new Cochrane Review concludes that all countries should consider establishing proper home birth services. They should also provide low-risk pregnant women with information enabling them to make an informed choice. The review has been prepared by senior researcher, statistician Ole Olsen, the Research Unit for General Practice, University of Copenhagen, and midwifery lecturer PhD Jette Aaroe Clausen. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-birth-hospital.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:02:45 EST news267246141 Babies born early run a greater risk of serious complications. The researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now developed a method to predict if pregnant women with preterm contractions will give birth within seven days. The method offers new possibilities to delay delivery and prepare care for the premature baby. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-simple-pregnant-women-birth-prematurely.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:22:09 EST news267099711 When she was 20 years old, Alphonsina Zara was pregnant with her first child. After three days of excruciating labour, though she was in a health centre, her baby was stillborn. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-madagascar-difficult-pregnancies.html Health Wed, 22 Aug 2012 03:22:39 EST news264824548 Women who last give birth at age 40 or older have a 44 percent decreased risk of endometrial cancer when compared to women who have their last birth under the age of 25, according to strong evidence in a new, international study led by a researcher at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-women-birth-age-endometrial-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:22:01 EST news262437707 (HealthDay) -- A five-year study of home births in Oregon found an elevated rate of deaths among babies that had to be transferred to the hospital because something went wrong during the delivery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-home-birth-poses-danger-higher-risk.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 08 May 2012 15:10:01 EST news255702980