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Pandemic may have created a 'baby bust,' not a boom

(HealthDay)—The pandemic not only cost hundreds of thousands of American lives, but it also appears to have triggered a deep drop in births, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Births registered in United States decreased in 2019

(HealthDay)—There was a decrease in births in the United States in 2019 compared with 2018, according to the March 23 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

In the race for safer, more reliable fetal monitoring continues

Pregnancy is a major life event for most parents-to-be. Usually pregnancy proceeds without incidents, however, complications can occur. In those cases, fetal monitoring can be lifesaving. Cardiotocography (CTG), the most ...

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