News tagged with caesarean delivery


Overweight and obese women at higher risk of adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes

Overweight and obese women are more likely to require specialist medical care during their pregnancy due to the increased risk of adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes, finds a new study published today (27 March) in BJOG: An ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long-term consequences of vaginal delivery

Women are more likely to experience urinary incontinence, prolapse and faecal incontinence 20 years after one vaginal delivery rather than one caesarean section, finds new research published in a thesis from Sahlgrenska Academy, ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Vaginal delivery safest option for women with pelvic girdle pain, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Caesarean section increases the risk of persistent pelvic girdle pain after delivery compared with vaginal delivery, according to a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Single vaginal delivery ups later risk of pelvic organ prolapse

(HealthDay)—Twenty years after childbirth, the risk of symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse (sPOP) is increased after a single vaginal delivery versus cesarean section, according to a study published online ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pregnancy and birth complications more likely in mothers with bipolar disorder

Babies born to mothers with bipolar disorder are at increased risk of preterm birth (before 37 weeks) a study published today on BMJ website suggests.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Higher risk of maternal complications/preterm deliveries for women undergoing multiple caesareans

The risk of maternal complications and preterm deliveries is significantly higher for women undergoing their fifth or more caesarean section, finds a new study published today (31 October) in BJOG: An International Journal of ...

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Overweight moms with moderately high blood sugar raise health risk

Pregnant women who are overweight with moderately elevated blood sugar never set off any alarms for their physicians. The big concern was for women who were obese or who had gestational diabetes because those conditions are ...

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Incontinence 20 years after child birth three times more common after vaginal delivery

Women are nearly three times more likely to experience urinary incontinence for more than 10 years following a vaginal delivery rather than a caesarean section, finds new research at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | 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 ...

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 ...

Health created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

International study shows Caesareans not as 'posh' as commonly believed

(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 ...

Health created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0