News tagged with caesarean section

Study reveals risk factors for blood clots in pregnant and postnatal women

Women who have suffered a still birth or have medical conditions including varicose veins, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or heart disease are at greater risk of developing dangerous blood clots after giving birth, a study ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Switching to low GI diet during pregnancy reduces chances of excessive weight gain by up to 20%

(Medical Xpress)—Mums-to-be can reduce their chances of excessive weight gain during pregnancy by up to 20% if they swap to a low glycaemic index (GI) diet, say researchers.

Health created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Natural birth -- but not C-section -- triggers brain-boosting proteins

Vaginal birth triggers the expression of a protein in the brains of newborns that improves brain development and function in adulthood, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers, who ...

Neuroscience created Aug 08, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 ...

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Migrant women less likely to have unassisted birth, study finds

Some groups of migrant women in Australia are at a higher risk of medical interventions in childbirth that may lead to health problems for the mother or child, a new study has found.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can caesarean sections increase susceptibility to disease?

Despite efforts to reduce intervention rates during labour, vaginal births without medical intervention are becoming increasingly rare in Australia and overseas: nearly one in three women in Australian now ...

Health created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

Experts find link between low doses of vitamin D and adverse pregnancy outcomes

There is a link between vitamin D insufficiency and adverse health outcomes such as gestational diabetes and preeclampsia in mothers-to-be and low birth weight in newborns, suggests a paper published in BMJ today.

Health created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study suggests demographic factors can predict risk of operative births in UK women

Independent maternal demographic factors such as social status, ethnicity and maternal age can predict the likelihood of operative births in the UK, according to a new study published today (20 March) in BJOG: An International Jo ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antibiotic resistance 'has the potential to undermine modern health systems', say experts

Antibiotic resistance "has the potential to undermine modern health systems," argue health economists Richard Smith and Joanna Coast on bmj.com today. They believe that an increase in resistant organisms coupled with a big ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Most first-time mothers wait until after six weeks before resuming sex following childbirth

Most first-time mothers wait until after 6 weeks postpartum to resume vaginal sex following childbirth and women who have an operative vaginal birth, caesarean section, perineal tear or episiotomy appear to wait longer, suggests ...

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

Obesity, excess weight gain during pregnancy linked to heavier babies in African-American women

Epidemiologists at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have found that pre-pregnancy obesity and excess weight gain during pregnancy in African-American women are associated with an increased risk of giving ...

Overweight and Obesity created Feb 11, 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

Postpartum hemorrhage during a first pregnancy does not affect future fertility

First pregnancies complicated by postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) have no detrimental effect on future fertility but women who have caesarean sections at the time of PPH are less likely to conceive again, finds a new study published ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | 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

Caesarean section

A Caesarean section (or Cesarean section in American English), also known as C-section or Caesar, is a surgical procedure in which incisions are made through a mother's abdomen (laparotomy) and uterus (hysterotomy) to deliver one or more babies. It is usually performed when a vaginal delivery would put the baby's or mother's life or health at risk, although in recent times it has been also performed upon request for childbirths that could otherwise have been natural. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that the rate of Caesarean sections should not exceed 15% in any country. In 2006, the last year with available data, the rate of U.S. births by C-section was 31.1%, the highest it has ever been.

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