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Anesthesia increases success rates of turning breech babies, reduces delivery costs, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—When a baby is in the breech position at the end of pregnancy, obstetricians can sometimes turn the baby head-down to enable a safer vaginal birth. In the past, women were not given anesthesia during the ...

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Full-term gestational age tied to development at 12 months

(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 ...

Pediatrics created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pregnant women's likelihood of cesarean delivery in Massachusetts linked to choice of hospitals

There is wide variation in the rate of cesarean sections performed at different hospitals across the U.S. and one explanation has been that hospitals with higher c-section rates serve greater numbers of women at high risk ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find wide variation in cesarean delivery rates among US hospitals

Cesarean delivery is the most common surgery in the United States, performed on 1.67 million American women annually. Yet hospital cesarean rates vary widely according to new research from the University of Minnesota's School ...

Health created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find that doula care for low-income women could save taxpayers money

New research from the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health has found lower cesarean birth rates among Medicaid beneficiaries with access to support from a birth doula than among Medicaid patients nationally. ...

Health created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Infant gut microbiota influenced by caesarean section and breastfeeding practices

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 ...

Pediatrics created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Around-the-clock labor coverage associated with decrease in C-section

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 ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Policy changes in elective delivery proven successful

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 ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds planned C-sections provide no advantage over planned vaginal birth of twins

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, researchers will report findings that suggest that planned birthing of twins ...

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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

OASIS risk up for nulliparous women with vacuum delivery

(HealthDay)—For women whose infants are delivered by vacuum extraction, the risk of obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASIS) is significantly higher among nulliparous women than multiparous women, according ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Aug 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New labor-tracking tool proposed to reduce C-sections in first-time moms

Researchers have designed a new version of a labor-tracking tool for pregnant women that they predict could reduce the use of hormonal intervention during labor and lower the number of cesarean sections performed on low-risk, ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Reduced baby risk from another cesarean

A major study led by the University of Adelaide has found that women who have had one prior cesarean can lower the risk of death and serious complications for their next baby - and themselves - by electing to have another ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Too posh to push? More C-sections on demand in UK

(AP) -- Pregnant women in Britain, where the government provides free health care, may soon be able to get a cesarean section on demand thanks to a rule change that critics describe as the health system caving ...

Health created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Need a C-section? Protection from blood clot urged

(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.

Health created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0