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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Exercise can reduce the rate of C-section

Researchers at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have found that regular and supervised exercise by experts during pregnancy can reduce the rate of instrumental and cesarean deliveries in healthy pregnant women.

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Ob-gyn group lists procedures that may not be needed

(HealthDay)—Five tests and procedures that obstetricians/gynecologists and their patients should question the need for are outlined in a list released by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | 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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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

Maternity program results in fewer cesarean sections, shorter hospital stays for mothers

A program delivering collaborative maternity care resulted in fewer cesarean deliveries, shorter average hospital stays and higher breast-feeding rates for mothers, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Associati ...

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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 ...

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C-sections a measure of ethnic, economic disparities

(Medical Xpress) -- University of Arizona sociologist Louise Roth says the increasing number of cesarean deliveries negatively impacts the health of women and their children and health-care costs.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds in women with prior cesarean, optimal gestational age for elective delivery is week 39

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that indicate that for women with prior delivery via ...

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Study finds pregnant women with prior cesarean choose the delivery method preferred by their doctor

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that women who have undergone one prior delivery via ...

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