News tagged with home birth
AAP issues guidelines for care of infants born at home
(HealthDay)—Every newborn infant, including those born at home, is entitled to appropriate care, according to a policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and published online April ...
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Apr 29, 2013 |
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Pediatrician group issues home birth policy statement
(HealthDay)—With the number of home births rising, the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a policy statement on the practice that includes a recommendation that there be a caregiver who's present ...
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Apr 29, 2013 |
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Babies born even slightly early may lag behind, study says
(HealthDay)—Many women choose to have labor induced or to have an elective Cesarean delivery before the full term of their pregnancy is up, but a new study suggests their child's development may suffer ...
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Apr 17, 2013 |
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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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Apr 15, 2013 |
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Research into bleeding prevention post-birth could save lives
Research brings together evidence about the potential for misoprostol to prevent bleeding after home births in low resource countries.
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Dec 18, 2012 |
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Advocacy for planned home birth not in patients' best interest
Advocates of planned home birth have emphasized its benefits for patient safety, patient satisfaction, cost effectiveness, and respect for women's rights. A clinical opinion paper published in the American Journal of Obstetrics an ...
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Nov 13, 2012 |
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Birth is no reason to go to hospital, review says
A new Cochrane Review concludes that all countries should consider establishing proper home birth services. They should also provide low-risk pregnant women with information enabling them to make an inform ...
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Sep 19, 2012 |
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Cautions over rise in unbooked births
(Medical Xpress) -- The number of births that have occurred without medical assistance in Victoria have doubled over 17 years exposing more women and newborns to increased health risks, according to new research.
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Jul 02, 2012 |
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Home birth poses danger for higher-risk pregnancies: study
(HealthDay) -- A five-year study of home births in Oregon found an elevated rate of deaths among babies that had to be transferred to the hospital because something went wrong during the delivery.
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May 08, 2012 |
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Clean delivery kits linked to substantial reduction in neonatal deaths in South Asia, study shows
Providing clean delivery kits and improving birthing practices could halve the number of neonatal deaths following home births in South Asia, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust.
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Feb 28, 2012 |
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Midwives use rituals to send message that women's bodies know best
In reaction to what midwives view as the overly medicalized way hospitals deliver babies, they have created birthing rituals to send the message that women's bodies know best.
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Dec 16, 2011 |
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UC research examines home births -- then and now
A comparison of home-birth trends of the 1970s finds many similarities – and some differences – related to current trends in home births.
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Nov 30, 2011 |
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Pregnant women at low risk of complications can safely be offered a choice of where to give birth
Women with low risk pregnancies should be able to choose where they give birth, concludes a study published in the British Medical Journal today. Although it shows that first-time mums who opt for a home birth are at a higher ...
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Nov 25, 2011 |
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US home births increase 20 percent from 2004 to 2008
After a gradual decline from 1990 to 2004, a new study published online in Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care finds that United States births occurring at home increased by 20 percent between 2004 and 2008.
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May 20, 2011 |
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