News tagged with maternity care

Related topics: women




In pregnancy, Type 2 diabetes may pose less risk than Type 1: Women with more common type may have better outcomes

Pregnant women with Type 2 diabetes have a better chance at good outcomes than those with Type 1, particularly if they receive proper care before and during their pregnancy, according to a University of Rochester ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

HHS details overhaul rules and required benefits

The Obama administration is strengthening the prescription drug coverage that will be available to the millions of people who will start getting insurance through the nation's health care overhaul.

Health created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Doctors, others demand clearer Irish abortion law

(AP)—Pressure mounted Thursday for the Irish government to draft a law spelling out when life-saving abortions can be performed—a demand that came after a pregnant woman who was denied an abortion died.

Health created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Risk of death significantly higher if both mother and newborn admitted to ICU following birth

Mothers and newborns who are both admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) after delivery are significantly more likely to die compared with mom–baby pairs not needing ICU admission, found a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...

Health created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In vitro fertilization linked to increase risk for birth defects

In vitro fertilization (IVF) may significantly increase the risk of birth defects, particularly those of the eye, heart, reproductive organs and urinary systems, according to new research presented Saturday, Oct. 20, at the ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Oct 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Evidence of biological process that embeds social experience in DNA that affects entire networks of genes

(Medical Xpress)—Early life experience results in a broad change in the way our DNA is "epigenetically" chemically marked in the brain by a coat of small chemicals called methyl groups, according to researchers at McGill ...

Genetics created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mothers in peril: Urgency, frustration in discussion of maternal mortality

Every 90 seconds, a mother dies in pregnancy or of childbirth complications—a tragic statistic, but one that may drive efforts to improve health care in developing countries, experts gathered at the Harvard ...

Health created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Results from world's first registry of pregnancy and heart disease

Results from the world's first registry of pregnancy and heart disease have shown that most women with heart disease can go through pregnancy and delivery safely, so long as they are adequately evaluated, counselled and receive ...

Cardiology created Sep 11, 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 ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Undergrads invent cell phone screener to combat anemia in developing world

Could a low-cost screening device connected to a cell phone save thousands of women and children from anemia-related deaths and disabilities?

Medical research created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Twenty percent of US women were uninsured in 2010, up from 15 percent in 2000

Twenty percent of U.S. women (18.7 million) ages 19-64 were uninsured in 2010, up from 15 percent (12.8 million) in 2000, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report on women's health care. An additional 16.7 million women ...

Health created Jul 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Evidence for emergency obstetric referral interventions in developing countries is limited

In this week's PLoS Medicine, Julia Hussein from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and colleagues assess the evidence for the effectiveness of interventions that aim to help pregnant women reach health facilities during ...

Health created Jul 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Older mums putting health at risk

Delayed childbearing for an increasing number of women is putting them at higher risk of serious illness and complications, a new study has found.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Queensland mums to have their say on maternity care

Queensland mums are being given the opportunity to have their voices heard on maternity care in Queensland.

Health created May 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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