News tagged with obstetric
Anthropological expertise facilitates multicultural women's health care
Collaboration between medical and anthropological expertise can solve complex clinical problems in today's multicultural women's healthcare, shows Pauline Binder, a medical anthropologist, who will present her thesis on 1 ...
Health
Nov 28, 2012 |
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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
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Poor and often inaccurate web info on 'designer vagina' procedures
The quality of internet information available for women opting for "designer vagina" procedures is "poor," and in some cases, inaccurate, reveals a small study published in the Obstetrics & Gynaecology edition of the online ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Nov 21, 2012 |
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Successful pregnancy outcomes in women with cystic fibrosis
(HealthDay)—Women with cystic fibrosis (CF) can have successful pregnancies, according to research published online Nov. 12 in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Nov 21, 2012 |
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Web info on 'designer vagina' procedures poor and often inaccurate
(Medical Xpress)—The quality of internet information available for women opting for "designer vagina" procedures is "poor," and in some cases, inaccurate, reveals a small study led by academics at the UCL ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Nov 19, 2012 |
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Young gamers offer insight to teaching new physicians robotic surgery (w/ Video)
What can high school and college-age video game enthusiasts teach young surgeons-in-training?
Surgery
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Better ways to monitor quality of care for newborns
In this week's PLOS Medicine, Sabine Gabrysch from the University of Heidelberg, Germany and colleagues draw upon a literature review, expert survey, and consensus method to recommend new signal functions to monitor and tr ...
Health
Nov 13, 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 ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Nov 13, 2012 |
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Robots enable scar-free hysterectomies for some women
The precision and three-dimensional view provided by robots can enable essentially scar-free surgery for some women needing hysterectomies, physicians report.
Surgery
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Job stress and mental health problems contribute to higher rates of physician suicide
Doctors who commit suicide appear to be under-treated for mental health problems, despite their seemingly good access to health care, a new University of Michigan study shows.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 12, 2012 |
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When eating for two becomes a weighty issue
Two-thirds of Australian mums-to-be are in the dark when it comes to how much weight they should gain during pregnancy.
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Nov 12, 2012 |
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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
Nov 09, 2012 |
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Ovarian cancer patients have lower mortality rates when treated at high-volume hospitals
A study by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, recently e-published ahead of print by the Journal of Clinical Oncology, sugges ...
Cancer
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Aspirin use may decrease type of ovarian cancer, though risks of analgesic use must still be considered
A new study conducted by European researchers in Denmark suggests that regular use of pain relief medications such as aspirin, can lead to a decreased risk of serious ovarian cancer in women. This is important ...
Cancer
Nov 07, 2012 |
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Combating a crisis: Global burden of preterm birth can be reduced if critical actions are taken
New surveys of researchers and funders reveal a lack of consensus regarding researching and developing interventions to prevent prematurity and stillbirth, according to an article published in the American Journal of Obstetrics an ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Nov 06, 2012 |
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