News tagged with obstetrics and gynaecology

Related topics: women , gestational age , pregnancy , birth weight




Single gene links rare and unrelated cancers

Scientists at the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, and the University of British Columbia are excited over a discovery made while studying rare tumour types.

Cancer created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Many babies born to immigrants are being labeled too small incorrectly

One of the first things people ask new parents is how much does their baby weigh.

Health created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Improvements in survival of gynecological cancer in the Anglia region of England

Gynaecological cancer survival rates have improved in Eastern England following the reorganisation of services and multidisciplinary team working finds a new study published today (14 December) in the gynaecological oncology ...

Cancer created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New devices could hold key to predicting premature births

Scientists and doctors from the University of Sheffield are developing two novel devices that could lead to the improved prediction of premature births.

Health created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

HPV vaccination reduces the risk of infection even after a previous case of the disease

The vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) reduces the risk of a renewed HPV-associated illness in patients who have already had diseases as a consequence of an HPV infection. That is the result of ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Women with a fear of childbirth endure a longer labor: research

Women who have a fear of childbirth spend longer in labour than women who have no such fear, suggests new research published today (27 June) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1