Reducing opioid prescriptions after C-sections
Nearly a third of birthing moms now deliver babies via caesarean section—and many of them go home with powerful opioid painkillers.
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Nearly a third of birthing moms now deliver babies via caesarean section—and many of them go home with powerful opioid painkillers.
Jun 5, 2019
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A major advancement in pioneering technology based around the use of an artificial womb to save extremely premature babies is being hailed as a medical and biotechnological breakthrough. Recently published in the American ...
Mar 27, 2019
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Pregnancy can be a time of uncertainty for expecting mothers and their clinical care teams. Nearly 10 percent of births are preterm, taking place before 37 weeks gestation. Preterm birth can result from several conditions, ...
Mar 1, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Providers should maximize women's health during the interpregnancy period, continuing care beyond the immediate postpartum period, according to a consensus report published online Dec. 20 in the American Journal ...
Dec 27, 2018
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Pregnant women could use a "wearable" app to detect whether they have or are susceptible to a condition that leads to serious health complications for them or their unborn child.
Sep 27, 2018
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Purdue University researchers are developing an app and wearable technology to enable pregnant women to use a smartphone to detect whether they have or are susceptible to a condition that could lead to serious health complications ...
May 21, 2018
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A pioneering research program aiming to optimise steroid use in pregnancy, and minimise potential side effects of excess steroid exposure to both mother and baby, is set to benefit the millions of families worldwide who will ...
May 15, 2018
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Purdue University researchers are developing an app and wearable technology to enable pregnant women to use a smartphone to detect whether they have or are susceptible to a condition that could lead to serious health complications ...
May 2, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Vaginal birth is associated with worse pelvic organ support five years after a woman's first delivery, and genital hiatus size is an independent predictor of worse support, according to a study published in ...
Mar 14, 2018
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Recent studies have shown that infants born prematurely have a higher risk of developing heart disease later in life. Now, a study led by researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle shows that, ...
Jan 23, 2018
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