What is a 'vaginal birth after cesarean' or VBAC?
A vaginal birth after cesarean (known as a VBAC) is when a woman who has had a cesarean has a vaginal birth down the track.
Jan 30, 2025
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Surgical Procedures, Operative: News and Research on Obstetric Surgical Procedures
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Public hospitals see more vaginal births, fewer C-sections than private: Study
New research reveals women giving birth in public hospitals have higher proportions of spontaneous vaginal births compared to private hospitals, where cesarean sections were more common.
Jan 29, 2025
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Study finds better nurse staffing lowers C-section rates
Labor and delivery units that are adequately staffed by nurses have lower cesarean birth rates, according to new research published in the journal Nursing Outlook.
Jan 29, 2025
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Reproductive health care faces legal and surveillance challenges post-Roe—new research offers guidance
Long before Roe v. Wade was overturned, reproductive justice advocates had been sounding the alarm about the increasing number of women subjected to criminal investigation for suspected abortion, stillbirth or miscarriage. ...
Jan 27, 2025
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Parental notification law in Colorado creates barriers for teens seeking abortion care
A new study led by researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has shed light on the burdens parental involvement laws impose on adolescents seeking abortion care, even in states like Colorado where ...
Jan 27, 2025
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Drop in episiotomy not tied to increase in obstetric anal sphincter injury for most women
A significant overall reduction in the prevalence of episiotomy in France from 2010 to 2021 has not been followed by an overall increase in obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI), according to a study published online Jan. ...
Jan 17, 2025
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Cesareans are rising fast in the UK, but giving birth is getting worse for women
Cesarean births are rising worldwide, but the UK has one of the highest rates in Europe, with the fastest increase in recent years.
Jan 16, 2025
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Health care is Newsom's biggest unfinished project: Trump complicates that task
Six years after he entered office vowing to be California's "health care governor," Democrat Gavin Newsom has steered tens of billions in public funding to safety net services for the state's neediest residents while engineering ...
Jan 9, 2025
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Beyond birth statistics: Why measuring cesarean rates misses the mark
The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) has updated its interactive tool, "Your Health System," which reviews health-care data across all provinces and makes recommendations for the delivery of services, such ...
Dec 26, 2024
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New home testing protocol could reduce the number of women recalled for clinician-collected cervical sampling
A new protocol for the analysis of self-collected cervical samples could reduce the need for follow-up clinician screening for many women, and result in more rapid referral for gynecology assessment for others. This could ...
Dec 13, 2024
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