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.
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Urogenital Diseases: News and Research on Obstetric Labor Complications
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Analysis identifies beneficial prenatal vitamins to reduce risk of infant death
Dongqing Wang, an assistant professor of Global and Community Health at George Mason's College of Public Health, is pioneering research in prenatal nutritional interventions. His latest report identifies prenatal supplements ...
Jan 29, 2025
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Study finds vaping in pregnancy harms both mothers and babies
A University of Alberta research team is sending out a vehement warning that vaping is not a safe alternative to smoking during pregnancy.
Jan 27, 2025
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Infant mortality rates declining, but Sudden Unexpected Infant Death is on the rise, research reveals
Infant mortality in the United States decreased by 24.2% between 1999 and 2022. Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University and Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU discovered this improvement in a study published ...
Jan 27, 2025
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Food assistance ensures healthy pregnancies, research shows
Food stamps and food banks can be key to healthy pregnancies.
Jan 27, 2025
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What's behind preterm birth? Scientists discover a molecular timer
A typical human pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, but most parents know this number is only a rough estimate. Babies are born on a seemingly unpredictable timeline, with a normal pregnancy ranging from 38 to 42 weeks. And 10% of ...
Jan 21, 2025
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Work by economists suggests exposure to popular herbicide can cause low birthweight and early birth
Increased exposure to glyphosate, one of the most widely used herbicides in the United States and much of the world, harms infant health in U.S. agricultural counties, according to a new study by two University of Oregon ...
Jan 21, 2025
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Children born to young men with cancer have increases in preterm birth, low-birthweight children, but not birth defects
Male adolescents and young adults with cancer have a slightly elevated risk of having preterm birth and children with low birth weight, but no increased risk of birth defects in their offspring, according to research by UTHealth ...
Jan 16, 2025
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Study finds patients cared for by MedStar Health's Safe Babies Safe Moms program have better outcomes
Women who were cared for by the MedStar Health D.C. Safe Babies Safe Moms program (SBSM) had better outcomes in pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum, according to a study published in NEJM Catalyst . Additionally, the study ...
Jan 15, 2025
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How wildfire smoke and ash impact your health and how to protect yourself
The fires raging in Los Angeles have destroyed thousands of structures, and the death toll is rising. Along with the wildfires, residents must deal with other hazards: smoke and ash.
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