Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mexican woman due to give birth to nine in May
A Mexican woman is due to give birth to six girls and three boys in May, the local media is reporting.
Apr 27, 2012
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Overweight & Obesity
Overweight moms with moderately high blood sugar raise health risk
Pregnant women who are overweight with moderately elevated blood sugar never set off any alarms for their physicians. The big concern was for women who were obese or who had gestational diabetes because those conditions are ...
Apr 11, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mode of childbirth following cesarean section: Informing women's decision-making
In this week's PLoS Medicine, the PLoS Medicine editors discuss new research studies on the risks associated with mode of childbirth following caesarean section.
Mar 27, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Incontinence 20 years after child birth three times more common after vaginal delivery
Women are nearly three times more likely to experience urinary incontinence for more than 10 years following a vaginal delivery rather than a caesarean section, finds new research at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University ...
Mar 26, 2012
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Study indicates that induced labor may not lower risk of infection or respiratory problems in newborns
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that suggest that induction of labor in patients who ...
Feb 9, 2012
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Other
QCMB research examines the myths behind Queensland’s rising caesarean rates
Researchers from UQ's Queensland Centre for Mothers & Babies have explored the reasons for the rising rates of caesarean sections in Queensland.
Jan 18, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dirt prevents allergy
Oversensitivity diseases, or allergies, now affect 25 per cent of the population of Denmark. The figure has been on the increase in recent decades and now researchers at the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood ...
Nov 2, 2011
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Health
New NICE guideline calls for improvements to antenatal care for women pregnant with twins or triplets
A University of Birmingham fetal medicine expert has helped to shape new advice from NICE on antenatal care for women pregnant with twins or triplets. Professor Mark Kilby says the new guideline, published today (September ...
Sep 28, 2011
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Medical research
Stem cell research could prevent premature births
Researchers from the University of Reading have developed the first fully tissue-engineered fetal membrane from human stem cells that could significantly reduce the number of premature births.
Sep 7, 2011
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Health
C-sections up in China ahead of school deadline
The number of caesarean deliveries rose sharply in China this week as mothers rushed to give birth before the deadline for school enrollment, state media and local governments said Thursday.
Sep 1, 2011
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