Obstetrics & gynaecology
Texas woman gives birth to triplets; two babies conjoined
A South Texas woman has given birth to triplet girls, with two of the babies conjoined at the pelvis.
May 19, 2015
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Exercise ball used in delivery process decreases labor time, reduces number of C-sections
According to a new study by nurse researchers at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, a Phoenix hospital part of Banner Health, a peanut-shaped exercise ball can be a highly effective tool to accelerate the labor process ...
Feb 11, 2015
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Do cesarean delivery's effects on birth hormones impact a newborn's neurodevelopment?
It is an experience we all share, as miraculous as it is mysterious. Birth.
Nov 4, 2020
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Improved neonatal outcomes with routine third-trimester ultrasound in the UK
A retrospective study using data from St. George's (SGH) and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals (NNUH) in the U.K. has examined the impact of routine third-trimester ultrasound on undiagnosed breech presentations.
Pediatrics
Study finds infants with low-risk deliveries should not need antibiotics at birth
Infants born via uncomplicated cesarean delivery, without labor or membrane rupture before delivery and no concern for infection, should not need antibiotics at birth, according to a study by researchers at Children's Hospital ...
Jan 13, 2022
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Pediatrics
Study looks at association of infant gut microbiome, delivery mode and feeding
The composition of the gut microbiome in infants at six weeks of age appears to be associated with the delivery method by which they were born and how they were fed, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics.
Jan 11, 2016
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Obstetricians encourage natural childbirth to remove risks with c-section surgeries
Though the myth "once a cesarean-section, always a cesarean-section" was shattered years ago, rates of United States births involving the surgical procedure have not diminished significantly.
Sep 5, 2016
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Study sheds light on maturation of infant microbiome, no difference between cesarean versus vaginal delivery
A new study published today by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Nature Medicine found that the microbiome of infants greatly expands between birth and 4 to 6 weeks of age. The study also found that the mode of ...
Jan 24, 2017
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Health
Researchers pinpoint reasons for dramatic rise in C-sections
(Medical Xpress) -- In one of the first studies to examine the reasons for the rising number of women delivering their babies by cesarean section, Yale School of Medicine researchers found that while half of the increase ...
Jun 22, 2011
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Neuroscience
Autonomic nervous system appears to function well regardless of mode of childbirth
Late in pregnancy, the human body carefully prepares fetuses for the rigors of life outside the protection of the womb. Levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, ramp up and spike during labor. Catecholamines, another stress ...
Jul 30, 2019
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