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Is baby recession over? US births up after years of decline
It appears the baby recession really is over: Preliminary figures show U.S. births were up last year for the first time in seven years.
Jun 17, 2015
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New study explores whether newborns delivered by c-section face higher risk of chronic health problems later in life
A new paper in the British Medical Journal by Jan Blustein, M.D., Ph.D., of New York University's Wagner School and a professor of Medicine and Population Health at NYU School of Medicine and Jianmeng Liu, M.D., Ph.D., of ...
Jun 10, 2015
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German woman, 65, gives birth to quadruplets
A 65-year-old teacher from Berlin has given birth to quadruplets after a pregnancy that was widely criticized by medical professionals because of her age, RTL television said Saturday.
May 23, 2015
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More evidence C-sections riskier for moms
(HealthDay)—Women who deliver their first baby by cesarean section are more likely to need blood transfusions and be admitted to intensive care units than women who opt for a vaginal delivery, U.S. health officials reported ...
May 20, 2015
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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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C-section rates drop slightly with hospital review program
(HealthDay)—Fewer pregnant women had cesarean section births in Canadian hospitals that took part in a C-section review program, a new study reports.
Apr 30, 2015
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Inducing labor at full term not associated with higher C-section rates
As cesarean section rates continue to climb in the United States, researchers are looking to understand the factors that might contribute. There has been debate in the field about whether non-medically required induction ...
Apr 16, 2015
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Cesarean section rates in Portugal decline by 10 percent
A new study reports a significant decline in the rate of cesarean section (C-section) births in Portugal. Findings published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, a journal of the Nordic Federation of Societies ...
Mar 2, 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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The effect of expanded midwifery on cesarean delivery
In a study to be presented on Feb. 5 in an oral plenary session at 8 a.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Diego, researchers will report that changes to the ...
Feb 2, 2015
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