Women who are prescribed opioids after childbirth have an increased risk of persistent opioid use or other serious opioid-related events, including overdose, in their first year postpartum, according to a new study by Vanderbilt ...
Jun 9, 2020
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(HealthDay)—There are many things obstetricians and gynecologists can do to support breast-feeding mothers, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) says.
Jan 26, 2016
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Rapid and effective bleeding control can be achieved using a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-cleared intrauterine vacuum-induced hemorrhage control device for both vaginal and cesarean births, according to a study published ...
Sep 26, 2023
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Across the United States, Black women are three to four times as likely as their white peers to experience life-threatening pregnancy complications or die giving birth. Given that the U.S. maternal mortality rate of 32 deaths ...
Feb 2, 2024
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There are approximately 130 million births per year. A substantial proportion of the women giving birth are treated with oxytocin or undergo cesarean sections.
Feb 15, 2024
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The April issue of Health Affairs includes an analysis of cesarean birth rates in Mexico, the country in the Americas with the second-highest prevalence of cesarean deliveries (second only to Brazil).
Apr 3, 2017
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A spokeswoman for a hospital in southwestern Poland says extremely rare identical girl triplets were born earlier this month through a cesarean section and are doing well.
Sep 29, 2016
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Women with adenomyosis—a chronic condition that can cause pelvic pain and heavy menstrual bleeding—are at increased risk of infertility as well as problems in pregnancy and during birth, according to research presented ...
Jun 28, 2023
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Study finds planned repeat cesarean section not linked to worse child health than vaginal birth after cesarean section.
Mar 15, 2016
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In the United States, maternal mortality rates remain higher than in comparable countries and racial disparities persist. While many countries have experienced improvements in maternal mortality rates, U.S. rates increased ...
Jan 10, 2022
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