Obstetrics & gynaecology
Brazil doctors do cesarean on woman not pregnant
Officials in southeastern Brazil say doctors performed a cesarean section on a 37-year-old woman only to discover that she wasn't pregnant.
Dec 17, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Planned cesarean births safe for low-risk pregnancies
New research shows that planned cesarean deliveries on maternal request are safe for low-risk pregnancies and may be associated with a lower risk of adverse delivery outcomes than planned vaginal deliveries. The study is ...
May 3, 2021
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Pediatrics
World's tiniest surviving baby born in California
A California hospital on Wednesday disclosed the birth of the world's smallest baby ever to survive, weighing a mere 245 grams (8.6 ounces)—the same as a large apple—when she was born.
May 30, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
U.S. premature births hit highs not seen in 15 years
More than 1 in every 10 births in the United States now occur prematurely, and the number of these more dangerous deliveries jumped by 4% during 2021, a new report from the March of Dimes shows.
Nov 17, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Slowdown on cesareans
Make no mistake: Cesarean deliveries are major surgery. They can save lives, but even so a woman runs the risk of bleeding, infection, a longer and costlier hospital stay—and more cesareans with future pregnancies. But ...
Dec 11, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Improving a non-invasive way to monitor contractions during labor
Uterine contractions are a key part of childbirth, but they can temporarily reduce oxygen supply to the fetus. During high-risk childbirth, monitoring of contractions is crucial to ensure the safety of the mother and unborn ...
Feb 28, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
First-time Cesarean rates dipped in 2012, CDC reports
(HealthDay)—Efforts to curb cesarean birth rates in the United States might be working, with health officials reporting a 2 percent decline in the number of first-time surgical deliveries between 2009 and 2012.
Jan 23, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New rules to curb 'epidemic' of cesarean births in Brazil (Update)
Brazil has unveiled new rules aimed at stemming the South American nation's "epidemic of cesareans" and promoting natural births among private health care providers.
Jan 7, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study finds intervention leads to reduction of C-sections and neonatal morbidities
In a study to be presented on Feb. 6 in an oral plenary session at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in New Orleans, researchers will report that Cesarean deliveries reviews ...
Feb 3, 2014
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Baby delivered from brain-damaged mother is OK, goes home
A baby girl delivered prematurely by cesarean section from a brain-damaged mother and then treated in a hospital for months has been discharged in good condition, a doctor in Poland said Thursday.
May 17, 2018
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