Inducing labor in healthy first-time mothers in the 39th week of pregnancy results in lower rates of cesarean sections compared with waiting for labor to begin naturally at full term, according to a multicenter study funded ...
Aug 8, 2018
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The increasingly popular practice of 'vaginal seeding'—in which cesarean-delivered babies are immediately swabbed with the mother's vaginal fluids—is declared unjustified and potentially unsafe in a new critical review ...
May 30, 2018
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Attempted vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) is associated with higher rates of adverse effects or death for mothers and infants, although absolute rates were low in mothers who attempted this type of birth, according to ...
May 7, 2018
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It's better to induce than to watch and wait. That's the result of a new study published in PLOS ONE.
Apr 25, 2018
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(HealthDay)—About half of pregnant women with HIV infection underwent cesarean delivery between 1998 and 2013, according to a study published online April 6 in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Apr 11, 2018
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Approximately one-third of women in the United States give birth via cesarean delivery. While life-saving in the right circumstances, cesarean birth also carries with it significant risks, including an increased likelihood ...
Feb 1, 2018
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Postpartum hemorrhage (major blood loss after labor and birth) is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide, accounting for approximately one-quarter of all maternal deaths. In a study to be presented at the Society ...
Jan 29, 2018
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A new analytical approach, described in open-access journal Frontiers in Pediatrics, shows how different interventions - cesarean section, formula feeding, and antibiotics - can alter an infant's developing gut microbiome.
Sep 26, 2017
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A new meta-analysis shows that pregnant women with endometriosis are at greater risk for a host of complications during pregnancy and at delivery, including preterm birth and cesarean section. The study was published in the ...
Sep 13, 2017
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Having a previous cesarean delivery significantly increased the risk of reoperation and complications among women undergoing a hysterectomy later in life, according to a study published by JAMA Surgery.
Aug 9, 2017
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