Health
Women in childbirth still being denied their human rights
New research shows despite more than 50 years of campaigning, too many mothers are still being denied their human rights in childbirth.
Jun 19, 2013
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News tagged with childbirth
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New study on maternity care published
(Medical Xpress) -- The result of a major study comparing two methods of maternity care, commissioned by the HSE and conducted by the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, has been published recently in ...
Nov 18, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Postnatal depression linked to depression in offspring until age 16
Fortunately, postnatal depression often resolves itself in the weeks following childbirth. But for mothers with more profound or prolonged postnatal depression the risk of subsequent development of depression in their children ...
Jun 16, 2011
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Autism spectrum disorders
Higher risk of autism among certain immigrant groups
A major register study from Karolinska Institutet shows that children born to certain groups of immigrants had an increased risk of developing autism with intellectual disability. The study includes all children in Stockholm ...
Feb 23, 2012
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Health
Local efforts can stem the increasing unnecessary cesarean sections
Caesarean section rates are steadily increasing globally. Requiring two doctors to agree that a Caesarean section is the best way to deliver a baby, rather than just needing one opinion, providing internal feedback to doctors ...
Jul 26, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Tetris to the rescue for women facing traumatic birth: Large-scale study confirms its effectiveness for PTSD prevention
Playing Tetris for fifteen minutes can prevent psychological trauma in mothers after a difficult birth. These are the conclusions of a large-scale study conducted at Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and Hôpitaux universitaires ...
Sep 28, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study explores bipolar in postpartum period
Researchers have long connected mood disorders and pregnancy. But a study coming out of Western is boiling down some of the specifics, suggesting women who suffered from depression prior to pregnancy should be monitored for ...
Nov 8, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Preventive treatment of pregnant women at high postpartum psychosis risk
(Medical Xpress) -- Twenty-nine pregnant women with a history of psychotic symptoms after previous deliveries, but not at other times, all remained stable without medication throughout their current pregnancies. Those who ...
Mar 9, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mother or baby die in child birth every 11 seconds: UN
Global child and maternal deaths have fallen sharply in recent decades, but new UN statistics released Thursday show unequal progress, with more than five childbirths a minute ending in tragedy.
Sep 19, 2019
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Study quantifies impact of unsafe water and poor sanitation on child and maternal mortality
The impact of unsafe water and sanitation on the death rates of children under five and mothers in the year after childbirth has been quantified for the first time by Canadian-based researchers.
Feb 15, 2012
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