What is a doula and how do they help women giving birth?
Women have traditionally been supported by a companion during childbirth, and there is good evidence this benefits both the woman and the baby.
Mar 20, 2019
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Women have traditionally been supported by a companion during childbirth, and there is good evidence this benefits both the woman and the baby.
Mar 20, 2019
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Delayed labor increases the risk of a caesarean section, even among women who receive oxytocin for augmentation of labour. The rate of caesarean section among first-time mothers is not reduced if the administered dose is ...
Jan 29, 2019
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People who have experienced a heart attack (myocardial infarction), stroke or cardiac arrest are significantly less likely to be working than healthy people, and if they are working, on average have lower incomes, found a ...
Jan 7, 2019
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UK health policies should be redesigned to become more accessible for men, according to a new report by the Work Foundation.
Nov 19, 2018
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Millennials now make up the largest share of the Canadian workforce and many are facing precarious working conditions.
Sep 7, 2018
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Half as many women in labour who were given a drug called remifentanil to help manage their pain needed a subsequent epidural, compared to the women given pethidine—the current standard of care, according to an open-label ...
Aug 14, 2018
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An Australian study of midwives' views on water immersion during labour and birth shows almost 90 per cent believe the practice should be offered to all pregnant women.
Aug 7, 2018
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A recent study by the University of Seville Personal and Community Network Laboratory (Laboratorio de Redes Personales y Comunidades) has shown that family support networks have value in preventing child labour. A survey ...
Apr 16, 2018
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To participate in the labour market and to have a family are things most people take for granted. Women with functional disabilities are deprived of many opportunities. The explanation may be both functional ability and gender, ...
Mar 26, 2018
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Researchers comparing the use of two drugs for pregnant women who do not go into labour shortly after their waters break have found both are reasonable options.
Feb 27, 2018
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