Obstetrics & gynaecology

Vaginal delivery as safe as cesarean for most early preterm births

Vaginal delivery for early preterm fetuses presenting head first, or vertex presentation, had a high rate of success with no difference in neonatal mortality compared to cesarean delivery, a new study published in the American ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Older mothers more prone to psychological distress

(HealthDay) -- First-time mothers in their early 30s and beyond are more likely to experience psychological distress during pregnancy and after birth than younger women, but only if they have a history of depression, according ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Mental imagery doesn't improve surgeon performance

(HealthDay) -- Mental imagery (MI) training does not result in an improvement in objective surgical assessment of novice gynecological surgeons performing vaginal hysterectomies (VHs), but does correlate with improvements ...

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