Health
Study examines how consumers respond to surprise medical bills
When it comes to having a baby, that bundle of joy may bring an unexpected price tag that can affect parents' future health care choices.
Mar 5, 2019
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News tagged with obstetrics
Medical research
How did your shoulder form?
Whether you're pitching a baseball, playing a violin, or typing at your desk, your shoulder helps you get the job done. This joint is a complex machine, and in order to protect shoulders from injury, scientists want to develop ...
Jan 3, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Why improving access to surgery in childbirth makes economic sense
Maternal mortality remains high around the world, with more than 303,000 women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or shortly afterwards. The majority (99%) of these deaths occur in developing countries. More than half of these ...
Jan 2, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Best way to assess obstetrics programs? Measure outcomes for both mom, baby
Mothers and babies are dying due to birth-associated complications at higher rates now than a decade ago. In a new study appearing online in Birth, Katherine Campbell, assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive ...
Oct 3, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What causes schizophrenia? What we know, don't know and suspect
Schizophrenia is one of the world's top 10 causes of disability. It develops between the ages of 16 and 30 and often persists for life. It affects between 100,000 and 200,000 Australians.
Sep 26, 2018
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Health
ACOG, others come out against proposed rule on Title-X
(HealthDay)—Health care organizations have come out against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' proposed rule that amends regulations governing the Title X of the Public Health Service Act, which provides ...
Jul 27, 2018
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Health
Battle to treat Madagascar women for debilitating fistula
"Get rid of the girl who stinks," they said about Sana Rodiny who for three years had to endure unrelenting abuse after developing a fistula.
May 22, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Domperidone tied to modest increase in breast milk supply
(HealthDay)—Domperidone is well tolerated and effective in producing a moderate short-term increase in expressed breast milk volume among mothers of preterm infants, according to a review published online Feb. 22 in BJOG: ...
Mar 5, 2018
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Health
Substantial inequalities in cesarean births persist in many countries
A study published by The BMJ today shows that caesarean section rates have increased in most countries during the past decade, particularly among the richest fifth, indicating an increase in wealth related inequality over ...
Jan 24, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Delayed cord clamping linked to reduced hospital mortality
(HealthDay)—Delayed cord clamping is associated with reduced hospital mortality in preterm infants, according to a review published online Oct. 30 in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Nov 9, 2017
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