Obstetrics & gynaecology

Study finds perineal cut reduces the risk of serious birth injury

In first-time mothers requiring vacuum-assisted delivery, a lateral episiotomy (angled cut) in the tissue between the vaginal and anal opening more than halves the risk of obstetric anal sphincter injury, a severe form of ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

CDC: Admission rate to ICU 1.8 per 1,000 live births for mothers

For mothers delivering live-born infants in 2020 to 2022, the admission rate to an intensive care unit (ICU) was 1.8 per 1,000 live births, according to a December data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

Health

What women say about how breastfeeding affects their body image

The benefits of breastfeeding are well known—but the UK has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world. The WHO recommends that babies should be exclusively breastfed up to the age of six months (when they can start ...

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