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New York Times Examines Factors Affecting VBAC Rates As NIH Conference Begins
Pregnancy News & Obstetrics News from Medical News Today &bull Today
New York Times on Tuesday examined efforts to increase rates of vaginal births after caesarean sections at the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation, a small hospital run by the Navajo Nation and financed partially by the Indian Health Services.… Full Story »
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Pregnancy-related deaths rising (The Clarion-Ledger)
Yahoo! News: Pregnancy Search &bull Yesterday
Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from… Full Story »
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Pregnancy-related deaths rising; factors may include C-sections (Deseret News)
Yahoo! News: Pregnancy Search &bull Yesterday
WASHINGTON - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in... Full Story »
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Pregnancy-related deaths increase nationwide (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
Yahoo! News: Pregnancy Search &bull Mar 8, 2010
WASHINGTON - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped… Full Story »
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'Scandalous' maternity unit under fresh scrutiny over failures
The Daily Telegraph: Health: Women's &bull Mar 3, 2010
An inquest heard that Ebony would probably have survived if her mother, Amanda, was given a Caesarean section when she asked for one. But staff were too busy and told her they would only carry out the procedure in an… Full Story »
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Assisted Reproduction Has No Effect On Birthing Process Or The Baby's Outcome
Pregnancy News & Obstetrics News from Medical News Today &bull Mar 2, 2010
Gynaecologist and medical researcher Liv Bente Romundstad and colleagues from NTNU and St Olav's University Hospital in Trondheim looked at the pregnancies of more than 1.2 million Norwegian women whose births were listed in the Medical Birth Registry of Norway… Full Story »
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Vaginal birth can be OK after multiple C-sections
Pregnancy Weekly Blog &bull Feb 18, 2010
Women who attempt vaginal childbirth after having several babies by cesarean section may not have a greater risk of complications than women who've had only one prior C-section, a new study suggests. Still, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) does not currently recommend vaginal delivery for… Full Story »
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Vaginal birth can be OK after multiple C-sections (Reuters)
Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News &bull Feb 18, 2010
Women who attempt vaginal childbirth after having several babies by cesarean section may not have a greater risk of complications than women whove had only one prior C-section, a new study suggests. At one time, doctors believed that once a woman had a C-section, she would have to have one for all subsequent pregnancies -- mainly out of concern that the scar on the uterus could rupture during vaginal childbirth. That thinking… Full Story »
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Billie Piper talks about becoming a mom
She Knows: Celebrity Pregnancy &bull Feb 16, 2010
In a new interview with the UKs Times Online, Secret Diary of a Call Girl actress Billie Piper, 27, spoke about her pregnancy with son Winston James, 15 months. She revealed that she was staying in the English countryside during… Full Story »
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Once a C-section, always a C-section?
Chicago Tribune &bull Feb 10, 2010
Once a woman has delivered three or more babies by cesarean section -- a surgical cut in the mothers abdominal wall and uterus -- doctors rarely encourage a subsequent vaginal birth.But new research suggests that women who deliver vaginally after three or… Full Story »
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Recent Releases In Global Health
Pregnancy News & Obstetrics News from Medical News Today &bull Feb 8, 2010
A Lancet study examines childbirth practices and the relationship between these practices and maternal and perinatal outcomes in nine Asian countries, as assessed by a WHO global survey. Based on the analysis of over 107,000 deliveries, the authors conclude, "To improve maternal and perinatal outcomes, caesarean section should be done only when there is a medical indication" (Lumbiganon et al., 2/6). These findings "should help us to prioritise our strategies to reduce unnecessary interventions in childbirth," write the authors of a Lancet comment. The Kaiser Family Foundation budget tracker provides regularly updated information on the status of U.S. funding for… Full Story »
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With C-Section, Stitches May Be Best
Pregnancy Weekly Blog &bull Feb 4, 2010
Women who've had a cesarean delivery are less likely to suffer complications if their wound is closed using sutures rather than staples, says a U.S. study. It included more than 400 women who underwent cesarean delivery in labor or scheduled… Full Story »
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What's driving the rise in C-sections?
Chicago Tribune &bull Feb 3, 2010
The rate in Illinois hospitals reached an all-time high of 30.4 percent in 2007, according to a recent report. Julie's Health Club has the details. Full Story »
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Pregnancy-related deaths have tripled in California (KGET 17 Bakersfield)
Yahoo! News: Pregnancy Search &bull Feb 3, 2010
It appears pregnancy-related deaths have tripled among women in our state over the last 10 years and the state has not reported it. Full Story »
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Natural Choices for You and Your New Baby
Suite 101: Pregnancy & Childbirth &bull Jan 30, 2010
Here is just a little information for expecting mothers who have had a C-section and wish to have their next child by natural labor. It can be done! Full Story »
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Emily Mortimer welcomes a baby girl
She Knows: Celebrity Pregnancy &bull Jan 29, 2010
Actress Emily Mortimer, perhaps best known in the states for her role in the Pink Panther, became a mom for the second time around on January 15 with the birth of her daughter May via c-section in New York City.… Full Story »
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Hope in Haiti and the panjandrums at the Department of Health
The Daily Telegraph: Health: Women's &bull Jan 29, 2010
Haiti is not the only place to see natural miracles recently; but back home the sick are losing faith. Full Story »
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Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar's 19th child is doing well
She Knows: Celebrity Pregnancy &bull Jan 29, 2010
Michelle and Jim Bob’s 19th child — 7-week-old baby girl Josie Brooklyn, who was born more three months early — is doing well. Foxnews.com reported that the parents shared that their daughter is “growing and getting stronger each day.” Doctors… Full Story »
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Pregnant Woman Ordered to Stay at Hospital Against Her Will
bsandgirl &bull Jan 29, 2010
Her doctors prescribed 15 weeks of bed rest, but Burton explained that was impossible: Full Story »
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Breastfeeding after a C section
Suite 101: Pregnancy & Childbirth &bull Jan 29, 2010
Breastfeeding after a Caesarean can be a challenge but there are various measures you can take to ensure its success Full Story »









