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Typical pregnancy is now only 39 weeks
The most common length of pregnancy in the United States is now 39 weeks, a week shorter than the traditional definition of a full-term pregnancy. view more (2006-03-23)
UT Southwestern-led study finds doctors' judgment as important as guideline for Cesarean sections
U.S. hospitals have long been required to be able to start emergency Cesarean sections within 30 minutes, but neither compliance with this "decision-to-incision" time nor the associated rate of complications have ever been clinically measured. view more (2006-06-30)
Obesity makes labor tougher on women, new research finds
Looking for yet another reason to stay svelte? Labor can be longer for obese pregnant women, a new Saint Louis University study finds. view more (2006-05-15)
Rheumatic disease increases risks in pregnancy, Stanford study finds
The first nationwide study of pregnancy outcomes in women with rheumatic disease confirms that they experience greater pregnancy risks and longer hospital stays than the average pregnant woman. view more (2005-11-15)
New sensor to provide early warning of oxygen loss to unborn children
esearchers at the University of Warwick, and the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, have devised a new sensor which has the power to dramatically improve the amount of early warning doctors and midwives get of a dangerous situation in the birth process when the unborn child's brain is starved of oxygen-Fetal Hypoxia. view more (2006-02-14)
Increased risks of planned cesarean births must be clearly conveyed
A three-fold rate of severe complications overall is reported among women having a planned cesarean section compared with those who planned a vaginal delivery. view more (2007-02-13)
In preeclampsia, researchers identify proteins that cause blood vessel damage
Proteins released by the placenta may damage blood vessels in women with preeclampsia (PE), according to an abstract presented by Yale School of Medicine researchers at the Society for Gynecologic Investigation Conference March 17 in Reno, Nevada. view more (2007-03-19)
Study identifies factors correlated with cerebral palsy
Several factors, including maternal infection during pregnancy, very preterm birth, and certain findings on brain MRI scans were correlated with cerebral palsy. view more (2006-10-04)
Possible biological explanation for C-Section-linked allergies and asthma found
Scientists believe they may have identified a biological explanation for the link between cesarean-section delivery and risk of allergy and asthma in childhood. view more (2008-05-21)
Weight gain in pregnancy linked to overweight in kids
Pregnant women who gain excessive or even appropriate weight, according to current guidelines, are four times more likely than women who gain inadequate weight to have a baby who becomes overweight in early childhood. view more (2007-04-02)
Vaginal birth increases risk of hemorrhage in newborns
The first researchers to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study the brains of a large group of babies soon after birth found a small amount of bleeding in and around the brains of one in four babies who were delivered vaginally. The study appears in the February issue of Radiology. view more (2007-01-30)
Stop eating for two: obese moms-to-be should gain less weight than currently recommended
Severely obese women should lose weight during pregnancy, while obese women who are pregnant should gain less weight than currently recommended, a Saint Louis University study finds. view more (2007-10-02)
Preterm birth contributes to growing number of infant deaths
Babies born too soon and too small accounted for a growing proportion of infant deaths, according to new statistics released today from the National Center for Health Statistics, (NCHS). view more (2008-07-30)
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA'S NEED FOR CAESAREAN SECTIONS
The observed rate of cesarean section in west African women is 1-3%, conclude authors of a systematic review in this week's of The Lancet. Caesarean sections are considered to be necessary in about 5-15% of women in more-developed countries. In sub-Saharan Africa the rate of caesarean section operations is thought to be about 1%, mainly due to... view more... (2001-10-17)
Post-term pregnancies risk infant's life and health, UCSF studies show
Infants born more than one week past their due dates have a higher risk of both impaired health and death, according to two new studies by authors from the University of California's San Francisco and Berkeley campuses. view more (2008-10-07)
Press release ANRS, INSERM, AFSSAPS
Adverse events that were unknown so far, have recently been observed in France in children who had been exposed to antiretroviral drugs (nucleosidic inhibitors of the reverse transcriptase) during intra uterine life and postnatally to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV. The children suffer from mitochondrial dysfunctions. The mitochondry... view more... (1999-06-25)
Penn study shows lower Cesarean rates associated with preventive labor induction
At a time when national rates of cesarean delivery have climbed above 30%, a four-year study of patients receiving an alternative method of obstetric care experienced a significantly lower rate of cesarean births, according to a study published in the current issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. view more (2007-07-31)
Fetal surgeon shows for first time that laser procedure may treat vasa previa
A University of South Florida fetal surgeon at Tampa General Hospital successfully treated in utero a rare but potentially devastating condition in which placental blood vessels block the birth canal and can rupture during labor, leaving the baby without vital blood and oxygen. If undiagnosed, the condition known as vasa previa is frequently... view more... (2007-12-19)
Too much or too little weight gain poses risks to pregnant mothers, babies
Women who gain more or less than recommended amounts of weight during pregnancy are likely to increase the risk of problems for both themselves and their child, according to a new report by the RTI International-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Evidence-based Practice Center. view more (2008-05-08)
Postpartum hospital discharges -- when is the 'right time?'
A landmark nationwide study, published today in the journal Pediatrics, is the first ever to prospectively examine the decision-making process of over 4,000 mothers and their physicians around the readiness of mothers and their infants to leave the hospital after childbirth. view more (2007-08-06)
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