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Pregnancy and Childbirth
Cell phone use in pregnancy may cause behavioral disorders in offspring
By Karen N. Peart - Exposure to radiation from cell phones during pregnancy affects the brain development of offspring, potentially leading to hyperactivity, Yale School of Medicine researchers have determined.
New Labor-Tracking Tool Proposed To Reduce C-Sections In First-Time Moms
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Researchers have designed a new version of a labor-tracking tool for pregnant women that they predict could reduce the use of hormonal intervention during labor and lower the number of cesarean sections performed on low-risk, first-time mothers....Very few low-income moms meet breastfeeding recommendations
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Less than 2 percent of low-income mothers met breastfeeding recommendations in a recent study - a drastic decline compared with a more affluent population - and a lack of support and available resources appears to play a key role. ...Review on pain relief during labour
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that there is little evidence of the effectiveness of non-drug approaches for relieving labour pains compared to drug-based approaches....LSTM to help save lives of mothers and babies in world’s poorest countries
MORE than 17,000 health workers in the world’s poorest countries will be trained to provide emergency care for millions of mothers and babies by experts from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine with the help of British aid. ...Food guidelines for pregnant women need review
A University of Newcastle study has identified a major diet dilemma for pregnant women and those trying to conceive – avoiding potentially ‘risky’ foods while maintaining an adequate nutrient intake....What Does Delaying Childbearing Cost?
Freezing eggs or ovarian tissue for the sole purpose of delaying childbearing for social reasons may prove too costly for society, according to a recent analysis by a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher. ...Ob-Gyns Can Prevent Negative Health Impacts of Environmental Chemicals
UCSF-Led Analysis Calls for More Active Role of Reproductive Health Specialists...BJOG release: Prevalence of urinary incontinence, 20 years after child birth, is three times higher following vaginal delivery,
Women are nearly three times more likely to experience urinary incontinence for more than 10 years following a vaginal delivery rather than a caesarean section, finds new research published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology....Womb rupture is rarer than previously thought
The risk of womb rupture in pregnancy and labour is very small and lower than previously thought, according to a new Oxford University study....
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Jon
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12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
on
07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
on
06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
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29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
lo chung yin
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28/09/2011 04:57:08
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