News tagged with c sections
Studies link maternity leave with fewer C-sections and increased breastfeeding
Two new studies led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, suggest that taking maternity leave before and after the birth of a baby is a good investment in terms of health benefits for both mothers and ...
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Breaching the breech protocol: Researcher advocates returning to old-school methods for delivering breech babies
Most babies are delivered head-first, but in about 4% of all deliveries babies are "born breech" -- with their buttocks or feet first. Doctors usually exercise caution and use caesarean sections (C-sections) as the delivery ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Study finds high rate of c-sections after pelvic fractures
In research led by a Saint Louis University surgeon, investigators found that women who give birth after suffering pelvic fractures receive C-sections at more than double normal rates despite the fact that ...
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Overtreated: More medical care isn't always better
(AP) -- More medical care won't necessarily make you healthier - it may make you sicker. It's an idea that technology-loving Americans find hard to believe.
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Federal report finds early births decline in most categories
For the first time in three decades, the nation - and most states - saw a two-year decline in preterm birth rates, indicating that strategies implemented over the past seven years have begun to pay off, according to the ...
May 11, 2010 |
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Caesarean deliveries reach record high in US: study
Births by Caesarean section in the United States reached an all-time high in 2007 when some 1.4 million babies, or 32 percent of births, were delivered by C-section, a study showed Tuesday.
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Survey: Half of China's moms-to-be have C-sections
(AP) -- Nearly half of moms-to-be surveyed in China were delivering by cesarean sections, the world's highest rate recorded by the World Health Organization, which warned Tuesday that a boom in unnecessary surgeries is jeopardizing ...
Jan 12, 2010 |
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Coming to terms with the increase in caesarian sections
(PhysOrg.com) -- Caesarian sections are becoming more and more common in the United States. Does this increase matter to the mother? Her baby? Neonatologist Dr. Lucky Jain, says it does indeed matter.
Sep 15, 2010 |
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