News tagged with obstetrics
Daily sex helps to reduce sperm DNA damage and improve fertility
Daily sex (or ejaculating daily) for seven days improves men’s sperm quality by reducing the amount of DNA damage, according to an Australian study presented today (Tuesday) to the 25th annual meeting of the European Society ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 30, 2009 |
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When a Twin is not a Twin
(PhysOrg.com) -- A woman in Fort Worth, Arkansas is carrying two babies that may not be twins, and which may have been conceived two and a half weeks apart. The two babies may be the result of superfetation, a rare phenomenon ...
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Extreme obesity holds greater risks for pregnant women
(PhysOrg.com) -- One in every 1,100 pregnant women in the UK is extremely obese, a nationwide study by Oxford University researchers has shown.
Apr 22, 2010 |
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Medicine's secret archives: How patients are harmed by the concealment of knowledge
No one knows how many mothers' and babies' lives have been saved by the obstetrical forceps. This device has been part of the standard equipment of every maternity room for about 250 years. However, a shadow lies over the ...
May 25, 2010 |
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Alternative strategies to reduce maternal mortality in India
A study by Sue J. Goldie and colleagues from the Harvard School of Public Health published this week in PLoS Medicine finds that better family planning, provision of safe abortion, and improved intrapartum and emergency obstet ...
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Too much of a good thing: When having an extremely high body image can lead to health problems
(PhysOrg.com) -- For many women, body image is a constant struggle; a poor self-image can lead to a host of both mental and physical health problems. But a new study out of Temple University finds that an extremely good body ...
May 07, 2009 |
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Researchers find ethnicity key to accurate obesity measurements
The current National Institutes of Health body mass index cutoff values for obesity are too high for many reproductive-age women in the U.S. and should be adjusted to account for ethnic differences in body composition to ...
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Study finds why some women are sub-fertile with a poor response to ovarian stimulating hormones
Researchers have discovered that some women carry a genetic variation that makes them sub-fertile and less likely to respond to ovarian stimulating hormones during fertility treatment. The discovery opens the way to identifying ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 29, 2010 |
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Subtle thyroid problem triples the risk of placental separation in birth
Pregnant women with antibodies that can indicate early thyroid disease are three times as likely to have placental separation during labor, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a study of more than ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 21, 2010 |
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Could 'low risk' pregnancies in the Netherlands be more dangerous for newborn babies?
Infants in the Netherlands born to mothers who have been classified as low risk, are more than twice as likely to die during or shortly after birth than babies born to high risk mothers, finds a study published in the British ...
Nov 03, 2010 |
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Researchers offer new insight into effectiveness of procedure to stop heavy menstrual bleeding
Experts estimate that 20 percent of women experience excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding at some time during their lives, particularly as they approach menopause. A new, less invasive procedure called global endometrial ...
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Moms-to-be warned over use of fetal heart rate monitors
Mums-to-be are being advised not to use personal monitors (Doppler devices) to listen to their baby's heartbeat at home over fears that they may lead to delays in seeking help for reduced fetal movements.
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Many pregnant women not getting enough vitamin D
Seven out of every ten pregnant women in the United States are not getting enough Vitamin D according to a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. While prenatal vitamins do rai ...
May 11, 2010 |
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Saving the snow leopard with stem cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- The survival of the endangered snow leopard is looking promising thanks to Monash University scientists who have, for the first time, produced embryonic stem-like cells from the tissue of ...
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Private umbilical cord banking not cost-effective, research shows
Private cord blood banking is not cost-effective because it costs an additional $1,374,246 per life-year gained, according to a new analysis by UCSF researchers. The research team also concluded that private cord blood banking ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Obstetrics
Obstetrics (from the Latin obstare, "to stand by") is the surgical specialty dealing with the care of women and their children during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. Midwifery is the non-medical equivalent. Veterinary obstetrics is the same concept for veterinary medicine.
For more information about Obstetrics, read the full article at
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