Childbirth:
Childbirth, labor pains, giving birth, child birth.
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Nov 4th, 2009
Breastfeeding it the "optimal feeding method for the infant," according to the American Dietetic Association (ADA). The ADA has just released an updated position paper on the health benefits of breastfeeding for both infants and their mothers.
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Oct 11th, 2009
Women who receive acupuncture during pregnancy are less likely to have a cesarean birth, according to several studies. A review of the research on the use of acupuncture during pregnancy and its impact on the rate of cesarean births.
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Oct 5th, 2009
Worldwide, the number of premature births is estimated at 9.6 percent, which represents nearly 13 million babies who are born at less than 37 full weeks of gestation. Of these 13 million infants, more than one million die each year because they were born too early, according to a just-released White Paper, “The Global and Regional Toll of Preterm Birth,” a joint effort of the March of Dimes and other health organizations, and which includes data from the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Sep 28th, 2009
According to a new recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, there is insufficient evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening infants for hyperbilirubinemia to prevent chronic bilirubin encephalopathy.
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Sep 24th, 2009
In Jakarta, Indonesia, a 41 year old woman had an emergency cesarean section to deliver her rather large baby boy. The baby boy was born at an astonishing 19 pounds! Apparently healthy and doing well, the physician who delivered him states that he eats almost nonstop.
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Sep 22nd, 2009
Governor John Hoeven has proclaimed September as Newborn Screening Awareness Month in North Dakota.
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Sep 21st, 2009
The Alabama Department of Public Health announces a decline in Alabama's infant mortality rate in 2008, with a rate of 9.5 deaths per 1,000 live births and a total of 612 infant deaths.
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Sep 1st, 2009
Supporting breastfeeding employees is good for infant, mother and the business bottom line.
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Aug 29th, 2009
Births in most of the Gulf Coast areas hit by Hurricane Katrina plunged in the 12 months following the deadly storm.
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Aug 20th, 2009
Contrary to a belief widely held by obstetricians, inducing labor need not increase a woman's risk for cesarean section delivery in childbirth.