Childbirth:
Childbirth, labor pains, giving birth, child birth.
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Jun 24th, 2009
Women are more likely than men to reject unattractive-looking babies, possibly reflecting an evolutionary-derived need for diverting limited resources towards the nurturing of healthy offspring.
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Jun 24th, 2009
Most women are satisfied with maternity care in Wales with services generally meeting an appropriate standard.
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Jun 10th, 2009
The babies of women who have an elective repeat Cesarean delivery are twice as likely to be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit than babies of women who have a vaginal birth after Cesarean (VBAC).
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Jun 10th, 2009
There is now an at-home test that expecting moms can use to determine whether they're carrying a boy or a girl. The IntelliGender’s home prediction test is said to work as early as 10 weeks after conception. The pregnant woman tests her urine at home. It turn’s orange if she’s carrying a girl. It turns green if she’s carrying a boy.
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Jun 2nd, 2009
Dr Kuldip Bharj OBE joined the Prime Minister’s Commission on the future of nursing and midwifery services. As part of her doctoral studies she explored the maternity experiences of Pakistani Muslim women in the north of England.
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May 28th, 2009
The Department of Health has released an independent report which has made recommendations to further boost the safety of homebirths in Western Australia.
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May 14th, 2009
There are many ways to deal with the pain of giving birth, but women and their obstetricians can always benefit from having another choice. Women in labor should have the option of using transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) — a non-drug method of pain management.
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May 6th, 2009
Saskatoon Health Region marked International Day of the Midwife with a celebration of the 19 babies born with the aid of a midwife.
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May 6th, 2009
All newborn babies and children up to four years old will have their growth measurements plotted on new charts from this week.
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May 6th, 2009
Babies born to depressed moms are likely to suffer from chaotic sleep patterns, which could predispose them to depression later in life.
