Childbirth:
Childbirth, labor pains, giving birth, child birth.
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Feb 16th, 2009
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health released the 2007 Birth Report, an annual publication which provides detailed data on the number and characteristics of births in the state.
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Feb 9th, 2009
The issue of maternal obesity is found to be associated with an increased risk in a range of structural congenital anomalies, shows the study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA),
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Feb 7th, 2009
A Canadian woman has given birth to twins, following in vitro fertilization obtained in India. The IVF treatment delivered through medical technology raises ethical questions, even from the Calgary physician who helped the woman.
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Feb 1st, 2009
When Bay Area doctors delivered baby Kamani Hubbard three weeks ago, he was noted to have six-fully formed and functional fingers and toes on his hands and feet. A full health dozen fingers and toes. The baby is reported to be healthy.
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Jan 30th, 2009
Despite an apparent link between gum disease and preterm births, standard periodontal treatment does not decrease the risk of preterm birth.
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Jan 27th, 2009
Southern California octuplets delivered by Caesarean section Monday are in stable condition and breathing on their own, doctors at Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center said Tuesday.
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Jan 26th, 2009
As many as 25 babies born in Utah this year with cystic fibrosis (CF), or who carry the CF gene, will be diagnosed early thanks to the expansion of the Utah Department of Health's (UDOH) Newborn Screening Program. The program screens blood samples from approximately 55,000 newborns every year and identifies nearly 500 babies who are born with 36 different genetic disorders.
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Jan 19th, 2009
KDHE shares the message that a mother's health, including her weight before, during and after pregnancy, is an important foundation for having a healthy baby who grows into a healthy child.
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Jan 14th, 2009
The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine feels that the social networking website, Facebook, would be well advised to review its policy banning photographs of breastfeeding mothers.
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Jan 14th, 2009
The Minnesota Department of Health announced a series of measures to improve and strengthen the state's newborn screening program.