Childbirth:
Childbirth, labor pains, giving birth, child birth.
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Jan 12th, 2009
Socially disadvantaged mothers who receive home visits from trained community visitors are less likely to deliver low birth weight babies than other mothers in similar circumstances.
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Jan 10th, 2009
The report updates previously reported data on the prevalence of neural tube birth defects such as spina bifida and assesses racial/ethnic differences.
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Jan 8th, 2009
The teen birth rate increased in more than half of all 50 states in 2006, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Jan 8th, 2009
The New England Journal of Medicine has published a new study that shows a third of scheduled c-sections were performed before 39 weeks of gestation. The study revealed that babies delivered earlier than 39 weeks had a higher rate of complications, including respiratory distress syndrome, hypoglycemia and newborn sepsis. The earlier the babies were delivered, the more complications occurred and at 38 weeks, the complications were 50% higher, according to the study authors.
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Jan 2nd, 2009
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Dec 30th, 2008
Premature birth can result in lasting sensory damage, the BBC reported Saturday.
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Dec 24th, 2008
Just 6 months after the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit opened, more than 75 babies have been born and are sharing their first holiday season with their joyful families.
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Dec 23rd, 2008
Chief Medical Officer, Dr Michael McBride has emphasised some important advice for parents caring for young babies.
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Dec 18th, 2008
Doctor is surprised to see a small foot growing inside the brain of a newborn infant.
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Dec 17th, 2008
As part of Prematurity Awareness Month, the Kentucky Department for Public Health is stressing the importance of breastfeeding for infants who are born early.
