National study finds second cesarean section safer than normal delivery
...N.C. For a pregnant woman who already has had one cesarean delivery, an attempt at vaginal delivery is more dangerous for the baby than a second cesarean section, according to a research study at 19 academic health centers, including Wake Forest Universi...Obese women suffer more pregnancy complications
...hromboembolic events and are more likely to need a cesarean section. One French study found that overweight women had higher prenatal medical costs, and spent more time in the hospital recovering from childbirth. In addition, the babies of obese mothers are more likely to be admitted to neonatal intensive ca...First FDA clearance of sterile field cord blood collection bag
...ilical cord blood from newborns, even when born by cesarean section. Umbilical cord blood is a valuable source... no matter how we deliver a child vaginally or by cesarean - we are collecting the cord blood in a high quality manner." Collecting blood from the umbilical c...For low-risk women, risk of death may be higher for babies delivered by cesarean
...tality rates are higher among infants delivered by cesarean section than for those delivered vaginally in the ...eonatal ( The overall rate of babies delivered by cesarean increased by 41% between 1996 and 2004, while the rate among women with no indicated risk for cesare...In preeclampsia, researchers identify proteins that cause blood vessel damage
...had uncomplicated pregnancies delivered at term by cesarean section. They found that microparticles released from the placenta contain a protein that regulates clot formation (plasminogen activator inhibitor-1). They also found that microparticles contain soluble Flt-1, which inhibits blood vessel growth, and...