Three out of the four million newborn babies who die each year could be saved
...icular attention needs to be given to the critical childbirth and early neonatal periods- when women and children in developing countries are most likely to die and a vital window of opportunity to save lives exists." Richard Horton, Editor of The Lancet, comments: "While the infant and mother have been at the ...Medical technologies may hinder rather than help newborn survival
...man. Medical interventions during pregnancy and childbirth may not be the best way to improve newborn survival in middle-income countries, suggests a study published online today by THE LANCET. In Brazil neonatal mortality declined in the 1980's but rates have virtually remained unchanged since the 1990's. F...Safety of childbirth after C-section examined
...uate to counsel women concerning their options for childbirth following prior cesarean delivery." Researchers at...sarean section and who are considering choices for childbirth should be aware of the level of risk involved," said Landon. "Overall the risk for a serious newborn...Discovery of the oldest remains of a woman who died in childbirth
...maternity, such as complications during pregnancy, childbirth or the period of breast-feeding. However, in most cases this link has only been established from indirect data, such paleodemographic data and ethnographic references, or based on the poor health conditions normally attributed to ancient human groups...Postpartum home nurse visits improve infant health, reduce costs
HERSHEY, PA-Home nurse visits after childbirth reduce healthcare costs and greatly limit the number of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for infants, a Penn State Children's Hospital study suggests. "The first 10 days after birth is a medically risky time for new babies. The...UK university's research throws light on early infant mortality
...in the other 90 percent and that management during childbirth is negligent in some way." "In this huge study, we carried out detailed examinations on the brains of newborn infants where the parents consented to autopsy: almost two-thirds of the 137 babies involved. Our group has been able to show that in 36 per...Childbirth and disasters discussed in July/Aug issue of Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health
...r or other mass tragedy, life cycle events such as childbirth will continue regardless of the chaos and women and newborns deserve the surety of safe, effective care in disaster situations, according to a special supplement this month of the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health. Titled 'Low Tech, High Effect:...Collagen level can impact risk of incontinence and prolapse in women
...te to these problems, and everything else, such as childbirth and obesity, is additive," said Harmanli. The next step is a larger-scale study to determine whether these findings hold true in a larger group of women. "What we learn could improve our ability to predict which women are at higher risk for these p...Study provides answers for childbirth after C-section
...ounsel women who are considering their options for childbirth following cesarean delivery," said Dr. Mark Landon...sarean section and who are considering choices for childbirth should be aware of the level of risk involved," said Landon. "Overall the risk for a serious newborn...Antiretrovirals reduce mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission when started after childbirth
...tiretroviral therapy targeted at babies soon after childbirth (because their mothers' HIV diagnosis was made around the time of delivery) is still effective in preventing vertical HIV-1 transmission from mothers to their children. Zidovudine and nevirapine have been shown to reduce mother-to-child transmission ...Study finds music can ease labor pain
CLEVELAND - - Many women approach childbirth labor fearful of the pain they may experience, but...ss. Better pain management may speed recovery from childbirth and improve the mother-infant relationship....Further evidence for effectiveness of nevirapine in reducing mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission
... decrease vertical transmission around the time of childbirth and the start of breastfeeding. This might offer a...fants had been given nevirapine around the time of childbirth compared with those given zidovudine. Brooks Jackson comments: "The absolute 8.2% reduction in tran...Simple, easy acts in pregnancy and childbirth might protect against incontinence
...ss of simple, free activities during pregnancy and childbirth to prevent midlife urinary incontinence. The study, which is recruiting participants, eventually will include 400 women in their first pregnancy, working with them throughout pregnancy and following them for at least one year after birth. Research ha...Fogarty International Center announces first awards for international tobacco and health program
...osis, automobile accidents, homicide, suicide, and childbirth combined. Seventy percent of this increase will occur in the developing world, where health care systems are insufficient to address current needs and will be strained to the brink by tobacco-caused illnesses. "We are launching this program to provi...No link between epidurals and backache
...nce of low back pain. The authors conclude: "After childbirth there are no differences in the incidence of long term low back pain, disability, or movement restriction between women who receive epidural pain relief and women who receive other forms of pain relief."...New research suggests drugs might help women at risk of breast cancer
...y of breast cancer, early menstruation, late or no childbirth and previous biopsies, even if they were negative, she said. Contraindications include previous blood clots, hypertension or diabetes. Co-authors of the new research report are Drs. Russell Harris, associate professor of medicine at UNC; Steven H. W...Continuous stitching method reduces pain for women with perineal damage after childbirth
... of importance to women and professionals wherever childbirth takes place. There is an urgent need to make appropriate perineal-repair training programmes available for midwives and doctors."...Antiretroviral therapy around childbirth reduces risk of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission
...l therapy given to women before, during, and after childbirth could be beneficial in reducing mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission in the first few weeks after delivery, suggest authors of a study in this weeks issue of THE LANCET. However, this short-term benefit could be compromised unless new interventions are...Fatigue may be red flag for postpartum depression
...es on anywhere from two weeks to four months after childbirth and may last from two weeks to a year." The resear...e women did not suffer depression. "Fatigue after childbirth is normal, and those women who did not report depression at 28 days showed a steady decline in tired...Pregnancy and childbirth a major cause of death among Afghan refugee women
...women of reproductive age results in pregnancy and childbirth being major risk factors for death among these Afghan women. There are an estimated 3.6 million Afghan refugees, the largest refugee population in the world. Linda Bartlett and colleagues from the National Centres for Disease Control and Preventio...