World's smallest surviving baby boy EVER weighing just 0.59lbs is finally home
The newborn - who has not been named - arrived via emergency C-section at Keio University Hospital in Tokyo last August after doctors noticed he was not growing during a 24 week scan. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 26, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pain After C-Section: Are Opioids Really Necessary?
(MedPage Today) -- Pain score postpartum lower in those receiving non-opioid analgesics versus opioid analgesia (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 16, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Is my C-section scar OK?
People who give birth by cesarean delivery, or C-section, may have an infection during the healing process. Signs of infection include fatigue and chills. Prevention involves washing the wound with soap and water and keeping it covered for as long as a doctor advises. Learn more about C-section wound infections here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Baby born at just 25 weeks 545 days ago is set to go home for the FIRST TIME
Mikey Barone, now 17-months, of Buffalo, NY, will finally experience the outside world after he was born on July 5 2017. He was delivered via C-section when his mother developed hypertension. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Changes in Height Linked to Increased C-section Rates
Countries with populations whose average adult height grew late last century are more likely to have high rates of babies delivered surgically. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - February 6, 2019 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
Baby born at just 25 weeks 545 days ago is set to go home for the FIRST TIME
Mikey Barone, now 17-months, of Buffalo, NY, will finally experience the outside world after he was born on July 5 2017. He was delivered via C-section when his mother developed hypertension. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
British mother is desperately trying to raise £15,000 to fly her 2lb 1oz baby home
Jessica Jones, 36, was working as a teacher in Vietnam when her waters broke. Baby Aurelia was given a five per cent chance of survival if born via C-section or 2-to-3 per cent if delivered naturally. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: Huge Disparities in C-Sections Highlights Inequalities in Healthcare
[The Conversation Africa] When pregnancy or childbirth go wrong, access to Caesarean section - usually known as C-section - can be the difference between life and death for both the woman and her baby. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 16, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
What Are Potential Complications of Large for Gestational Birthweight?
Discussion
Infant size at birth is determined mainly by genetics, but also pregnancy and environmental factors. Large for gestational age (LGA) is defined as a mean weight > 2 standard deviations above the weight for gestational age or above the 90th percentile on growth charts (or ~4000 g on WHO growth charts). Macrosomia is a term used for a term infant who is > 4000g.
Risk factors for LGA infants includes:
Male infant
Maternal
Genetic disposition
Hispanic ethnicity
Diabetic
Multiparity or grand parity
Obesity
History of previous LGA infant
Prenatal ultrasound is very helpful for antenatal management. First t...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 14, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
New mother was forced to 'catch her intestines' after her C-section scar popped open
Mel Bremner, from Aberdeenshire, hobbled to the sofa with the help of partner Aidan Johnson, 40, who covered her with a towel while they waited for paramedics. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sleep Apnea Tied to Intubation Risk: Anesthesiology News Report
(MedPage Today) -- Also, managing pain after a C-section (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - January 10, 2019 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
South Africa: A Changing Birth - What's Behind SA's Skyrocketing C-Section Rates?
[Bhekisisa] Almost one in four babies born at public hospitals come into the world via c-section but is it costing some women their lives? (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 9, 2019 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Postpartum Opioid Rx May Lead to Persistent Use: Study
FRIDAY, Jan. 4, 2019 -- New mothers who take opioid painkillers after either vaginal birth or cesarean section may be at increased risk of becoming persistent users, a new study finds.
Researchers from Vanderbilt University in Nashville examined... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 4, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Thousands of Women Are Born Without a Uterus. A New Procedure Offers Them Hope
On an afternoon in November, a couple hosted a birthday party for their 1-year-old son. As family and friends gathered around the child to sing “Happy Birthday,” his parents addressed a milestone that reached well beyond the room.
“It was emotional,” recalls the mother. “It took a lot more than a nine-month pregnancy to get him, and we wouldn’t be where we are without everyone’s support.”
Many parents will tell you their child is miraculous. But the mere existence of this particular boy, who just a month earlier had taken his first steps, brings the miracle somehow closer to ...
Source: TIME: Health - January 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alexandra Sifferlin Tags: Uncategorized fertility Research Source Type: news
Thousands of Women Are Born Without a Uterus. A New Procedure Offers Them Hope
On an afternoon in November, a couple hosted a birthday party for their 1-year-old son. As family and friends gathered around the child to sing “Happy Birthday,” his parents addressed a milestone that reached well beyond the room.
“It was emotional,” recalls the mother. “It took a lot more than a nine-month pregnancy to get him, and we wouldn’t be where we are without everyone’s support.”
Many parents will tell you their child is miraculous. But the mere existence of this particular boy, who just a month earlier had taken his first steps, brings the miracle somehow closer to ...
Source: TIME: Science - January 3, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Alexandra Sifferlin Tags: Uncategorized fertility Research Source Type: news
