Well: Inducing Labor at Full Term May Have Benefits
Inducing labor in normal full-term pregnancies has generally been frowned upon, but a new study suggests that induction causes no apparent harm, and may have advantages. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 23, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Family Caesarean section Pregnancy and Childbirth Featured Source Type: news
For largest babies, inducing labor may help prevent injury during birth
(Reuters Health) - Some women pregnant with unusually large babies may benefit from inducing labor to reduce the odds that the infants' shoulders get stuck during delivery, a European study suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Emergency hysterectomy following c-section – Lindsey ’ s story
I was overjoyed when I found out I was pregnant at the start of 2014 and had conceived really quick which was great as I felt at 28 I was ready to start a family with my husband of 8 years. I had done all the mad girly holidays and travelling so 2014 was going to be my year of entering a new phase, motherhood!!
My pregnancy was fairly straightforward as far as pregnancies go, I had to finish work early at 29 weeks though as I had got SPD which was extremely uncomfortable for me whilst working in my job as a support worker doing 12 hour shifts! So from 29 weeks I started to take it easy.
The last month of my pregnancy was d...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - February 23, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health emergency hysterectomy hysterectomy stories post partum haemorrhage Source Type: news
Emergency hysterectomy following c-section – Lindsey ’ s story
I was overjoyed when I found out I was pregnant at the start of 2014 and had conceived really quick which was great as I felt at 28 I was ready to start a family with my husband of 8 years. I had done all the mad girly holidays and travelling so 2014 was going to be my year of entering a new phase, motherhood!!
My pregnancy was fairly straightforward as far as pregnancies go, I had to finish work early at 29 weeks though as I had got SPD which was extremely uncomfortable for me whilst working in my job as a support worker doing 12 hour shifts! So from 29 weeks I started to take it easy.
The last month of my pregnancy was d...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - February 23, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health emergency hysterectomy hysterectomy stories post partum haemorrhage Source Type: news
Early Postterm Labor Induction Improves Perinatal OutcomesEarly Postterm Labor Induction Improves Perinatal Outcomes
Early postterm labor induction significantly reduced the risk for neonatal death, macrosomia, cerebral palsy, and asphyxia in a recent study. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Proactive labor induction can improve perinatal outcomes, suggests new Danish study
(Wiley) A proactive labor induction practice once women are full term can improve perinatal outcomes suggests a new Danish study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 18, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Autism Not Linked to Labor Induction, AugmentationAutism Not Linked to Labor Induction, Augmentation
A new study is allaying concerns that autism spectrum disorder is associated with birth complications during labor and delivery. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - February 11, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Inducing or augmenting labor not associated with increase in autism
(University of Utah Health Sciences) A research collaboration between Intermountain Healthcare, the University of Utah's Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, and the University of Utah's Psychiatry Department found that induced or augmented labor does not result in an increased risk of children developing autism spectrum disorder. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 5, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Induction of Labor for Large Fetuses and Maternal MorbidityInduction of Labor for Large Fetuses and Maternal Morbidity
Does inducing labor in women with a constitutionally large-for-gestational-age fetus reduce maternal morbidity? This new study investigates. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 12, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Journal Article Source Type: news
Zambia: Don't Use Traditional Medicine to Induce Labour - Minister
[Times of Zambia]THE Ministry of Health has condemned the use of traditional medicine to induce labour. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - August 4, 2014 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Women are more likely to give birth early during a heatwave: Chance of early labour soars by 27% when temperatures are above 32C for more than four days
Dr Nathalie Auger, of the University of Montreal, said that heat-induced stress increases uterine contractility and that dehydration increases the release of hormones that induce labour. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Declines Seen in the Induction of Labor Births
For the First Time in Decades, Declines Seen in the Induction of Labor for Single Births (Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - June 19, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Working Cambodian Women ‘Too Poor’ to Have Children
Women in Cambodia’s garments sector work 10-12 hours a day. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPSBy Michelle TolsonPHNOM PENH, May 31 2014 (IPS) The movement for reproductive justice sees women’s decision to have – or not have – children as a fundamental right. Should they choose to bear a child, women should have the right to care and provide for them; if they opt not to give birth, family planning services should be made available to enable women to space or prevent pregnancies.
In Cambodia, where women make up 60 percent of the population of 14 million people, this fundamental right is being trampled by insecure labour co...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 31, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Michelle Tolson Tags: Asia-Pacific Democracy Development & Aid Economy & Trade Editors' Choice Featured Gender Gender Identity Headlines Human Rights Labour Population Poverty & MDGs Regional Categories TerraViva United Nations Women's Health Ca Source Type: news
