Boys born small at heightened risk of infertility as adults
Mother ’s health and lifestyle during pregnancy may be important factors in restricting foetal growth and reproductive capacity, suggest researchers Related items fromOnMedica Inducing labour in late pregnancies is safer approach Monitor women better to cut stillbirth rates Doctors demand action on drinking in pregnancy Fetal exposure to nicotine linked to later obesity Exercise throughout pregnancy is safe and beneficial (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - December 12, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
New mother's routine baby bump exam revealed a MELON-SIZED colon tumor
Brittany Jutila, 26, from De Pere, Wisconsin, was 23 weeks pregnant when she was diagnosed with stage II colon cancer. Doctors were able to safely remove her tumor without inducing labor. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Climate change 'is causing babies to be born up to TWO WEEKS early'
Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles, looked at data for 56million births and found at least 25,000 babies are born early each year because of heat-induced labour on days above 90°F (32°C). (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Inducing labor at 41 weeks safer than 'wait and see' approach
(Reuters Health) - For late-term pregnancies, inducing labor at 41 weeks may be safer than waiting until week 42, a large Swedish study suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Social Protection Necessary to Quickly End Poverty, Hunger
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Anis ChowdhuryKUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Nov 26 2019 (IPS) Historically, most social security systems have developed in the formal sector of rich economies. However, most of the poor and hungry in the world live in rural areas, surviving in the informal economy.
Meanwhile, the world economy continues to struggle to recover following the 2008 financial crisis. Prospects remained bleak as many governments pursued fiscal austerity in the face of perceived financial market pressures.
Jomo Kwame SundaramMost developing countries continue to experience high underemployment, even if official unemployment...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 26, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Anis Chowdhury Tags: Development & Aid Economy & Trade Featured Financial Crisis Food & Agriculture Global Headlines Health Labour Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Trade & Investment Jomo Kwame Sundaram & Anis Chowdhury Source Type: news
Inducing Labor Safer Bet for Late-Term Pregnancies
It's widely believed that mothers and babies have an increased risk of problems at or beyond 42 weeks of pregnancy. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Inducing Labor at 41 Weeks May Cut Stillbirth Rates
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2019 -- In women with a low-risk pregnancy, induction at 41 weeks of gestation may be safer than a wait-and-see approach to 42 weeks, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in The BMJ.
Ulla-Britt Wennerholm, M.D., Ph.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 21, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Inducing Labor Safer Bet for Late-Term Pregnancies: Study
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2019 -- The risk of newborn death in late-term pregnancies may be lower if labor is induced rather than taking a wait-and-see approach, a new study suggests.
It ' s widely believed that mothers and babies have an increased risk of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 21, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Study shows lower mortality from induction of labor at 41 weeks
(University of Gothenburg) Inducing labor after 41 instead of 42 full weeks' pregnancy appears to be safer in terms of perinatal survival, new Swedish research shows. The current study is expected to provide a key piece of evidence for upcoming decisions in maternity care. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 21, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Inducing labour at 41 weeks 'could save thousands of babies
The Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden, cut its study short when six babies in non-induced mothers died (pictured: bereaved parents Maria Lärka and Christer Nilson). (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Inducing labour in late pregnancies is safer approach
Study halted early after six deaths occurred Related items fromOnMedica Target rates for caesareans may be too low Fewer than ever women smoke at point of birth Women with small babies can safely wait for labour Premature baby survival rates are improving Stillbirth risk doubled in women sleeping on their back (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 20, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Having sex will NOT start labour early: Italian researchers debunk commonly-held belief
The old wives' tale says women at full term can induce labour with sex. Even Ross and Rachel's doctor in hit TV series Friends recommended it. But researchers in Naples rubbished the claim. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 31, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Austerity, the “New Normal”
Isabel Ortiz is Director of the Global Social Justice Program at Joseph Stiglitz’s Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University, former Director at the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF, and senior official at the UN and at the Asian Development Bank.
Matthew Cummins is senior economist who has worked at UNDP, UNICEF and the World Bank.By Isabel Ortiz and Matthew CumminsWASHINGTON DC, Oct 11 2019 (IPS) While this week Ministers of Finance and economists meet in Washington to confront global economic challenges at the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings, the majority of the world popula...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 11, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Isabel Ortiz and Matthew Cummins Tags: Civil Society Conferences Development & Aid Economy & Trade Featured Financial Crisis Global Headlines Health Labour TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
Support for Elective Induction of Labor at 39 Weeks in Some Low-Risk Women Support for Elective Induction of Labor at 39 Weeks in Some Low-Risk Women
There are benefits to electing to induce labor at 39 weeks gestation in low-risk women who have already given birth, according to two new studies.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: What are the different types of abortion?
There are several types of abortion, including medical abortion, vacuum aspiration, dilation and evacuation, and induced labor. The type that a doctor recommends will depend on the duration of the pregnancy. Learn more here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
