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Birth complications more common at night
By Tessa Watkins on 14/06/2010 14:29:00
Picking the time of day to give birth could influence the chances of a smooth delivery
A new study has revealed that birth complications are more common at night, reports Reuters. Researchers looked at more than 700,000 births at Dutch hospitals between 2000 and 2006 and found that more babies were admitted to intensive care during
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Overweight mums-to-be warned of birth complication risk
By Kimberley Smith on 26/01/2011 11:00:46
Overweight and obese pregnant women have been warned they have a higher risk of going overdue and are more likely to need a caesarean
A British research team has found that obese women are more likely to have longer pregnancies and to need to be induced. They were also found to have a higher rate of caesareans.The team in Liverpool looked at the birth records of 30,000 mums who
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Midwives overwhelmed by rising birthrate
By Kimberley Smith on 23/11/2011 13:04:29
Despite more midwives, more complicated births mean the NHS is struggling to respond to the increase in babies born
explained in a statement.The pressure on midwives is also growing because the rise in births has come with a rise in complications, as mums are more often older or heavier than previous generations.“This ageing of mothers means greater demands on maternity
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Epidurals Safer than Women Think
By Sarah Lawson on 12/01/2009 00:19:21
A new report claims that an epidural for pain relief in labour is not as risky a procedure as patients believe
During labour, one of the most effective sources of relief for intense pain is the epidural. However, because it involves anaesthetic being injected into your spine, many people fear risks of medical complications. Now research carried out at Bath
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Birthing simulator could help reduce maternal mortality
By Kimberley Smith on 06/07/2010 13:23:26
Pregnancy strap-on could increase survival chances of mums and babies in the third world
A Norwegian company hopes to save the lives of mums in developing countries by providing a strap-on birthing simulator to teach birth attendants how to deal with complications.In many developing countries around half of mums give birth without a
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Maternity units failing obese pregnant women
By Susie Boone on 23/03/2010 06:12:55
Services struggling to keep up with rising weight of mums-to-be
are not receiving the right advice or assessments.This may be putting these mums-to-be at risk, especially as they are already more likely to have health complications, such as diabetes and pre-eclampsia due to their weight. They are also more likely to need
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Amazing photos of the moment of birth
By Kimberley Smith on 15/12/2010 10:42:50
German doctors take the first ever MRI scans of a baby’s birth
understanding of complications that can arise.The main image shows a cross section of the mum, revealing exactly how a baby enters the world.“These images are fascinating and prove yet again that every birth is a small miracle,” said gynaecologist Ernst Beinder
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Birthing options: the where and how
By ThinkBaby on 12/10/2009 01:03:45
When thinking about where you want to give birth it will help if you have a good idea of the kind of birthing experience you'd like
around in labour and birthing positions.Births in these units are only suitable for women with a good chance of giving birth without complications.Home birthWhen you opt for a home birth you make a conscious decision that you'd like a natural birth
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Home births becoming more popular
By Laura Lee Davies on 06/04/2006 01:59:56
Statistics show an increase in home births. Welsh Assembly aims for 10 per cent of births to be at home by 2007.
fear complications may arise requiring them to be taken into hospital during labour. Other women are not enjoying the option of a home birth if they live in an area where there are not sufficient resources (enough available midwives, for example
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Midwives given robot to practice births
By Laura Lee Davies on 20/07/2006 10:52:19
A Sheffield university has developed a 'robot' mother to help train midwives for different birth experiences.
-life clinical experience.The robot mother-to-be has been named Noelle and can be programmed to go through early stages of labour as well as hundreds of different birth permutations (including breach birth, needing ventouse, having a caesarian and so on). When
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