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Pre-Eclampsia Breakthrough
Scientists have claimed a breakthrough which could potentially identify and cure pre-eclampsia. A team of researchers from the US National Institutes of Health said that said a cure and early test was still likely to be a long time away but have discovered a link between the potentially fatal condition and high levels of two…
Water aerobics helps with labour pains
Doing aqua-aerobics during pregnancy can ease the pain of childbirth, research shows. Women who did three classes a week were over twice as likely to decline an epidural, a study found. It is thought the stress-busting effect of exercise helped. Researchers tracked the pregnancies of 71 women. Around half were asked to attend three 50-minute…
Posted in Birth choices, Complementary therapies, Labour and Birth
Tagged Aerobic exercise, Aerobics, Brazil, Caesarean section, Childbirth, Epidural, Gynaecology, Michael Heard, Midwife, obesity, obstetrician, Pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Sao Paulo, University of Campinas, Water aerobics
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Maternity Units Turning Away Women In Labour
Maternity units are turning away women in labour because they have no room, figures show. More than four in ten NHS hospitals refused to accept expectant mothers at least once last year. The figures, from 103 of the 147 NHS trusts with maternity services, were obtained by the Conservatives under the Freedom of Information Act.…
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Tagged Health, honorary secretary, Liberal Democrat, local maternity services, maternity services, National Childbirth Trust, National Health Service, Norman Lamb, Politics, Richard Warren, Royal College of Obstetricians, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, spokesman, University of Leicester
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News: 21st century mothers ‘under constant pressure’
A survey by contraceptive manufacturers Schering has found that most mothers are under constant pressure to be the perfect parent. The poll of 514 mothers showed that nine out of ten felt under constant pressure due to media, government and even educational charity campaigns. However, despite the pressure, more than half said they spent more…
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Tagged Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Birth control, detective, Emergency contraception, Environmental technology, Hormonal contraception, National Childbirth Trust, policy research officer, Pregnancy, Rosie Dodds, Royal College of Obstetricians, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Schering
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Post pregnancy weight concerns
Women who fail to lose excess weight after having a baby could be risking the health of future pregnancies. A study published in The Lancet said that even a few pounds can make all the difference, even in women who aren’t overweight. The study looked at 150,000 women and found that an increase of only…
Posted in News, Post natal-pregnancy
Tagged Body mass index, Body shape, Diabetes mellitus, Eduardo Villamor, Gillian Fletcher, Health, Healthy diet, high blood pressure, Maternal obesity, National Childbirth Trust, Nutrition, obesity, Overweight, Pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Weight loss
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Very low birthweight risk linked to two cups of coffee a day
2nd November 2008 Pregnant women will be warned this week not to drink more than two cups of coffee a day to cut their risk of giving birth to dangerously underweight babies. Safety watchdogs say the recommended daily caffeine limit is too high, with too great a risk of low birth weight. Underweight babies are more likely to die…
Posted in News, Pregnancy Health
Tagged British Medical Journal, Caffeine, chief scientist, Coffee, Food Standards Agency, Leeds, Leicester, Miscarriage, Nutrition, Pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Starbucks, Starbucks Corporation, the British Medical Journal, Underweight, West Yorkshire, Western Europe, Xanthines
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Fear of labour pain has increased caesareans
A record number of ordinary women are choosing unnecessary caesarean births simply because they are afraid of the pain of labour, a leading nurse claims. Louise Silverton, deputy general -secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, says today’s painkiller culture, where pills are routinely used to ease away everyday aches, has led to an ‘unacceptably high’ level of…
Posted in Caesarean section, Labour and Birth, News
Tagged Birth, Caesarean section, Childbirth, Consultant obstetrician, deputy general, Gynaecology, Louise Silverton, Maggie Blott, Midwife, Nurse, Observer, Pregnancy, Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Obstetricians, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Surgical procedures, World Health Organisation
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Mums in labour denied epidurals due to NHS shortages
6th October 2008 Hundreds of women are being forced to give birth without proper pain relief because of staff shortages at an NHS hospital. Mothers-to-be are being denied epidurals – which numb the body from the waist down – because of a lack of anaesthetists. An investigation by the Daily Mail found that the problem…
Coffee doubles the risk of miscarriage
21st January 2008 Pregnant women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day may have double the risk of miscarriage, claim researchers. The finding has led to calls for expectant mothers to limit or even stop drinking coffee, tea, caffeinated drinks or hot chocolate to be on the safe side. Consultant obstetrician Pat…
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Tagged Caffeinated drink, Caffeine, Centre for Pregnancy and Nutrition, Coffee, Consultant obstetrician, Effect of caffeine on memory, Food Standards Agency, Hot chocolate, Miscarriage, Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Obstetricians, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaeologists, San Francisco, Soft matter, spokesman, Xanthines
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Caesareans much riskier for mother and baby
31st October 2007 Babies born by Caesarean section could be over 70 per cent more likely to die than those born naturally, say researchers. Mothers having Caesareans were also shown to be at double the risk of illness and death linked to giving birth, says a study of 94,000 women. The report compared normal deliveries with…
Posted in Caesarean section, News
Tagged Birth, blood transfusions, Caesarean delivery on maternal request, Caesarean section, Childbirth, hysterectomies, illness, Jose Villar, Midwife, Neonatal intensive-care unit, Pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaeologists, surgery, Surgical procedures, University of Oxford, Vaginal birth after caesarean
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