Tag: Childbirth
C-Section, GDM Rates Down With Maternal Lifestyle Interventions
And no adverse effect of diet, exercise interventions on offspring outcomes
CDC: Teen Birth Rates, Overall Birth Rates Continue to Drop
Preterm births, however, increased for the second year, increasing 2 percent from 2015 to 2016
Opioids Tend to Be Over-Prescribed After Cesarean Section
And pills women don't use are often not discarded
Mindfulness-Based Childbirth Prep Course Found Beneficial
Improvement noted in women's childbirth-related appraisals and psychological functioning
Induction With Concurrent Oxytocin, Foley Speeds Delivery
Concurrent oxytocin added to Foley increases rate of delivery in 24 hours in nulliparous, multiparous
Too Few U.S. Hospitals Have C-Section Rates Below HHS Target
Consumer Reports finds rates for low-risk births vary from 7 to 64.6 percent across the United States
Iliac Artery Balloon Catheter Little Benefit in Placenta Accreta
Prophylactic placement of balloon catheters doesn't reduce intra-op hemorrhage, cesarean hysterectomy
Over 20 Percent of Maternal Mortality in Illinois Due to CVD
22.2 percent of women died of cardiovascular causes, with cardiomyopathy the most common etiology
Denying Payment Reduces Rate of Early Elective Deliveries
Implementation of policy by Texas Medicaid led to reduction in early delivery rates by up to 14 percent
Catastrophic Neonatal Outcome Ups Unscheduled C-Section Rates
Rate increased after medical mismanagement-linked hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy