Tag: Childbirth

Oxytocin was required less often before delivery for women receiving vaginal versus oral misoprostol

93.3 percent increase seen from 2008 to 2020 among privately insured people, with faster growth in 2015 to 2020 than 2008 to 2014

Hair cortisol concentrations, but not composite stress, anxiety, and depression scores, predicted birth complications

Largest change was seen for births at 37 weeks, which increased 42 percent; large decline seen in late-term, postterm births

Risk increased for preterm births, moderate-to-late preterm births, very preterm births, small for gestational age

37 percent of placental swabs yielded potential pathogens compared with 2 percent of blood cultures

Twelve tools validated to measure respectful maternity care; no single tool stands out as the best measure

Additionally, positive parent-infant interactions seen

Lower rates seen for White non-Hispanic mothers, mothers younger than 25 years; higher rates seen for higher-order births

More pronounced effect seen for moderate- versus low- and high-intensity exercise and for three to four times/week