Tag: Childbirth
Previous Cancer Treatment Not Tied to Higher Stillbirth Rate
Risk for stillbirth not higher after receiving chemotherapy for cancer as adolescent, young adult woman
7 Million U.S. Women Live in Maternity Care ‘Deserts’
Report from the March of Dimes states care is actually diminishing in places where it is needed most
Method of Childbirth Not Tied to Later Sexual Well-Being
No association seen for sexual enjoyment or frequency at up to 18 years postpartum
Childbirth Now Costs Nearly $3,000 for Insured Americans
Pregnant women incur an average of nearly $19,000 more in health care costs than women who do not give birth
Water Births May Offer Benefits for Healthy Moms, Newborns
Reductions seen in use of epidurals, injected opioids, and episiotomy; maternal pain; and postpartum hemorrhage with water immersion
CDC: Infant Outcomes Vary by Maternal Place of Birth
Rates of preterm birth, low birthweight, and NICU admission all varied by mother's place of birth in or outside the United States
Racial Disparity Seen in Use of Epidural Blood Patches for Postdural Headaches
White patients more likely than Black, Hispanic, other race patients to receive patch sooner
Extensive Placental Damage ID’d in COVID-19-Linked Stillbirths
Mechanism of stillbirth, neonatal death is hypoxic-ischemic injury resulting from placental destruction and insufficiency caused by SARS-CoV-2
Gastric Emptying After Light Meal Delayed in Parturients
Parturients not receiving epidural analgesia have significantly lower rate of gastric emptying than those receiving epidural
Weight Loss May Not Aid Fertility Treatment in Obese Women
Weight loss before infertility treatment in obese women not associated with improvement in healthy live birth rate
