Tag: Childbirth
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
Risks Discussed for Alternative Peripartum, Neonatal Practices
Vaginal seeding has no known benefits and may expose neonates to vaginal pathogens; umbilical nonseverance has no clear benefit
Trauma Rates High After Operative Vaginal Delivery in Canada
Rates of maternal trauma higher after forceps than vacuum delivery; rates vary by region
More Than Half of U.S. Infants Born in High-Volume Obstetric Hospitals
Yet, more than one-third of U.S. obstetric hospitals are low-volume with <500 births/year
Short Hospital Stays for Births More Common During Pandemic
No increase seen in infant rehospitalizations within seven days after earlier discharge to home for healthy, term infants
