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Obstetric anaesthesia information for mamas available in 38 languages
If you're looking for information about the benefits and risks of anaesthesia and pain-relief in childbirth, then the The Obstetric... -
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Mom defies doctor and has a VBAC!
There's an excellent story up at CNN about a mama (Aneka) who had three C-sections, mainly due to pressure from... -
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Labor and birth interventions common but may be harmful
In movies and on television you see a lot of labor and birth procedures going on. From c-sections to IVs... -
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Antibiotics needed before a c-section
According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), 10-40% of women who have a c-section will develop an... -
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C-section rate expected to rise even more
According to experts at the National Institutes of Health, the national c-section rate is only going to keep rising. Bad... -
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Proposal to cut epidurals and c-sections from Medicaid
Utah Sen. Dan Liljenquist is proposing a new way to cut state Medicaid costs - cut all elective epidurals and... -
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Cesarean section checklist for pregnant women
Cesarean section is the most common major surgical procedure performed in the United States and the Coalition for Improving... -
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Safe and less expensive births may be in your future
Fit Pregnancy has a nice little piece on the rising costs of having a baby in America and how a... -
Is a birth doula necessary?
Something I hear often from mamas to be is, "I don't need a doula because I already have a partner/husband/boyfriend... -
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Beware of maternity care
Time and time again here at Pregnancy & Baby we've discussed ways to keep labor and birth as intervention-free and... -
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Labor induction rates too high
According to Canada.com, Canadian c-section rates are climbing at a fast pace - too fast. Many experts think the extra... -
How to have fewer labor and birth interventions
In the last post, women are not getting the best maternity care, we looked at some negative findings from the... -
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Women are not getting the best maternity care
The 2008 Milbank Report: Evidence-Based Maternity Care is currently available for downloading or you can browse topics from this... -
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Should you be induced if your baby is big?
Labor induction is a widely overdone procedure in American hospitals. If you're going to be induced, make sure it's for... -
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Women may be ill informed about pain relief during labor
BMC Medicine has a good article about a study regarding pain relief during labor. The study points out that women...
