Sunday, November 8, 2009

birth

Cooling May Reduce Brain Lesions in Newborns

Treatment after oxygen deprivation accounts for better motor skills later, study suggests more >>

Health Tip: Getting Ready for Birth

Be prepared before you leave for the hospital more >>

CDC Finds U.S. 30th in Infant Mortality

Finding is attributed to country's high rate of premature births more >>

Asians Seem to Suffer Less During Childbirth

Length of labor and intensity vary among ethnic groups, study finds more >>

One Embryo as Good as Two in Second IVF Attempt

Study found live birth rates similar, fewer multiple births with one embryo more >>

Health Tip: Recovering After Childbirth

What you should expect more >>

Assessing Embryo Metabolism May Aid IVF Success

Aim is to determine which have best chance of success more >>

Sex of Twins May Affect Outcomes

Early birth, breathing problems more likely when pair includes a boy, study finds more >>

New IVF Guidelines Aim to Reduce Multiple Births

Key provision limits embryo transfers more >>

Transplant May Treat Metabolic Disorders in Womb

Cord-blood stem cells given early in pregnancy might save infants most at risk, researchers say more >>

Health Tip: Bringing Baby Home

Prepare for the trip from the hospital more >>

Miscarriage Treatment Won't Harm Future Fertility: Study

Most women give birth within five years, researchers find more >>

Most Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies

But pregnancies should be closely monitored, researchers say more >>

Antidepressants May Be Linked to Birth Problems

Moms-to-be taking SSRIs had double the risk of early delivery, study finds more >>

Do Preemies Benefit From High-Tech Measures?

Despite medical advances since the 1990s, success rate the same for babies born extremely early more >>

1 Million 'Preemie' Babies Die Each Year: Report

13 million babies are born preterm, almost 10 percent of total births worldwide more >>

Pre-Pregnancy Weight Linked to Babies' Heart Problems

Overweight women more likely to have infants with certain birth defects, research shows more >>

Health Tip: Reduce the Risk of Preterm Labor

Lifestyle choices can help you have a healthy pregnancy more >>

Cooling Helps Oxygen-Deprived Newborns

Study found it lowered risk of neurological problems later more >>

Study Urges Treatment for Even Mild Gestational Diabetes

Women, babies alike benefit when therapy goes to more than just severe cases, experts say more >>

Fetal Surgery May Treat Heart Defect

Researchers see some success in alleviating hypoplastic left heart syndrome more >>

Improved Screening for Jaundice Can Protect Newborns

Universal testing would help prevent severe cases that can lead to brain damage, study finds more >>

Antidepressants Linked to Heart Defects in Newborns

Certain drugs increase the possibility of septal malformation, researchers find more >>

Predicting Postpartum Depression May Be Possible

Spanish researchers report 80 percent success with their method more >>

Recession Has Women Rethinking Childbearing

But many women are cutting back on birth control to save money, survey finds more >>

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