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Cesarean Section is a procedure where the baby is delivered through an abdominal incision. Also called cesarean delivery or cesarean birth.

Analysts urge Democrats to tailor health reform pitch to women

19. October 2009 11:15
Politico reports that provisions addressing women's concerns about health care may help Democrats build public support for their overhaul plans and grease the passage of a bill. [More]

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Treatment of gestational diabetes benefits both infant and mother

1. October 2009 05:26
A National Institutes of Health network study provided the first conclusive evidence that treating pregnant women who have even the mildest form of gestational diabetes can reduce the risk of common birth complications among infants, as well as blood pressure disorders among mothers. [More]

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Symposium on ways to lower preterm birth rate

26. September 2009 00:49
Journalists are invited to attend a gathering of the nation's leading maternal-child and quality assurance health care experts who will review and develop programs that may help lower the nation's costly preterm birth rate. [More]

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Anesthesia not harmful for babies during birth process

28. July 2009 01:50
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that children exposed to anesthesia during Cesarean section are not at any higher risk for learning disabilities later in life than children not delivered by C-section. These findings are reported in the current issue of the journal Anesthesiology. [More]

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Obesity increases risk of complications in pregnancy

16. July 2009 19:49
Expectant mothers who are obese are much more likely to suffer from minor complications such as heart burn and chest infections during pregnancy, a study suggests. [More]

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Local anaesthetic reduces need for painkillers post-Caesarean section

7. July 2009 20:22
Giving a local anaesthetic during a Caesarean section helps manage pain after the operation and can reduce consumption of painkillers, according to Cochrane Researchers. The researchers recommend local anaesthetics as part of integrated pain management strategies for Caesarean section operations, provided that consideration is given to the cost. [More]

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Local anaesthetic during a Caesarean section reduces need for painkillers post-op

7. July 2009 03:19
Giving a local anaesthetic during a Caesarean section helps manage pain after the operation and can reduce consumption of painkillers, according to Cochrane Researchers. The researchers recommend local anaesthetics as part of integrated pain management strategies for Caesarean section operations, provided that consideration is given to the cost. [More]

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Women with cystic fibrosis can have safe and successful fertility treatment

30. June 2009 06:03
Women with cystic fibrosis can have fertility treatment to help them have babies without any long-term adverse effects on either themselves or their children, according to new research presented at the 25th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam today (Tuesday). [More]

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Epigenetic modulation at birth - altered DNA-methylation in white blood cells after Caesarean section

30. June 2009 03:01
Swedish researchers have discovered that babies born by Caesarean section experience changes to the DNA pool in their white blood cells, which could be connected to altered stress levels during this method of delivery, according to the July issue of Acta Paediatrica. [More]

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Woman's placenta new source for harvesting stem cells

23. June 2009 20:10
A groundbreaking study conducted by Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland is the first to reveal a new avenue for harvesting stem cells from a woman's placenta, or more specifically the discarded placentas of healthy newborns. [More]

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Urologist reports success using robot-assisted surgery for rare condition

23. June 2009 19:30
Robot-assisted surgery can be used to successfully repair abnormal openings between the uterus and the bladder, according to a report by Ashok K. Hemal, M.D., a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center urologist who is the world's most experienced surgeon in the procedure. [More]

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Researcher looks for link between gene and pregnancy weight gain

13. June 2009 16:53
Even before last week’s release of revised pregnancy weight-gain guidelines, a researcher at the University of Rochester School of Nursing was studying why certain women gain more pounds than others and searching for ways to help them maintain healthy weights. [More]

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Los Angeles Times examines increase in Caesarean births, related rise in risk, cost

19. May 2009 18:25
Caesarean sections -- which are performed in 31% of births, up from 4.5% in 1965 -- often are considered an unnecessary risk and "an example of how the intensive and expensive U.S. brand of medicine has failed to deliver better results and may, in fact, be doing more harm than good," the Los Angeles Times reports. [More]

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Women with epilepsy should avoid taking the drug valproate during pregnancy

27. April 2009 20:56
New guidelines developed by the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society show it's relatively safe for women with epilepsy to become pregnant, but caution must be taken, including avoiding one particular epilepsy drug that can cause birth defects. [More]

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Births by Cesarean section rose by more than 40 percent in 10 years

16. April 2009 22:22
The percentage of pregnant women undergoing a repeat Cesarean section (C-section) delivery jumped from 65 percent to 90 percent between 1997 and 2006, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. [More]

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