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Cesarean Deliveries Increased, Total Births Declined in 2008

by | December 22nd, 2010

Births by cesarean delivery increased to nearly one third of all deliveries in 2008, a year in which the total number of births diminished, according to the “Annual Study of Vital Statistics: 2008,” published online December 20 in the journal Pediatrics.

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Rate of preemie births drops for 2nd year in USA

by | November 18th, 2010

The rate of U.S. babies born prematurely dropped two years in a row after rising steadily for three decades, according to a March of Dimes analysis of the latest figures available.

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Why has the USA’s cesarean section rate climbed so high? US Today

by | August 31st, 2010

Impatience could help explain the rising U.S. cesarean section rate, given that a high percentage of such deliveries probably are performed before women are in active labor, a new National Institutes of Health-sponsored study shows.

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Could a Test Predict Which Mothers Will Need Cesareans?

by | August 29th, 2010

A test which could stop women laboring for hours in the hope of a “normal” birth only to end up with a Caesarean section has been developed in Sweden.

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Healthy Start

by | October 25th, 2009

Healthy Start Becoming a parent is a major commitment filled with many challenges, and rewards. Pregnancy can be an exciting, fulfilling, delightful time. It can also be a time of uncertainty and change. Many aspects of pregnancy are part of the natural process over which you have no control. However, you can control many important…Read the Rest of Article

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