Birth in Medical News

If Baby Is Breech, Technology Might Help

... rather than head, positioned closest to the birth canal. But though the numbers are small, ... C-section." With breech presentation, vaginal birth can be far more difficult. According to the ... cord -- when the umbilical cord slips into the birth canal before the baby, stopping the flow of blood ...

Low Birth Weight Might Raise Adult Kidney Disease Risk

... MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Low birth weight babies have a much greater risk of ... that people who were less than 5.5 pounds at birth were 70 percent more likely to develop chronic kidney disease than those with normal birth weight. The findings appear in the August issue ...

Birth Control May Help Ward Off Bacterial Vaginosis

... they take hormonal contraception, whether it be birth control pills or Depo-Provera injections, new ... or estrogen-progestin combination (a birth control pill). Women who were taking an oral ... who are prone to bacterial vaginosis start taking birth control for the sole purpose of warding off ...

Hoag Hospital Certified as Baby-Friendly Facility

... its designation as a certified Baby-Friendly birth facility, by Baby-Friendly USA, a global program ... only in Hoag being designated as a Baby-Friendly birth center, but also in a steady increase in the number of women who give birth at Hoag successfully initiating and maintaining ...

Photos: One Million Patients Choose Hologic's NovaSure(R) System Over Hysterectomy

... doctor tried to regulate my cycle by changing my birth control prescription, but this new pill did not ... completed childbearing. NovaSure does not replace birth control for the prevention of pregnancy. ... contraception, osteoporosis assessment, preterm birth risk assessment, mini C-arm for extremity imaging ...

Test May Predict Moms Who Will Deliver Prematurely

... and cervical fluids yields clues to early birth TUESDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- ... to identify women who are in danger of giving birth prematurely. No such test exists now. If ... such as cervix length, to predict when a birth will occur. For the study, the researchers ...

New Insights Could Help Shield Babies From Diarrhea Bug

... birth rate patterns, vaccination can greatly influence ... are strongly tied to differences in regional birth rates -- for example, incidence is typically higher in the Southwest, where birth rates remain relatively high, compared to the ...

New HHS HRSA Grant Will Fund Development of an Electronic Genetic and Family History Record for Doctors' Offices

... - alerting them to a patient's increased risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications - will be ... risk for having preterm labor or an infant with a birth defect. It will give women the information they ... to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, ...

Respiratory Issues Linger for Smallest Babies

... Problems related to low birth weight continue into adulthood, study shows ... News) -- Respiratory problems experienced by low birth weight infants can persist into adulthood, U.S. ... report. Young adults with a history of low birth weight (less than 5.5 pounds at birth) have an ...

Overall Health of U.S. Children a Mixed Bag

... to 2002. The percent of preterm births and low birth weight infants dipped slightly, but could signal ... down from 12.8 in 2006. The percent of low birth weight infants in 2007 was 8.2 percent, compared ... of death in children aged 1 to 14, followed by birth defects for children aged 1 to 4 and cancer for ...

New strategies to improve treatment and ultimately prevent heart failure in children

... cardiovascular abnormalities present at birth are the leading cause of heart failure in ... the congenital defects and damage acquired after birth that cause heart failure in children. The ... of beating cardiac muscle cells. After birth there is a transition which limits the ability of ...

Low birth weight linked to long-term respiratory problems

... who weigh less than five and a half pounds at birth often enter the world with a host of medical ... illnesses in young adults with a history of low birth weight," wrote lead researcher Eric C. Walter, ... "Our findings suggest that not only are [low birth weight] survivors at increased risk for long-term ...

Video: FDA Approves Hologic's Adiana(R) Permanent Contraception System

... is indicated for women who desire permanent birth control by occlusion of the fallopian tubes. ... the peace of mind and convenience of permanent birth control. The procedure may also be an ideal solution for women who desire permanent birth control but are poor candidates for surgery. ...

Farmers Insurance Pledges to Match All Donations Up to $250k For "Be a Hero for Babies Day" to Benefit March Of Dimes

... for its smallest citizens." Premature birth is a serious and growing crisis in America, the ... to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest resources ...

C-Section Stress Could Alter Baby's Immune Cells

... cause is unknown, our theory is that altered birth conditions could cause a genetic imprint in the ... studies have shown that negative stress around birth affects methylation of the genes, and therefore ... in human infants are linked to differences in birth stress," the researchers wrote. "We know that ...

Women with cystic fibrosis can have safe and successful fertility treatment

... All the women, apart from one, were able to give birth without a caesarean section, and although 50% of ... 37 weeks, with only four babies having a low birth weight of less than 2500g (birth weights ranged ... 1910-3500g). There were no babies with very low birth weights (less than 1500g). Five babies were ...

Chemical Used in Plastics May Affect Newborn Size

... Low birth weight infants have higher levels of phthalates, ... found in many plastics, may be linked to low birth weight in infants. The report, to be published ... phthalates were found among those born with a low birth weight. ...

Exposure to phthalates may be a risk factor for low birth weight in infants

... in utero phthalate exposure contributes to low birth weight in infants. Low birth weight is the leading cause of death in children ... between in utero phthalate exposure and low birth weight, Dr. Renshan Ge of the Population Council ...

Work Stress for Mom Might Harm Baby

... Researchers link job strain, long hours to low birth weight THURSDAY, June 18 (HealthDay ... early pregnancy increases the risk of low infant birth weight, a new study finds. Dutch researchers ... the first trimester had an impact on an infant's birth weight. A combination of high job stress and a ...

Depression May Lead to More Preemies Among Blacks

... mood could partly explain disparity in birth rate ,,,, TUESDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- Black women are twice as likely to give birth prematurely as white women, and a greater ... metropolitan areas. Of the 555 women who gave birth between 1990 and 1996 in the larger study, 18.1 ...

Newborn weights affected by environmental contaminants

... explain this phenomenon. It is known that the birth weight of males is higher than that of females ... expect to see a decrease in the sex difference in birth weight. This is exactly what a new study ... Public Health Agency of Canada's database on the birth weights of more than five million children born ...

Dee Snider Leads 2009 March of Dimes Bikers for Babies(R)

... of like Batman and Robin, but fighting preterm birth instead of crime," said Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, ... to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest resources ...

Diagnosis of arthritis 5 years earlier in childless women compared to those with children

... 2009: Nulliparous women (those who have not given birth to children) are diagnosed with chronic ... years before parous women (those who have given birth to children), according to a new study presented ... the NOR-DMARD patient cohort with the Medical birth Registry of Norway (MBRN). The time of ...

Morning Sickness Drug Gets Green Light in Study

... found no significant increases in the risk of birth defects, premature delivery, low birth weight or fetal death. "It appears that ... of women who hadn't taken it. The risk of birth defects, for instance, was 5.3 percent in the ...

CVS Caremark Ranks Among 50 Best Fertility- and Adoption-Friendly Workplaces in America

... for adoptions, and paid and unpaid leave for birth and adoptions. CVS Caremark is featured as one ... for each employee, 6-8 weeks paid leave for birth mothers and up to 12 weeks unpaid leave for birth and adoptive parents and infertility treatment ...

March of Dimes Honors 100th Anniversary of Virginia Apgar

... newborns need emergency care or have a serious birth defect," said Dr. Fleischman. "The babies whose ... a mild childhood disease, it can cause serious birth defects if a woman becomes infected while ... pregnancies, including 20,000 babies born with birth defects and 30,000 fetal deaths. Dr. Apgar also ...

Hypospadias, a birth defect of the male urethra, is not increasing in New York state

... "For one, the entire method of collecting data on birth defects has changed. Statewide surveillance of birth defects has become the norm. This calls into ... aged 35 years and older show higher rates of the birth defect -- a finding that is consistent with other ...

Celebrities Lead One Million Walkers and Urge Public to Support March for Babies(R)

... child, I know firsthand the toll that premature birth can take. Give hope to babies and families by ... to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest resources ...

More 'Extreme' Preemies Surviving

... association between gestational age at birth and one-year survival, Marsal's team found. ... the odds of death. So did treatment soon after birth with surfactant -- a fluid produced shortly before birth that prevents the lungs from filling with ....

New Guidelines to Fight Obesity in Pregnancy Issued

... weight, it can lower the risk of a preterm birth, birth defects, and other complications, including a ... Fetal and neonatal death Having certain birth defects , especially neural tube defects ... obese in childhood Preterm birth is a serious health problem that costs the United ...

Newborns of South Asian and East Asian descent misclassified as underweight at birth: Study

... more likely to be misclassified as underweight at birth when compared to their Canadian counterparts, ... who developed the first-ever sex-specific birth weight curves for these ethnic groups, suggest ... 1, 2002 and October 31, 2007, evaluated the birth weights of 2,362 babies of mothers born in Canada ...

Oh Baby! Discovery Health's BABY WEEK Offers the Most Pregnancies, Births and Drama Anywhere on Television

... were pregnant with one child -- but actually gave birth to two! On Monday, June 15, at 8 PM ... and Craig Hennon, a dwarf couple awaiting the birth of their first child, in LITTLE PARENTS, BIG ... obstacles. With a 75 percent chance of giving birth to a dwarf, the Hennons have chosen to not know ...

Study: Lower Legal Drinking Age Increases Poor Birth Outcomes

... unplanned pregnancies that result in premature birth and low birth weight," said study author Angela Fertig, ... when it's easier for young people to get alcohol, birth outcomes are worse." Fertig, who is also ...

Study: Lower legal drinking age increases poor birth outcomes

... unplanned pregnancies that result in premature birth and low birth weight," said study author Angela Fertig, ... when it's easier for young people to get alcohol, birth outcomes are worse." Fertig, who is also a ...

Risk to Baby Rises With Repeat C-Sections

... odds for intensive care compared to vaginal birth newborns, researchers say THURSDAY, ... researchers say. "In addition, the cost of the birth for both mother and infant was more expensive in ... repeat c-section group compared to the vaginal birth after c-section (VBAC) group," noted Dr. Beena ...

More Single Women Are Having Babies

... to unmarried women are at higher risk for poorer birth outcome," Ventura said. "They are more likely to be low birth weight, be preterm and die in infancy. Other ... Hispanic women have the highest out-of-wedlock birth rate (106 births per 1,000). The rate for black ...

Before Conceiving, Take Folic Acid for One Full Year

... can help reduce the chance of a premature birth by at least 50 percent, University of Texas ... no link to a reduction in the odds of giving birth before 37 weeks of pregnancy if the supplements ... were 70 percent less likely to spontaneously give birth between 20 and 28 weeks of gestation. These same ...

March of Dimes Awards $250,000 Prize to Scientists Unraveling the Causes of Muscular Dystrophy

... the science that underlies the understanding of birth defects. The March of Dimes Foundation created ... to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest resources ...

New Study Shows Women Experience Significantly Less Unscheduled Bleeding With the ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN(R) LO Birth Control Pill Versus Another Pill

... CHICAGO, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The birth control pill ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN(R) LO ... days of unscheduled bleeding than another popular birth control pill, YAZ (R) (drospirenone/ethinyl ... to a less effective method, or no method, of birth control(2). In addition, a related study found ...

Forum Explores Solutions to the Rise in the Teen Birth Rate

... After declining for 14 straight years, the teen birth rate in the United States increased 5% between ... and Unplanned Pregnancy will examine why the teen birth rate is increasing and will explore ways to try ... the forum will explore (1) why the teen birth rate is increasing and what might be done to ...