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Study gives more insight into risk of obstetric anal sphincter injury
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
When a first-time mother needs medical assistance during childbirth, the chance of obstetric anal sphincter injury--a serious kind of perineal trauma between the vulva and anus--is more than halved when a lateral episiotomy (angled incision) is made in the tissue between the vaginal and anal
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Amid ageing population, Japan's famed 'Naked man' festival held one last t
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Amid growing concerns over an ageing population and declining childbirths, a weird Japanese festival that features almost-naked men fighting over a hemp bag filled with charms took place for one last time on February 17 in Iwate prefecture, according to Asahi Shimbun, one of the largest n
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Kilkari delivers free, weekly audio messages about pregnancy: MoS in reply
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Kilkari delivers free, weekly, time-appropriate audio messages about pregnancy, childbirth and childcare via Interactive Voice Response (IVR) to women registered in the RCH portal, Union MoS for Health and Family Welfare, Bharati Pravin Pawar, informed through a written reply in the Lok Sab
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Perinatal depression linked to higher risk of death: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Women who experience depression during or after pregnancy are more likely to die from both natural and unnatural causes, according to a recent study of childbirth in Sweden published in The British Medical Journal. The increased risk peaks in the month following diagnosis and remains raised
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Delaying cord clamping might halve risk of death in premature babies: Stud
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
When compared to immediately clipping the umbilical cord or waiting a shorter time before doing so, waiting two minutes or longer after birth may help lower the risk of death. Delaying clamping could reduce the child's chance of death by more than half when compared to immediate clamping.
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Coimbatore's Sri Ramakrishna Hospital Inaugurates "Unmedicated ChildBirth
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 22: Sri Ramakrishna Hospital has opened a dedicated center for unmedicated childbirth, the “SRH Birthing Center” for natural births, along with a water birth facility. The center was inaugurated on 18-08-2023 at the Sri Ramakrishna Multi Specialty Hosp
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Childhood trauma may increase subsequent risk of pregnancy complications:
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a pooled data analysis of the available evidence published in the open access journal BMJ Open, childhood trauma, such as abuse, emotional neglect, and exposure to domestic violence, may increase a woman's subsequent risk of pregnancy complications, as well as giving birth to a
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Adenomyosis increases risk of pregnancy and childbirth complications in wo
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to research presented at the 39th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), women with adenomyosis, a chronic condition that can cause pelvic pain and heavy menstrual bleeding, are at an increased risk of infertility as well as problems in
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Maternal health initiative 'Manyata' wins the prestigious AVPN Constellati
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26: Maternal quality improvement and certification initiative from India 'Manyata' has won the prestigious Constellation Award by Asia's leading social investors' network Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN).The initiative, which is supported by MSD for Mothers,
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Study: Fear of childbirth intensified by Covid-19 pandemic
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to a new Dartmouth study, the COVID-19 epidemic increased expectant women's anxiety about childbirth.
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Cardiovascular disease during childbirth might be associated to pre-natal
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A new research from the American Heart Association, stated that women who were diagnosed with depression during pregnancy had a higher risk of being detected with cardiovascular disease within two years of giving birth compared to women who did not have depression.
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Study: Cardiovascular illness during childbirth may be connected to prenat
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
An open-access, peer-reviewed publication of the American Heart Association, women who were diagnosed with depression during pregnancy had a higher risk of being diagnosed with cardiovascular disease within two years of giving birth than women who did not have depression.
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