Having sex after giving birth: How long are women waiting?
Most first-time mothers wait until after 6 weeks postpartum to resume vaginal sex following childbirth and women who have an operative vaginal birth, caesarean section, perineal tear or episiotomy appear to wait longer, suggests...
Smoking bans linked with reductions in preterm birth
Smoking bans are associated with a “consistent pattern of reduction in the risk of preterm delivery."
The study supports the notion that smoking bans have public health benefits from early life.
It is well established that...
Morning sickness – a thing of the past?
Hyperemesis gravidarum is a severe form of morning sickness which affects two percent of pregnant women. HG is marked by persistent nausea and vomiting, and can begin early in the first trimester, continuing well...
Multiple births affected by congenital anomalies has doubled since the 1980s
The number of congenital anomalies, or birth defects arising from multiple births has almost doubled since the 1980s, suggests a new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
The study investigates...
Pre-eclampsia may be linked to air pollutant
One in every 20 cases of the serious condition of pregnancy, pre-eclampsia, may be linked to increased levels of the air pollutant ozone during the first three months, suggests a large study published in...
More mothers are breastfeeding
Across all groups, the percentage of mothers who start and continue breastfeeding is rising, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). From 2000 to 2008, mothers...
No increase in brain aneurysm rupture risk during pregnancy and delivery
For women with aneurysms involving the brain blood vessels, pregnancy and delivery don’t appear to increase the risk of aneurysm rupture, reports Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
The study also finds...
Reviewing the current status of fetal surgery
Fetal surgery—including surgical interventions to repair birth defects in the womb—is progressing into medical practice in highly specialized centers. Advanced imaging and diagnostic tools, new instruments and medications, and greater depth of experience are...
Induction of labour in older mothers may reduce risk of stillbirth
Induction of labour at an earlier stage of gestation in women of advanced maternal age may reduce the risk of stillbirth and neonatal complications, say experts from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists...
New pregnancy guideline on managing physical activity at work
A new pregnancy guideline on the management of physical activity in the workplace is published today by the Health and Work Development Unit, a partnership between the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the...
