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• Perineal tears raise risk of pelvic floor disorders

  Author:Chris BarclayFrom:The Practitioner (Vol. 256, Issue 1751) Peer-Reviewed

  May 2012458 words Article 1150LA study from the United States has shown that perineal laceration occurring in two or more vaginal deliveries poses a significant risk of future pelvic floor problems. A cohort of 449 women, with at least one vaginal...

• Supporting LGBTQ families: a brief cultural competency guide for childbirth educators and Doulas

  Author:Joy MacTavishFrom:International Journal of Childbirth Education (Vol. 26, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Summer 20112,508 words Article 1440LIn order to truly provide family-centered maternity and newborn care and education, we must recognize the diversity of families--including those that are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer, commonly...

• Psychologieal preparation for labor and delivery using hypnosis

  Author:David HartmanFrom:Journal of Heart Centered Therapies (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 2010218 words Brief article 1110LOster, M. I. (1994). Psychologieal Preparation for Labor and Delivery Using Hypnosis. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, Vol. 37, 12-21. Hypnotic preparation for labor and delivery is enjoying renewed interest....

• "Skilled" birth attendants may lack needed expertise

  Author:Jared RosenbergFrom:International Family Planning Perspectives (Vol. 34, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 2008306 words Brief article, Repor... 1680LThe competence of skilled birth attendants may not be up to international clinical standards, according to a study of 1,358 providers responsible for deliveries (i.e., doctors, medical students, and professional and...

• National cross sectional survey to determine whether the decision to delivery interval is critical in emergency caesarean section

  Authors:Jane Thomas, Shantini Paranjothy, and David JamesFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 328, Issue 7441) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20, 20042,201 words Article Abstract Objective To examine the association between decision to delivery interval and maternal and baby outcomes. Design National cross sectional survey. Setting Maternity units in England and Wales....

• Perineal Massage Shown Safe, Beneficial in Labor

  Author:KATE JOHNSONFrom:Family Practice News (Vol. 29, Issue 17)

  Sept. 1, 1999217 words Brief article Higher rate of delivery with intact perineum. OTTAWA -- Regular prenatal perineal massage helps preserve an intact perineum without damaging a gravida's future sexual satisfaction or increasing her risk of urinary...

• Good news for mothers

  Author:Dianne GokeyFrom:Diabetes Forecast (Vol. 45, Issue 4)

  Apr. 1992390 words Brief article Does having children make a woman more at risk for developing non-insulin-dependent (type (II) diabetes? Scientists have debated this question for more than 50 years. Now, researchers at the International Diabetes...

• Faecal incontinence

  Author:E.S. KiffFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 305, Issue 6855) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 19, 19921,405 words Article Fecal incontinence can be caused by rectal prolapse, proctitis (inflammation of the rectum), complications of childbirth, trauma, a lack of sensation that occurs in the elderly or damage to nerves of the pelvic floor....

• The birth song as a medium for communicating woman's maternal destiny in the traditional community

  Author:Grace Eche OkerekeFrom:Research in African Literatures (Vol. 25, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Fall 19945,319 words Article The birth songs of the Ututu clan in Nigeria, like birth songs in other African communities, cover a range from encouragement to the mother during the physical pain of labor to celebration of the birth of a child. Four...

• Accuracy of recall of back pain after delivery

  Authors:Colin Macarthur, Alison Macarthur, and Sally WeeksFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 313, Issue 7055) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 24, 1996734 words Article The relation between epidural anaesthesia during labour and delivery and the subsequent development of back pain is unclear. While our recent prospective study showed no association,(1) two retrospective surveys showed...

• Women, Population and Sustainable Development in South Asia

  Author:Nafis SadikFrom:Journal of International Affairs (Vol. 51, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Summer 19977,251 words Article The official United Nations population report estimates that the world population between 1990 and 1995 grew at 1.48% per annum, which is more than 81 mil people each year. The South Asian countries constitute more than...

• Long term backache after childbirth: prospective search for causative factors

  Authors:Robin Russell, Ruth Dundas, and Felicity ReynoldsFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 312, Issue 7043) Peer-Reviewed

  June 1, 19963,742 words Article Objectives--To assess in a prospective randomised study the association between motor block resulting from high and low dose epidural infusions of bupivacaine in labour and the incidence of long term backache after...

• From Malthusian frontier to demographic steady state: the Concordian birth rate, 1635-1993

  Author:Brian J. BerryFrom:Population and Development Review (Vol. 22, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 19969,787 words Article The economic transformation of Rural Massachusetts from market-place economy to market economy in the wake of the 1783 American Revolution is tied with demographic changes from the so-called Malthusian Frontier to a...

• Place of birth and risk of gallbladder cancer in India

  Authors:S. Mhatre, R. Nagrani, A. Budukh, S. Chiplunkar, R. Badwe, P. Patil, et al.From:Indian Journal of Cancer (Vol. 53, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  April-June 20161,988 words Report 1420LByline: S. Mhatre, R. Nagrani, A. Budukh, S. Chiplunkar, R. Badwe, P. Patil, M. Laversanne, P. Rajaraman, F. Bray, R. Dikshit Context: Within India, the incidence of gallbladder cancer (GBC) is characterized by...

• No Emergency

  Author:Grant KittrellFrom:The Carolina Quarterly (Vol. 67, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Fall-Winter 2017 Brief article, Sonne... Last night there was no emergency. Not enough to squall the siren when the water broke across the kitchen. You, by chance, glanced out the glass to see only the brake shine of ambulance casting its red prayer along a...

• Changes in cardiac index during labour analgesia: A double-blind randomised controlled trial of epidural versus combined spinal epidural analgesia - A preliminary study

  Authors:Stephanie Yacoubian, Corrina Oxford, and Bhavani KodaliFrom:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia (Vol. 61, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20173,686 words Report 1440LByline: Stephanie. Yacoubian, Corrina. Oxford, Bhavani. Kodali Background and Aims: Combined spinal-epidural (CSE) analgesia for labour and delivery is occasionally associated with foetal bradycardia. Decreases in...

• Whiteboard Use in Labor and Delivery: A Tool to Improve Patient Knowledge of the Name of the Delivery Provider and Satisfaction with Care

  Authors:Veronica Maria Pimentel, Mengyang Sun, Peter S. Bernstein, Myriam Ferzli, Mimi Kim, and Dena GoffmanFrom:Maternal and Child Health Journal (Vol. 22, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20183,767 words Author abstract 1440LAuthor(s): Verónica Maria Pimentel 1 , Mengyang Sun 1 , Peter S. Bernstein 1 , Myriam Ferzli 1 , Mimi Kim 2 , Dena Goffman 3 Author Affiliations: (Aff1) 0000000121791997, grid.251993.5, Department of Obstetrics &...

• At last - maternity statistics for England

  Author:Alison MacfarlaneFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 316, Issue 7131) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 19981,067 words Editorial After a long gestation the Department of Health has finally delivered a bulletin on maternity statistics.[1] Few routine data on maternity care in England have been published since 1985, the last year of the old...

• Can the risk of obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIs) be predicted using a risk-scoring system?

  Authors:Karl C McPherson, Andrew D Beggs, Abdul H Sultan, and Ranee ThakarFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  July 24, 20143,753 words Article 1510LAuthor(s): Karl C McPherson1 , Andrew D Beggs2 , Abdul H Sultan1 and Ranee Thakar1 Background With the modernisation of intrapartum care, morbidity and mortality associated with vaginal delivery has reduced...

• Caesarean Delivery and Subsequent Stillbirth or Miscarriage: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Authors:Sinead M. O'Neill, Patricia M. Kearney, Louise C. Kenny, Ali S. Khashan, Tine B. Henriksen, Jennifer E. Lutomski, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 23, 20138,066 words Medical condition ov... 1520LAuthor(s): Sinéad M. O'Neill 1 , * , Patricia M. Kearney 2 , Louise C. Kenny 3 , Ali S. Khashan 3 , Tine B. Henriksen 4 , Jennifer E. Lutomski 1 , Richard A. Greene 1 Introduction A recent review reported that in...