60-year-old Calgary Mother Welcomes Twins

Another 60 year old mom has delivered twins after successfully undergoing IVF treatment. Ranjit Hayer, tried for decades to have a child, enduring multiple miscarriages, surgery, even the trauma of being robbed by a fertility doctor.
She is believed to be among the oldest Canadian women to give birth.
The twin boys arrived seven weeks [...]

Asthma Risk Increased For Babies Delivered Via Caesarean Section

New research finds that babies born by caesarean section are at a 20 percent greater risk of developing asthma.
Researchers hope that this study will shed some light on the ’soaring incidence of asthma in recent decades’.
It has been shown previously to that babies born naturally are exposed to maternal vaginal and intestinal bacteria, while [...]

Study Shows Dramatic Increase In Caesarean Sections

There has been a lot of attention given lately to the increase in Caesarean births. More women are choosing to schedule the day the baby is born over waiting for their water to break.

The word is out that labour isn’t fun so some new moms are electing to undergo surgery rather than sit through [...]

Doctor Perform C-Section On A Turtle

Ladies, just when you thought the world was getting crazier and crazier, doctors at a Chinese hospital have performed a caesarean section on a turtle. Yes, I said turtle!

Keepers at Chengdu City Zoo sent the turtle, called Dabao, to hospital for an x-ray to find out why she was so lethargic, reports [...]

Epidurals May Hamper Breast Feeding

A study has been done on moms who receive epidurals during labour. While they are said to be bliss during the stress of labour, they may prevent you from breastfeeding effectively.

University of Sydney researchers looked at 1,300 women who gave birth in 1997.

A chemical in epidurals may affect babies or it may [...]