All Posts Tagged With: "Labour and Delivery"

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23
Sep
2009

Indonesian Mom Gives Birth To 19.2lb Baby!!

Wholly schmuckers! An Indonesian woman has given birth to a 19.2-pound baby boy, the heaviest newborn ever recorded in the country.

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20
Jul
2009

Doctor Wants Dads Banned From Labour Ward – Childbirth Too Tramautic

London obstetrician Michel Odent wants parents-to-be to know that their birthing experience may go a whole lot smoother if dad waits in the hall.

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26
Jun
2009

C-Section Not Best Option For Breech Birth

According to new guidelines by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada physicians should no longer automatically opt to perform a cesarean section in the case of a breech birth.

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15
Jun
2009

Pregnancy Experts Warn Against Inducing Labour

Leaders of Canada’s pregnancy specialists are urging doctors not to induce labour until after the 41st week unless there are compelling medical reasons.

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28
Apr
2009

Dancing Through Labor

Dancing through labor has become increasingly popular as moms try to find natural ways to deal with contractions.

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16
Apr
2009

Husband Helps Deliver Wife’s Surprise Baby

A surprised Michigan dad helped deliver his wife’s baby boy despite not knowing she was pregnant.

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30
Nov
2008

If You Meet A Pregnant Woman – Say Something Nice!

As I enter into my last month of pregnancy, I must say that I will be glad to have the baby in my arms soon.
This is not because I don’t like being pregnant, but because I would like all of the pregnancy horror stories to end.
Even though I already have a son, I [...]

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4
Sep
2008

Study: Mothers Bond Better with Babies Born Naturally

A new study reveals that women who have a natural birth form stronger bonds with their babies than those who deliver by Caesarean section.
Stimulation of the cervix and vagina during natural birth releases hormones that generate powerful feelings critical to a woman’s performance as a mother immediately after delivery.
But a Caesarean delivery in which the [...]

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14
Aug
2008

California Mom Gives Birth On Front Lawn Solo

When Jessica Higgins woke up yesterday morning, she probably had no idea that by the end of the day she would be a mom and that the baby would be delivered in the middle of her front lawn!
But that is exactly what happened.
The California mom had just arrived home from the mall, with her 2-year-old [...]

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17
Jun
2008

Ricki Lake Defends Documentary

Ricki Lake responds to physicians groups that have singled her out for bringing attention to at-home childbirth.
The 39-year-old former talk-show host was called out in a recent statement by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists that says the home is not the safest setting for having a baby.
In her film The Business [...]

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13
Jun
2008

Woman’s Belly Ache Was A Baby

What is with women going into labour and not even knowing they were pregnant?
A UK mom, who didn’t know she was pregnant, started getting pains on her 23rd birthday. She decided to have a bath to ease her ‘tummy ache’ – and gave birth to a baby boy.
After baby Aaron appeared, the new mom grabbed [...]

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30
May
2008

Amazing Baby Stuns Doctors By Growing Outside The Womb

Durga Thangarajahhas been hailed as a “miracle” after she survived a full-term pregnancy outside the womb.
The little fighter was delivered by caesarian at Darwin Private Hospital on Thursday, after spending almost nine months growing inside her mother’s right ovary — stretching the organ’s tissue as thin as paper.
Obstetrician Dr Andrew Miller said the chances [...]

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