Epidurals 'hamper breastfeeding'
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Having an epidural during childbirth is linked to problems breastfeeding, a study suggests.
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Some women who get epidural  anesthesia during childbirth may have difficulty with  breastfeeding in the short- and long-term, a new study  suggests.
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Doctors can cut the risk of cerebral palsy in half for very premature babies by giving their mothers magnesium sulfate just before they give birth, new research shows.
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Breastfeeding has many benefits  for babies, but protection from obesity may not be one of them,  a UK research team reports.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Nicotine in breast milk disrupts babies' sleep patterns and shortens naps by one third, according to a new study,
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Babies whose mothers use a type of anti-depressant during pregnancy may be born with withdrawal symptoms, research suggests.
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Babies born by elective Caesarean section are more likely to develop breathing problems, a study suggests.
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Doctors can safely inject pain-killing  drugs into the spines of women who are in the early stages of  labor without increasing the risk of Caesarean section,  researchers said on Wednesday.
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Newborns whose mothers took antidepressants while pregnant may suffer withdrawal symptoms, a new report says.
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NEW YORK  - Feeding very low birth-weight  infants with mother's milk rather than formula doesn't seem to  improve their neurological development, researchers have found.
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Being born by Caesarean section could double a baby's chance of developing asthma, a survey suggests.
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Doctors mistakenly advise women in labor to delay a common pain treatment for fear that it will impede contractions and lead to a Caesarean section, researchers report.
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A recent study by researchers from the Bristol University was published in the journal Thorax. The report is likely to cause an alarm among pregnant women and mothers of newly born.
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDayNews) -- Episiotomies -- incisions that widen the vagina during childbirth -- don't reduce the risk of injury to babies when their shoulders are stuck in the birth canal, says a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine study.
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Women who choose to have a pain-killing epidural during childbirth may have more difficulty breastfeeding than those who had a drug-free delivery, according to new research.
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Babies born by Caesarean section are more likely to suffer food allergies and diarrhea during their first 12 months of life, compared to babies born vaginally.
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Pregnant women can be given a low-dose epidural early in labor without raising their chances of a Caesarean section, according to a study that could change the way obstetricians practice and make childbirth a lot less painful for many mothers-to-be.