Hospitals Best for Vaginal Birth After C-Section
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NEW YORK  - For women preparing to give  birth, out-of-hospital delivery is not recommended if they have  had a previous cesarean section and wish to attempt vaginal  delivery, researchers report.
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WASHINGTON Nov 23, 2004 - More than a quarter of the babies born in the United States last year were delivered by Caesarean section, a record high for the surgical method that is a controversial subject among both obstetricians and mothers.
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LONDON -- First-time Caesarean section births for women with no identified medical risks or complications have risen sharply in the United States, according to research published today.
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Having a nurse visit the home a few days after a woman has a baby reduces the number of newborns being readmitted to the hospital with jaundice or dehydration
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LONDON, Oct 22 (IPS) - The Women Deliver conference held in London last  week has reminded a lot of people in the world of healthcare how  much more they need to deliver to make pregnancy and childbirth  safer for women.
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Physical therapy aimed at strengthening the pelvic floor muscles may help many women who suffer lingering incontinence months after giving birth, a study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Rankings of the top 50 "America's Best Hospitals" for heart care and heart surgery by the US News and World Report are for the most part in line with outcomes of patients.
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PORTLAND, Maine - Whether it's blue or spotted or striped, the standard issue hospital gown is drafty and revealing. It's embarrassing for just about anyone who's spent a night in a medical center...
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Women who attempt normal deliveries after previous Caesarean sections run a very low risk of uterine tears and other complications, doctors leading a nationwide study said Tuesday.
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Newborns who are visited by nurses at home shortly after their mother&#39;s return from the hospital are less likely to require emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations.
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Just more than one in four babies born in the United States in 2003 were delivered by cesarean section, the highest rate on record, according to a federal government report released Tuesday.
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(National-NBC) Oct. 29, 2004 - A new study finds overweight and obese women have longer labors than healthy weight women. Researchers say this could increase the risk for complications such as cesarean section births.
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By Suzanne Hoholik, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Feb. 12--Ideally, patients could go to any central Ohio hospital and, with a few taps on a keyboard, staff members could read their medical histories.
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Where would you rather have your baby delivered -- at a prestigious Boston teaching hospital or at a community hospital near your home? My guess is most people would opt for the teaching hospital.
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A hospital spokeswoman says a baby cut from her mother&#39;s body is &quot;in remarkably good condition&quot; after the ordeal. The baby, Victoria Jo Stinnett, is in the neonatal intensive care unit at a Topeka, Kansas, hospital.
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First-time caesarean section births for women with no identified medical risks or complications have risen sharply in the United States, according to research published on Friday.
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This time, Doris Madden found her stay at the hospital a more pleasant one. During a recent visit to Sharp Grossmont Hospital&#39;s new emergency department, a private room made all the difference, said Madden, 75.