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Pregnant or Thinking About It? 10 Prenatal Tips (US News & World Report) Advice from the experts can help keep a developing baby safe and on track. Researchers find no link between IVF and breast cancer (Guardian Unlimited) Fertility treatment does not increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study of more than 25,000 women in the Netherlands. The large study will help to reassure patients concerned that the powerful hormone doses that are part of fertility treatment might put them at risk of developing the disease in the future. At the beginning of an IVF treatment cycle, women are ... New setup aids docs, nurses (Albany Democrat-Herald) LEBANON — Communication has taken a step forward at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital with the addition of an OBIX Perinatal Data System. Photos: Second cesarean with hypno-anesthesia in Iran (Payvand Iran News) For the second time in the country, Iranian doctors have used hypnosis as the sole anesthetic to deliver a baby via cesarean section. Dr. Roya Khodaei Ob/Gyn, performed the C-section at Paiambaran hospital in Tehran. Dr. Hossein Almasian was the clinical hypnotherapist who used hypnosis on the mother Sara Tavassoli. Birth Center reprieve doesn't solve overall malpractice issues (Gloucester Daily Times) The decision by Northeast Health System trustees to keep the North Shore Birth Center open for the time being is welcome news. The affinity parents from throughout the region have for the facility, which offers natural birthing on the campus of Beverly Hospital, came through loud and clear in the cries of protest that followed a Nov. 5 announcement that it might close. ARMC offers new fetal care program (Chillicothe Gazette) Ross County patients who require pre-conception counseling or high-risk prenatal care and who previously had to go to Columbus to receive it now can access those services locally through Adena Health System's new Maternal Fetal Medicine program. Biovitrum AB (publ) and Symphogen A/S have completed the first part of a clinical proof of mechanism study of the recombinant human polyclonal antibody product Sym001 for future prevention of Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn that can occur in RhD-negative mothers carrying a RhD-positive fetus. This can lead to an immune reaction causing destruction of the red blood cells in the newborn, which ... Editor, In Benjamin Sanchez's column, "Abortion a modern-day injustice," he claims abortion is analogous to slavery. This is absolutely irrational. He is accurate in saying slavery denied black people their "fundamental human rights," but there is no basis for a reasonable comparison between that and the fetus in the womb of a woman. No charge for Greece woman in death of fetus (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) A Greece woman accused of intentionally running down a pregnant city woman last week will not face charges for the death of the injured woman's unborn child, according to the Monroe County District Attorney's Office. UMC Expected To Cut Free Pre - Natal Services (KTNV Las Vegas) University Medical Center's plan to cut programs to cut costs is raising alarm among local non-profit agencies. Along with outpatient cancer treatments, the hospital also plans to end free prenatal services. Angelina Jolie Gives Up Breast Feeding Twins (Fox News) Says three months of Knox and Vivienne taking turns 'about as much as I could do' Expecting parents: What is a doula? (MSNBC) Greek for "a woman who serves," a doula can help comfort, inform and encourage a laboring woman, satisfying needs that hospital staff and family can't always tend to. Find out how a doula might fit into your birth experience. Private Eye | Collateral Damage: Don't devalue your friends, Dan. (Salt Lake City Weekly) I wonder what to make of some online comments lately that question my decision to cut the umbilical cord/link between Savage Love columnist Dan Savage and the City Weekly Website (the column has never run in the paper). Savage recently had called for a boycott of not only all things LDS, Mormon and Utah, but seemingly all things starting with the letter U. As a Utah native, I found no reason to ... The following is a summary of selected women's health-related blog entries. What is the real cost? (Mandurah Mail) THE recent cases, thankfully highlighted by the media, where the Immigration Department has discriminated against a German doctor and an English midwife because they have Downs Syndrome sons is shocking and calls for the amendment of the Disabilities Discrimination Act. State Tries to Save Obstetrics at a Hospital in Brooklyn (New York Times) The State Health Department said it would loan money to Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn to help keep its obstetric and pediatric services operating. MIDWIFE 20081119 (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 20081119 Top 10 midwife board examinees (Philippine Daily Inquirer) MANILA, Philippines—Following are the midwife licensure examinees who garnered the 10 highest places 2,224 pass midwifery board exam (Philippine Daily Inquirer) MANILA, Philippines—A total of 2,224 out of 4,179 passed the Midwife Licensure Examination given by the Board of Midwifery this November, the Professional Regulation Commission announced Wednesday. Hasil broke a newborn’s leg (Northern Star) THE disgraced formerobstetrics registrar Dr Roman Hasil broke the leg of a baby during a cesarean delivery at Lismore Base Hospital, the baby’s mother has claimed. Sequenom plans to expand "snip" opportunity (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Sequenom Inc.'s best-known product is designed to test for Down syndrome, but the genetic testing products company said Tuesday that there may be an even larger market is other kinds of prenatal testing. Councilwoman criticized for Catholic remarks (The State) HILTON HEAD ISLAND -- Several Beaufort County residents and officials expressed surprise and anger Tuesday after County Councilwoman Laura Von Harten criticized the Roman Catholic Church’s stance on women and reproductive rights during a rezoning discussion Monday. Von Harten brought up church positions that don’t allow women to become priests and on “uterus rights” while the Land Management ... Beverly Hospital shelves plan to close natural birthing center (Boston Globe) As a phalanx of sign-carrying mothers rallied outside, their babies bundled against the earlymorning cold, Beverly Hospital trustees yesterday backed down from a plan to cease deliveries at the hospital's natural birthing center, one of only two such facilities in the state. Props Add Punch to Pilates Workouts (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) STOTT PILATES® releases final DVD titles featuring props that add variety and meet special needs for prenatal, cardio and conditioning. Woman has baby after first ovary transplant (Guardian Unlimited) It is good news for the 38-year old German woman who last year received pioneering ovary transplant surgery at the Infertility Centre in St Louis , Missouri. At 2.50pm today her baby daughter was delivered by Caesarean section. She weighed in at 7lb 15oz and is 54 centimetres long. The decision to deliver the baby by c-section at 40 weeks and one day into the pregnancy was not connected ... Midwife licensing to return to Legislature (The Times-News) A bill licensing Idaho midwives to dispense certain medications, among other things, will return for the 2009 Legislature. Video: C-section: What to expect (Mayo Clinic) Narrator: About one in four women delivers her baby via Caesarean section, or C-section, as it is commonly known. Although vaginal delivery is the natural and preferred method for childbirth, a C-section may be performed for the safety of mother and baby. Remarks about church provoke criticism (The State) Several Beaufort County residents and officials expressed surprise and anger Tuesday after County Councilwoman Laura Von Harten criticized the Roman Catholic Church’s stance on women and reproductive rights during a rezoning discussion Monday. Von Harten brought up church positions that don’t allow women to become priests and on “uterus rights” while the Land Management Committee debated whether ... Angelina: Breast Feeding Twins Is 'Very Hard' (People Magazine) The actress says that breast feeding Knox and Vivienne for three months was "as much as I could do" Idaho midwives to again seek licensing bill (KBCI Boise) The bill would require midwives to be licensed under standards based on the "certified professional midwife" credential from the National Commission on Certifying Agencies. Prenatal Diagnosis Improved By Microarray Analysis (Medical News Today) A "chip" or array that can quickly detect disorders such as Down syndrome or other diseases associated with chromosomal abnormalities proved an effective tool in prenatal diagnosis in a series of 300 cases at Baylor College of Medicine, said researchers in a report that appears in the current issue of the journal Prenatal Diagnosis. In the report, a team led by Dr. Arthur Beaudet and Dr. More birth defects seen with fertility treatment (San Francisco Chronicle) Infants conceived as a result of infertility treatments are two to four times more likely to have certain types of birth defects than children conceived naturally, according to one of the nation's largest studies on the issue. The defects, which frequently... Microchips may help improve prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome (New Kerala) Washington, Nov 18 : Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine have established that a micro 'chip' or array can prove effective in prenatal diagnosis of disorders such as Down syndrome or other diseases associated with chromosomal abnormalities. Microarray analysis improves prenatal diagnosis (News-Medical-Net) A "chip" or array that can quickly detect disorders such as Down syndrome or other diseases associated with chromosomal abnormalities proved an effective tool in prenatal diagnosis in a series of 300 cases at Baylor College of Medicine, said researchers in a report that appears in the current issue of the journal Prenatal Diagnosis. Bizarre: Bake your own 'fetus cookies' (WorldNet Daily) One company offers Roe v. Wade enthusiasts an unusual way to celebrate the Supreme Court's abortion ruling – with fetus-shaped cookies. Hogmalion sells "Fetal Bites: America's #1 Fetus Cookie Cutter" for $10 on its website. Umbilical Cord Stem Cells (WHOI Peoria) By Jen Christensen Monday, November 17, 2008 at 8:59 p.m. When your children were born, did you donate their umbilical cord blood for stem cell research. You might be surprised that most people do not think this is controversial. Nursing posters to display knowledge in presentation (The Pine Log) From 2 to 5 p.m. today, students from a Nursing and Research class at SFA will hold a poster presentation for the staff of Memorial Hospital in Nacogodoches. The presentations will follow the theme of 'What's New In Nursing.' Some of the topics covered will be SIDS, C-section vs. Cord Blood America, Inc. , the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company focused on bringing the life saving potential of stem cells to families nationwide and internationally, said today that its founder and CEO, Matthew Schissler, in reviewing the year's financial performance, predicted that 2009 will be an excellent, milestone year for stem cell companies, including CBAI. St. Luke's Hospital to launch umbilical cord blood donation program on Dec. 1 (The Kansas City Star) Expecting a baby? There's a way your new child can become a lifesaver before he or she is even out of diapers. The bloom of birth (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) Hoping to conceive? Pregnant? Blooma, a center with everything from prenatal yoga classes to workshops on eco-conscious baby care, offers resources and support. Aborted fetus found in Tondo creek (GMA News) MANILA, Philippines - An aborted fetus was found Saturday night drifting along a creek in Tondo district in Manila, the 15th to be found in the city in a span of two months. Aborted fetus found in Tondo creek (Philippine Daily Inquirer) MANILA--Another aborted fetus was found Saturday evening, drifting along a creek in Tondo, Manila. Umbilical Cord Blood Bank Expanded to KC (FOX 2 News St. Louis) Women who give birth at Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., will be able to donate blood from their umbilical cords for use in disease treatments beginning Dec. 1. It's the only public cord donation program in the Kansas City area. The new opportunity is an expansion of the St. Louis Cord Blood Bank, a program of SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center. Donated cord blood cells ... HypnoFertility Specialist (About.com) Featured Holistic Healer: Tameko Jones, Certified HypnoBirthing ChildBirth Educator, Doula Assistant and HypnoFertility Specialist, is passionate about her work and is committed to helping individuals and couples achieve their... Umbilical cord blood helpful (The Times of India) LONDON: Children with heart defects have new hope with scientists on track to develop perfectly-matched new heart valves using stem cells from their umbilical cord blood. |
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