Complex human childbirth and cognitive abilities a result of walking upright
During human birth, the fetus typically navigates a tight, convoluted birth canal by flexing and rotating its head at various ...
Tag: childbirth
Women’s earnings drop after childbirth
ITHACA, N.Y. – When U.S. couples have their first child, mothers’ earnings still drop substantially relative to fathers’, and new ...
Lower chance of pregnancy and childbirth after IVF with one ovary
Women who have had one ovary surgically removed (unilateral oophorectomy) are less likely to become pregnant after in vitro fertilisation ...
Use of epidural in childbirth is linked to decreased severe maternal morbidity
In a study of vaginal births in New York State hospitals, labor neuraxial analgesia – having an epidural or combined ...
An empty stomach is delayed during childbirth, but less so in women having epidural analgesia
CHICAGO – Physician anesthesiologists prefer that laboring women have an empty stomach because of the lower risk for aspiration (inhaling) ...
Making childbirth safer in Indonesia
Every year, 295,000 maternal deaths, 2 million stillbirths, and 2.5 million neonatal deaths occur worldwide. Improved quality of care could ...
-
Famous Sterkfontein Caves deposit 1 million years older than previously thought
-
nTIDE May 2022 COVID Update: Uncertainty about inflation tempers good news for people with disabilities
-
CUNY Graduate Center wins National Science Foundation award to give graduate students a head start in bio-inspired nanotechnology
-
$5.3 million grant supports research into lung cancer recurrence
-
Adult cancer survivors have higher risk of cardiovascular disease than those without cancer, study shows
-
Scientists find trigger that sets off metastasis in pancreatic cancer