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Melody Lynch-Kimery had a fairly routine pregnancy. But when she got to the hospital for delivery, she says things quickly turned dangerous.After an…
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Courtney Reimlinger was breastfeeding her week-old son last year when she felt a pain in her chest.The pain was excruciating, the 23-year-old Indianapolis…
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To say Tara had maternity leave at all would be a misnomer. Her job offers no paid parental leave, putting her in the same boat with 88 percent of the…
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Doulas provide emotional support for a woman through pregnancy and childbirth. A study finds that women with doulas are less likely to have cesarean or preterm births.
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In the United States, nearly one third of infants are born through C-section, despite evidence that these babies have more health problems than those…
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MILFORD, Del. – When the only hospital in this southern Delaware town saw two of its four obstetricians move away, it knew it had to do something to…
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Which hospital parents pick to deliver their baby can have serious cost consequences, according to a new study.Hospital costs for women who had no…
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Giving the newborn one last boost of blood from the placenta may help increase social and motor skills at age 4, a study finds. Earlier studies have found health benefits in infancy.
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Achieving pregnancy with in vitro fertilization depends largely on your age. But other factors contribute, too. A study compares two online tools aimed at giving couples a realistic sense of the odds.
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The rate of women worldwide who die in childbirth has dropped by more than 40 percent over the past two decades. But does this rosy global health statistic overstate the extent of change?