Percent-predicted FEV1 measured before pregnancy did not fall 1 year after in women with highly effective cystic fibrosis ...

In a study published recently in O&G Open, Hayasaka and colleagues found prenatal exposure to phthalates and phenols was ...

The Byrd family supports the March of Dimes in their efforts to improve prenatal care, the preterm birth rate and outcomes for babies born early or with birth defects. Charlie is their inspiration.

Birthing is significantly safer for women and babies under the continuous care of obstetricians in private hospitals, ...

While all political parties have shied away from difficult challenges throughout the election campaign, Australia’s broken maternity health system is too serious a crisis to ignore. While the system ...

In conclusion, discontinuing oxytocin during the active phase of labor may slightly prolong labor by about 30 minutes, but it ...

After the baby is delivered and the cord is clamped and cut, the receiving nurse will dry the baby, noting if he is vigorous and crying (assuring a 1-minute Apgar score ... About 1.5–2 hours ...

Infants were excluded if they had a 5 min Apgar score ≤5, received chest compressions or medications for resuscitation in the delivery room, had premature rupture of membranes >7 days, received ...

A full-term normal female child of 3.1 kg with APGAR score 9nine was delivered ... strongly support the hypothesis.5 Symptoms are common in late months of pregnancy, during labour or immediate post ...