A neoprene suit, similar to the bottom half of a diving wetsuit, can help save the lives of women suffering obstetrical bleeding during childbirth, a leading cause of death among women giving birth in developing nations.
Drug treatment is a significantly less costly means of treating abnormal uterine bleeding compared with hysterectomy, according to researchers. However, many patients may still eventually have to undergo hysterectomy.
Brooklyn hospital turns to acupuncture as homeopathic option to anesthetics for mothers-to-be. Acupuncture is being combined with Western medicine during labor and delivery at the Brooklyn hospital in what officials there say could become a viable option to pain-relieving drugs.
According to a recent article published in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the addition of color Doppler imaging (CDI) to standard sonography greatly improves the accuracy of distinguishing between cancerous and non-cancerous ovarian masses prior to surgery.
HIV-positive women diagnosed with genital herpes during pregnancy appear to be quite likely to pass HIV to their infants, according to a study conducted in New York City.
Postmenopausal women who have given birth vaginally do not appear to suffer from urinary incontinence at higher rates than their sisters who have never given birth, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study published in the December Obstetrics and Gynecology journal.
A growing number of women are overweight or obese when they become pregnant, a condition that is risky to both mother and baby, a new study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo has shown.
Pregnant women who work the night shift may be more likely than those with traditional work hours to deliver prematurely, study findings suggest.
Black women, health care workers, and overweight women are at increased risk for carrying group B streptococcus (GBS) during pregnancy, new research suggests.
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