Big bundle of joy: Vietnam woman gives birth to 7 kg baby Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Oct 2017 7:30 PM ISTA Vietnamese mother had the shock of her life when her newborn son weighed in at a whopping 7.1 kilograms (15.7 pounds), one of the heaviest births...
ACOG recommends five must follow quality measures for high-risk pregnancies Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 Oct 2017 8:00 PM ISTThe United States spends significantly more money on the delivery of healthcare yet experiences inferior results. Some measures exist in the...
New insights into leading cause of miscarriage, birth defects discovered supriya kashyap kashyap14 Oct 2017 7:05 PM ISTTwo recent Northwestern University studies shed new light on the mystery of the leading cause of birth defects and miscarriage, laying the foundation...
Fever in early pregnancy linked to birth defects Ruby khatun khatun13 Oct 2017 7:15 PM ISTResearchers have known for decades that fevers in the first trimester of pregnancy increase risk for some heart defects and facial deformities such as...
Epidural analgesia doesn't slow second stage of labor : Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 Oct 2017 11:00 AM ISTEpidural analgesia - a mix of anesthetics and narcotics delivered by catheter placed close to the nerves of the spine - is the most effective method...
Vaccinating mothers against whooping cough during pregnancy protects infants : Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 Oct 2017 10:30 AM ISTVaccinating mothers against whooping cough during pregnancy may prevent 9 out of 10 severe cases of this potentially fatal respiratory infection in...
Avoid these common antibiotics during pregnancy : CMAJ supriya kashyap kashyap10 Oct 2017 11:30 AM ISTMany classes of common antibiotics, such as macrolides, quinolones, tetracyclines, sulfonamides and metronidazole, were associated with an increased...
Asthma increases risk of preeclampsia in pregnancy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Oct 2017 10:00 AM ISTWomen with asthma suffer more often from preeclampsia (PE) and run a higher risk of giving birth to underweight babies. These and other complications...
Carboprost is better for postpartum haemorrhage prophylaxis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli5 Oct 2017 10:10 AM ISTThe most accepted definition of postpartum haemorrhage is any bleeding from or into the genital tract following delivery of the baby, excessive enough...
It is Safe to Receive Flu Shot During Pregnancy : ACOG Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 Oct 2017 10:30 AM ISTA recent publication has reported a safety signal concerning influenza vaccination when given very early in the first trimester. In this study,...
High BP during pregnancy raises child's risk of obesity supriya kashyap kashyap2 Oct 2017 9:30 AM ISTWhen expectant mothers have elevated blood pressure during pregnancy, it may raise their children's risk of developing childhood obesity, according to...
Immunotherapy an effective treatment option in selected breast cancer patients : Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 Oct 2017 9:40 AM ISTImmunotherapy drugs could help some breast cancer patients based on the genetic changes in their tumours, researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger...
