Prematurity leads to long-term disability in 1 million newborns yearly : WHO Vinay Singh singh17 Dec 2018 7:20 PM ISTAccording to a new joint report by UNICEF and WHO an estimated 1 million small and sick newborns survive with a long-term disability. This is out of...
Antenatal metformin does not benefit obese pregnant women: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 Dec 2018 7:30 PM ISTAustralia: Metformin gave in addition to dietary and lifestyle advice initiated at 10–20 weeks’ gestation does not improve pregnancy and birth...
New study links Night and weekend deliveries to higher complications Hina Zahid1 March 2019 7:15 PM ISTA new study links Night and weekend deliveries to higher complications.The study finds that the number of delivery complications in hospitals is...
Deliveries conducted at home three times more dangerous than hospital deliveries Hina Zahid12 March 2019 7:25 PM ISTHome deliveries three times more dangerous than hospital deliveries.According to researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and its...
Prophylactic antibiotics after assisted childbirth decrease Sepsis risk: Lancet Hina Zahid14 May 2019 7:30 PM ISTProphylactic antibiotics after assisted childbirth decrease Sepsis risk finds a new study.Giving a single dose of preventative antibiotics to all...
ICSI offers no benefit over IVF in treating female infertility Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 July 2019 7:28 PM ISTAustria: Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is an increasingly popular technique in achieving fertilization through assisted reproduction among...
Headache after Epidural administration for labor may up Subdural Hematoma risk Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 Sept 2019 7:28 PM ISTCanada: Women with postdural puncture headache associated with neuraxial anesthesia in childbirth are at an increased risk of intracranial subdural...
Presurgical irrigation with Povidone-iodine may prevent endometritis after cesarean, finds AJOG study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Oct 2019 7:28 PM ISTFlorida: Presurgical vaginal irrigation with povidone-iodine 1% reduced the risk of endometritis, postoperative wound infections, and fever most...
95 percent of ailments in India treated by allopathy, says NSS Survey Garima25 Nov 2019 9:31 AM ISTNew Delhi: 95% of ailments in both rural and urban India, were treated by allopathy, revealed the results of a survey by National Statistical Office...
Childbirth increases breast cancer risk in young women Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 Jan 2019 9:16 AM ISTContrary to the popular belief that childbirth provides protection against breast cancer, a new study suggests that childbirth does not avert the...
Cesarean delivery carries least risk of pelvic floor disorders after childbirth: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 Dec 2018 7:25 PM ISTBaltimore, Maryland: According to a new study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins and the Greater Baltimore Medical Center, cesarean delivery...
