Kerala : Born in 24th week, twins survive against odds savita thakur thakur30 Jun 2016 4:24 PM ISTIn what is believed to be a first in the country, twins born prematurely in the 24th week have defied risks and survived to complete 38 weeks of their...
Caesarean sections births altering course of evolution supriya kashyap kashyap8 Dec 2016 11:58 AM ISTRegular use of caesarean sections to deliver babies is affecting the human evolution, according to a new study. An increasing number of mothers now...
Paralysed pregnant woman successfully delivers baby at Indian Spinal Injuries Centre Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Jun 2017 9:46 AM ISTNew Delhi: In an super exemplary case of treating a woman rendered paralyzed in a road accident in the eighth month of pregnancy, the doctors at...
Constant birth support tied to better outcomes for mothers and babies Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 July 2017 10:30 AM ISTMothers who receive continuous support during labor from a partner, friend or hospital worker may be less likely to need pain medications or have a...
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...
Vaginal progesterone reduces preterm birth and neonatal complications in women Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 Nov 2017 7:22 PM ISTPrematurity is the main complication of pregnancy, and 15 million babies are born preterm worldwide each year.Progesterone is a natural hormone...
New drug for labor pain may reduce dependency on epidurals: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 Aug 2018 7:28 PM ISTA new drug called remifentanil when given intravenously reduced the need for a subsequent epidural for the management of pain in about half of the...
Women with arthritis at increased risk for preterm delivery Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 Aug 2018 7:15 PM ISTWomen with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for preterm delivery (PTD) as compared to healthy...
Norepinephrine safely treats Spinal-induced hypotension during Cesarean Vinay Singh singh26 Aug 2018 7:20 PM ISTHemodynamic profile offered by Norepinephrine (NE) during Cesarean delivery (CD) is superior to that of Phenylephrine (PE) due to less fluctuations in...
Give birth no later than 40 weeks, recommends ESC to women with heart disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 Aug 2018 7:28 PM ISTPregnant women with heart disease are recommended to give birth at no later than 40 weeks gestation, according to the 2018 European Society of...
Brexanolone lifts postpartum depression within days: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Sept 2018 8:25 PM ISTAn integrated analysis of multi-site phase 2 and 3 trials of brexanolone injection are not only promising but could evolve the treatment of postpartum...
Oxytocin by I/V route more effective in prevention of postpartum hemorrhage Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 Sept 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe administration of intravenous oxytocin for the third labor stage results in less frequent blood transfusion, severe postpartum hemorrhage (PPH),...
