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'Obese and Expecting': Doctors Perform C-Section On Morbidly Obese Woman

Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Tlc, Morbid Obesity, Epidurals, Pregnancy, Weight Loss, Tv Replay, Obese and Expecting, Morbidly Obese, Pregnancy Complications, C-Section, Childbirth, TV News

On the hour-long TLC special, "Obese and Expecting" (Thu., 9 p.m. ET on TLC) Thursday night, viewers saw close-up how difficult giving birth can be fo...

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Birth in Brazil

Ricki Lake | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Brazilian-Women, The Business of Being Born, Ricki Lake the Business of Being Born, Cesarean Section, Rio De Janeiro, C-Section, Global Motherhood, G-20 Summit, Global Financial Crisis, Glee, Impact News

The cultural fear is so intense that many Brazilian women are terrified of experiencing even the slightest contraction and believe that a vaginal birth will damage their bodies irreparably. Secondly, the physicians and pediatricians do not practice in groups and must be on call for their private patients 24/7.

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Shh! It's Almost Mother's Day

Randi Hutter Epstein, MD, MPH | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Motherhood, Global Maternal Health, Maternal Health, Maternal Mortality, No Mother's Day, Every Mother Counts, Silent Mother's Day, Christy Turlington Burns, Postpartum-Hemorrhage, Christy Turlington, C-Section Rate in U.S., Global Motherhood, C-Section, Video, Impact News

I was utterly flabbergasted to hear that Christy Turlington Burns, a motherhood advocate, model and mother of a son and a daughter, was calling all mothers to "Just Say No to Mother's Day."

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One Thing I Won't Feel Guilty About

Jamie Anne Richardson | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Motherhood, Formula Feeding, Acid Reflux, Benefits of Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding, C-Section, Infant Acid Reflux, New Mom, Parents News

I believe that women should have the right to choose whether formula or nursing is best for them without the guilt and judgement of other moms.

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C-Sections Not Always Best For Preemies

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Preterm Births, C-Sections, Video, Natural Birth, Premature Birth, Preemies, Cesarean Section, C-Section Premature Birth, Cesarean, Vaginal Birth, Global Motherhood, C-Section, C-Section Preterm Birth, Parents News

Cesarean sections may not be best for preterm babies who are small for their gestational age, a new study found. It suggests than those infants have n...

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C-sections and Pre-term Births on the Decline -- Is There a Link?

Adam Wolfberg, M.D. | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Preventing-Premature-Delivery, Cesarean Section, C-Section, Prematurity, Cesarean, C-Section Decline, C-Section Premature Birth, Health News, Cesarean Section Decline, C-Section Preterm Birth, Healthy Living News

The c-section rate in the U.S. actually declined in 2010 from the previous year (from 32.9 percent to 32.8 percent) for the first time in a decade, and the preterm birth rate dropped for the fourth straight year to 12 percent.

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Too Posh To Push? C-sections On Demand

AP | By MARIA CHENG | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Parents-New-Moms, Giving Birth, Cesarean Section, Parents-Pregnancy, Natural Births, Pregnancy, Cesarean Births, C-Sections on Rise, C-Section, Parents News

LONDON -- Pregnant women in Britain, where the government provides free health care, may soon be able to get a cesarean section on demand thanks to a ...

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New Risk For Pregnant Women Considering C-Section

AP | By LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: C-Section Risks, Cesarean Section, Risks During C-Section, Dvt, Pregnancy, Bv-Parenting, Birth Risks, Deep Vein Thrombosis, C-Section, Pregnancy Advice, Parents News

WASHINGTON -- New advice for pregnant women: If you're getting a C-section, special inflating boots strapped on your legs may lower the risk of a bloo...

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C-Section Rates Reach All Time High

Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Birth, C-Sections, Healthy, Cesarean Section, Pregnant Women, Parents-Pregnancy, Pregnancy, Vaginal Birth, Babies, Elected Surgery, C-Section, Planned C-Section, Healthy Living News

More American women are having Cesarian section deliveries than ever before. According to a new report released today by HealthGrades, titled Obst...

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Oh, Boy: Giant Baby Born In California

Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: California, Glen Davis, Natividad Medical Center, Cesarean, Matthew Anthony Maldanado, Anatomical Wonders, Salinas, Babies, Guinness Book of World Records, C-Section, Big Baby Davis, Weird News News

Move over, Glen Davis: the Boston Celtics player's nickname, "Big Baby," might well be stolen by a California newborn. Matthew Anthony Maldanado we...

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I Don't Care How My Baby Is Born

Cara McDonough | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Cesarean Section, Vbac, C-Section, Childbirth, Childbirth Options, Natural Birth, Chilbirth Choice, Choice Childbirth, Pregnancy, Healthy Living News

Like every parent on the planet, all I want is a healthy child (boring), and what I find strange about this experience is that I'm allowed -- and expected -- to make a decision regarding this desired outcome.

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PersonhoodUSA: Promoting a Radical, Fetal-Separatist Agenda

Lynn M. Paltrow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Pregnancy, Women's Rights, Women's Health, C-Section, Childbirth, Fetal Rights, Denver News

Next week, people in Colorado will be voting on Amendment 62, a ballot measure sponsored by PersonhoodUSA. This organization seeks to establish the "p...

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Scientists Expect C-Section Rate To Keep Rising

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Health, Cesarean Section, Cesarean, Cesarean Births, Parenting, Cesarean Deliveries, C Section, C-Section Births, C-Section, Healthy Living News

WASHINGTON — More women will be giving birth by C-section for the foreseeable future, government scientists said Monday, releasing a study into the ...

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New Guidelines Aim To Reduce Repeated C-sections

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Repeated C-Section, C-Sections, C-Section, Health, Repeat C-Section, Caesarean Section, C-Section-Births, Caesarean, Healthy Living News

WASHINGTON — Most women who've had a C-section, and many who've had two, should be allowed to try labor with their next baby, say new guidelines...

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My Experience With a Doula During Childbirth

Dana H. Glazer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Doula, Natural Birth, Health, C-Section, Childbirth, Caesarian Birth, Caesarian Section, Healthy Living News

Consider the percentage of caesarian births in this country and how those statistics might change with an experienced doula by your side, giving you and your partner the support you deserve.

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C-Section Births Hit Record High: One In Three American Babies

ABC News | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Birth, Infants, Women's Health, Health, C-Section, Child Birth Trend, C-Section Births, Healthy Living News

It is now the most common surgical procedure in American hospitals: one in every three babies in the U.S. now come into the world by caesarian section...

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Amnesty International Report on U.S. Maternal Health

TIME | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Pregnancy Related Death, Health, Pregnancy, Motherhood, Health Care, C-Section, Pregnancy Complications, Healthy Living News

The report, titled "Deadly Delivery," notes that the likelihood of a woman's dying in childbirth in the U.S. is ﬁve times as great as in Greece, fou...

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Panel: Women Need Chance To Avoid Repeat C-section

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Birth, Women, Cesarean Section, Health Advice, Health, Women's Health, Pregnancy, Health Tips, Diabetes, Obesity, Wellness, C-Section, Childbirth, Healthy Living News

WASHINGTON — Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel that...

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Should Obese Moms Not Eat For Two?

ABC News | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: High Blood Pressure, Women's Health, Health, Obesity Epidemic, Nutrition, Ketones, Pregnancy, Diabetes, Obesity, Diet, Kaiser Permanente, C-Section, Obese Women, Healthy Living News

More than half of women in the United States are overweight or obese when they become pregnant, and most go on to gain more than the recommended amoun...

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Top 10 Women's Health Stories Of The Decade: Nothing Replaces A Woman's Wisdom

Christiane Northrup, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Technology has its place, but it doesn't replace a woman's wisdom. Here are some key stories from the last 10 years that highlight the innate wisdom and intelligence of a woman's body.

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A Woman's Nation: Reclaim Your Right To Birth Right

Christiane Northrup, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Maternal Death, Women's Health, A Woman's Nation, Health, Ina May Gaskin, Cesarean Section, Christiane Norrthrup, C-Section, Healthcare, Healthy Living News

I have spent the last 30 years educating women about the wisdom of their bodies, including their innate ability to birth normally. Yet our so-called healthcare system...sees the female body and its processes (like labor) as an accident waiting to happen.

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Insurance Denials for Pregnant Moms

Barbara Dehn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Public Health Insurance Plan, Prenatal, High Blood Pressure, Pregnant, Ob/Gyn, Pregnancy, Diabetes, Prenatal Care, C-Section, Politics News

Insurance companies have no liability or risk if they chose not to cover prenatal tests. And since health care providers must do these tests, whether they are paid for or not, OB providers and hospitals absorb the cost.

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American Life League: Anti-Abortion "Personhood" Measures Really Will Hurt All Pregnant Women

Lynn M. Paltrow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Life League, Abortion, Cesarean Section, Personhood, Egg Is Person, Pregnancy, Pro-Life, C-Section, Politics News

What the American Life League provides is a defense of court orders forcing pregnant women to have cesarean surgery against their will.

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C-Sections Best For Baby When Close To Due Date

AP | STEPHANIE NANO | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women's Health, Personal Health, C Section, Health, C-Section, Healthy Living News

NEW YORK — Babies do better after a scheduled Caesarean section if they're born no sooner than seven days before their due date, a new large stu...

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