International Cesarean Awareness Network

Kim Kardashian in labour in Los Angeles hospital with first daughter with ...
Daily Mail
TMZ cited sources that she had a natural birth after having contractions late Friday evening. Kim had planned to have a C-section but after suffering an infection had decided to take the precaution of going to the hospital a few weeks early, according ...

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Countdown to royal birth keeps bookmakers busy
Columbus Dispatch
Bookmakers said bets favored the duchess joining the growing band of women dubbed “too posh to push” by opting for a cesarean section instead of a natural birth. The royal family has declined to detail plans for the first child of Prince William and ...

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Birthrights Examines Soaring Cesarean Section Deliveries
Memphis Daily News (blog)
But local physicians said encouraging vaginal births after a prior cesarean section remains a challenge because most malpractice insurance providers discourage the practice. Celeste Milton, associated project director in The Center for Performance ...

MedPage Today
Birth Outcomes Worse for Oldest, Youngest Moms
MedPage Today
The previously known association between young age and preterm birth persisted after the researchers controlled for socioeconomic status and smoking, which are both risk factors for the birth complication. Babies born to first-time mothers who were ...

Home Blogs HEALTH - Consider acupuncture to promote a natural...
insideTORONTO.com (blog)
During this time you will probably feel your baby kicking up a storm from the stimulation of the acupuncture. This is normal and a very good sign. After treatment, typical reactions will include more consistent uterine contractions and the gradual ...

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DUCHESS DOES IT AGAIN - KATE MIDDLETON'S PREGNANCY BUMPS UP ...
SourceWire (press release)
The choice of Natal HypnotherapyTM module depends upon birth plans and accommodates hospital, birth centre and home births as well as caesarean, vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) and twins. Specific modules are offered to manage morning ...

Home births no longer option for women who've had C-sections
CBC.ca
There are many risks when a woman has a vaginal birth after having had a C-section, said Dr. Thomas Mainprize, head of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Saskatchewan. "I've seen blood transfusions, I've seen stillborns ...

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Home Birth, Safe Birth
The Women's International Perspective
“To have the freedom about where I wanted to give birth, as far as wanting to have water for my labor to relax me and what position I wanted to give birth in, where my baby was going to be after it was born. - I needed to have a relaxing ... Another ...

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Battle Over C-Section versus Natural Birth ...
Celebrity Dirty Laundry
... to have a vaginal birth or C-section birth should be hers alone. Giving birth to a child is not an easy task and I will never understand why someone would want to have a c section over a vaginal birth but we are talking about the Kardashian ...

Obesity During Pregnancy Could Increase Risk For Preterm Birth (STUDY)
Huffington Post
For women with severe obesity — defined as having a body mass index (BMI) between 35 and 39.9 — the risk doubled, and for women with extreme obesity (a BMI of 40 or higher), the risk was triple that faced by normal-weight women (those with a BMI ...

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Home birth after a caesarean no longer an option for Saskatoon mothers
News Talk 650 CKOM
"When I was reviewing the best practices of vaginal birth after caesarean section it talks about being in close proximity to an operating room, to a blood bank, to electronic fetal monitoring," she said. "Really you are not able to provide those things ...

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TopNews Arab Emirates
Home birth after a caesarean no longer an option for Saskatoon mothers
650 CKOM News Talk Radio
"When I was reviewing the best practices of vaginal birth after caesarean section it talks about being in close proximity to an operating room, to a blood bank, to electronic fetal monitoring," she said. "Really you are not able to provide those things ...
Home births no longer option for women who've had C-sectionsCBC.ca
Women Prefer Caesarean over Natural BirthTopNews Arab Emirates

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The Biggest Challenges For New Moms in America
PARADE
Many wished avoid a repeat C-section, but were denied. More than 30 percent of moms surveyed said that they had a cesarean birth, and about half of those were repeat cesareans. Just 14 percent of women reported having a vaginal birth after a previous ...

Pregnant women opt for Caesareans because 'they are afraid of poor care ...
Daily Mail
The updated advice says a mother-to-be should be 'fully supported in her choice' if she wishes to try for a vaginal birth after a previous Caesarean. Dr Gillian Leng, director of health and social care at Nice, said: 'Nice has developed this standard ...

Pharmacy Times
Infertility Challenges: Treatments & Health Implications
Pharmacy Times
In vitro fertilization (IVF), a different method costing about $12,000 per cycle, uses the woman' s eggs (removed through the vagina with an ultrasound-guided needle, often after the use of ovarian stimulation drugs) and the man's sperm to allow ...

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Telegraph.co.uk
New standards aim to improve quality of care after C section
OnMedica
The discussion should be arranged promptly, says NICE, because anecdotal evidence suggests widespread public confusion about caesarean sections. If a woman chooses a vaginal birth after she has previously given birth by caesarean section, she should ...
Home births no longer option for women who've had C-sectionsCBC.ca
Natural birth push to tackle trend for needless C-sectionsTelegraph.co.uk

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No more midwife support for home birth after caesarean
globalnews.ca
“The information in there talks about things that you should do if you're planning a vaginal birth after caesarean section which includes electronic fetal monitoring, immediate access to an OR or blood bank so in discussions with our group we realized ...

Why I'm Participating in the Ontario Birth Study
Huffington Post Canada
The additional blood tests and other samples are collected during my routine prenatal appointments, and the lifestyle and diet questionnaires are emailed to me by the study staff so that I can fill them out when I'm taking the train home, or relaxing ...

5 Truths About (Unplanned) C-Sections
Boston.com
An emergency c-section happens when for some reason the health of the mother or the baby are at immediate risk. An unplanned one typically happens when ... Among those risks is a higher chance that the placenta will attach to the uterus in a way that ...

Babies In Womb Make Faces & Complex Expressions, Study Shows (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post
“This suggests that we can determine the normal development of facial movements and potentially identify abnormal development too," study co-author Dr. Nadja Reissland, a senior lecturer in Durham University's psychology department, said in a written ...