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Vacuum-assisted birth as safe as forceps delivery
• Childbirth • Jul 02 04

When a woman has a difficult delivery, the obstetrician may resort to forceps or a vacuum device to pull the baby through the birth… Vacuum-assisted birth as safe as forceps delivery   

 
 

Study: Single embryo IVF transfer works well
• Childbirth • Jun 29 04

Transferring one embryo during each of two consecutive test tube baby treatments produces the same success rate as implanting two at once, Swedish researchers… Study: Single embryo IVF transfer works well   

 
 

Pacifiers don’t affect breastfeeding of preemie
• Childbirth • Jun 17 04

When preterm infants make the transition from tube feeding to oral feeding, starting them on a bottle seems to interfere with how well they… Pacifiers don’t affect breastfeeding of preemie   

 
 

Morning-after pill sparks controversy in Peru
• Childbirth • Jun 16 04

A move by Peru’s health minister to allow free distribution of the morning-after pill has sparked protests in the Roman Catholic country where abortion… Morning-after pill sparks controversy in Peru   

 
 

U.S. warns breast-feeding women about drug
• Childbirth • Jun 08 04

Breast-feeding women should not take the drug domperidone to boost milk production, because it may put them at risk of serious heart problems… U.S. warns breast-feeding women about drug   

 
 

Birth ‘rarely causes head injury’
• Childbirth • May 27 04

Brain haemorrhages in babies over a month old are unlikely to be caused by problem births, researchers say.

Difficult deliveries are sometimes cited as… Birth ‘rarely causes head injury’   

 
 

Woman gives birth to two sets of identical twins
• Childbirth • May 27 04

After struggling through three years of fertility treatments, Jeffery and Sheryl McGowen were blessed with identical twins. Twice.

Sheryl McGowen gave birth to two… Woman gives birth to two sets of identical twins   

 
 

Latina moms may see heavy kids as healthy kids
• Childbirth • May 27 04

When it comes to signs of a healthy child, low-income Hispanic-American mothers may put more stock in a bright smile than a slim… Latina moms may see heavy kids as healthy kids   

 
 

Safe birth hope for refugees
• Childbirth • May 24 04

Baby Carolina was wrapped in swaddling clothes in a room heated by one electric bar when charity workers first saw her in one of… Safe birth hope for refugees   

 
 

Child death ‘shortens mothers’ lives’
• Childbirth • May 24 04

The death of a child can shorten the life of their parents, particularly mothers, a study suggests.

Researchers have found that women who lose… Child death ‘shortens mothers’ lives’   

 
 

Boy births ‘more trouble’
• Childbirth • May 24 04

Women are more likely to suffer a tough labour if they are giving birth to a baby boy rather than a baby girl, says… Boy births ‘more trouble’   

 
 

‘Clone baby’ parents bar tests
• Childbirth • May 24 04

The parents of a baby said to be the world’s first human clone have suspended tests which could prove whether the claim is true.

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