Las tasas de natalidad de EE. UU. continúan en descenso
MARTES, 10 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Continuando una tendencia de décadas de longevidad, el porcentaje de mujeres estadounidenses que han tenido alguna vez un hijo se redujo de nuevo en las cifras más recientes de los Centros para el Contro…
Learn MoreU.S. Birth Rates Continue to Fall
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Continuing a decades-long trend, the percentage of American women who’ve ever had a child declined again in the latest figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”A lower percentage of w…
Learn MoreWorse Perinatal Outcomes Seen for Babies Born to Minority Moms
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In high- and upper-middle-income countries, babies born to women from underserved and underrepresented racial and ethnic groups have an increased risk for adverse perinatal outcomes, according to a study publi…
Learn MoreVaginal Birth After C-Section Tied to Later Pelvic Floor Surgery
THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among women with a previous cesarean section, giving birth via a subsequent planned vaginal birth is associated with an increased risk for undergoing later pelvic floor surgery, according to a study published…
Learn MorePercentage of U.S. Home Births Continued to Increase in 2021
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The percentage of home births continued to increase from 2020 to 2021, reaching the highest levels since 1990, according to the Nov. 17 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers…
Learn MoreU.S. Home Births Reach Highest Level in Three Decades
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More pregnant women in the United States are choosing to deliver their babies at home rather than in hospitals, a trend that may have been influenced by the pandemic. A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P…
Learn MoreDecline in Stillbirth Rates in United States Has Stalled
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A decline in the stillbirth rate was evident from 1980 to 2005, but then increased and stabilized, according to a study published in the Dec. 1 issue of The Lancet Regional Health – Americas.Cande V. Ananth…
Learn MoreKept Home Under Lockdown, U.S. Couples May Have Spurred a ‘Baby Bump’
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic brought about a lot of changes in people’s lives. For many, that included a new baby.The United States saw a “baby bump” in 2021 described in a new study as “the first major reversal in declining …
Learn MoreGenes for Stillbirth May Be Passed Down by Male Relatives
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Stillbirth is heartbreaking tragedy for parents, but exactly what raises the risk of it remains elusive.Certain health conditions in a pregnant woman can be a factor, but new research came up with a surpris…
Learn MorePrevious Cancer Treatment Not Tied to Higher Stillbirth Rate
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cancer diagnosis and treatment for adolescent girls and young adult women does not appear to increase the risk of a stillbirth with a later pregnancy, according to a study published Aug. 27 in the Journal of t…
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