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Thinking of Having a Baby? Get Pre-Pregnancy Care First

Posted by Samantha Gluck in Women's Health Topics on March 1, 2011

Preconception care includes the care a woman receives before pregnancy and between pregnancies. The physician, usually an obstetrician – gynecologist, will review social behaviors in addition to biomedical history and current health status of a female patient of childbearing age. The goal of preconception care is to detect and treat any potential risks or adverse […]

Caesarean section, Congenital disorder, Folic acid, Institute of Medicine, Neural tube defect, pregnancy, Prenatal care, University of Toronto, women's health

Cesarean Section on Demand? Go Vaginal!

Posted by Samantha Gluck in Women's Health Topics on February 24, 2011

Cesarean section involves delivering a baby through an incision in the abdominal wall and uterus instead of through the vagina. The rate of babies delivered by cesarean section (C-section) in the U.S. reached 30 percent in 2007, an increase of over 50 percent since the 1990s. Is this increase medically warranted or are mothers demanding […]

Caesarean section, cesarean on demand, Childbirth, infant, National Institute of Health, Placental abruption, pregnancy, Pregnancy and Birth, Vaginal birth after caesarean