pregnancy and childbirth Archive

June 12, 2019

Baby boom hits Emergency Room; 17 employees expecting babies this year

Fourteen nurses, two doctors and a social worker walk into an Emergency Department. They’re all pregnant.

By Kristin Smart
February 14, 2019

Clinic to aid uninsured women with substance use disorders

Vanderbilt’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) was recently awarded a $200,000 grant by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) to provide increased access to medication-assisted treatment for uninsured women with substance use disorders.

By Kelsey Herbers
January 31, 2019

In utero antibiotics and obesity risk

Maternal antibiotic use during pregnancy was not associated with childhood obesity at age 5, according a national study led by a Vanderbilt pediatrician.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 2, 2019

Welcome to 2019

Say hello to Vanderbilt’s first baby of 2019, Ozlynn-Kay West.

By VUMC News and Communications
December 13, 2018

Early postpartum opioids linked with persistent usage

Vanderbilt researchers have published findings indicating that regardless of whether a woman delivers a child by cesarean section or by vaginal birth, if they fill prescriptions for opioid pain medications early in the postpartum period, they are at increased risk of developing persistent opioid use.

By Jill Clendening
November 8, 2018

Initiative to reduce C-sections showing positive results

As the worldwide medical community takes notice of the nearly doubled rate of cesarean section surgeries since 2000, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has seen a steady decrease in its rate of primary C-sections over the last 11 months.

By Kelsey Herbers
October 26, 2018

Fetal membranes and microbial threats

Understanding how cells communicate in the membranes surrounding the developing fetus could suggest new strategies for preventing infections, premature birth and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
By Leigh MacMillan
September 13, 2018

Vanderbilt employees, families focus of new OB service

The Center for Women’s Health at Vanderbilt will see the return of a service designed for Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University employees and their families.
By Jessica Pasley
July 2, 2018

Mother knows best

The first demonstration of bacterial DNA in mammalian fetal intestinal tissue suggests that the mother’s microbiome moves into the fetal intestine.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 28, 2017

“Baby” it’s cold outside

Babies born at VUMC over holidays got a special shirt
By Jennifer Wetzel
December 12, 2017

Nurse saves baby born in back seat of car in Medical Center East parking lot

Elijah Youssef will have quite a story to tell about the day he came into the world.
By Kathy Whitney
December 7, 2017

Multi-center project seeks to reduce primary cesarean births

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is one of 24 institutions nationwide seeking to reduce the incidence of primary cesarean births through an initiative sponsored by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM).
By Jessica Pasley
September 20, 2017

NSAIDs, genetics and miscarriage

A certain genetic variant, in combination with the use of anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin and ibuprofen during early pregnancy, may protect women from miscarriage.
By Leigh MacMillan