pregnancy and childbirth Archive — Page 7 of 7
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August 22, 2013
Initiative makes cesarean births a family affair
Robert and Michele McClellan expected the experience of their infant son’s birth via cesarean section to be like that of other women who had had the procedure — unable to witness their son’s exit from the womb and for him to be immediately whisked away. -
September 6, 2012
Study tracks hormone’s role in reducing preterm birth risk
Pregnant women who have had prior preterm births may avoid a subsequent early birth if given progestogens, which are natural or synthetic forms of progesterone, a female hormone that naturally increases during pregnancy, a Vanderbilt analysis shows. -
April 19, 2012
MRSA in pregnancy may be less dangerous than previously thought
Vanderbilt pediatric infectious disease researchers studying antibiotic-resistant staph say fears that mothers carrying the germ may set their newborns up for infection are unfounded. -
January 20, 2012
Pumping up the pancreas in pregnancy
A strain of mutant mice provide a novel model for studying glucose intolerance and gestational diabetes during pregnancy and suggest that certain molecules may be useful for therapeutic applications. -
July 20, 2011
Dad’s diet influences birth timing
It may be possible to prevent preterm birth by modifying the father’s diet before a baby's conception.