Giving birth over 30 - The number of women giving birth over the age of 35 is steadily increasing. According to one estimate, by the year 2000, 40 per cent of births in the...

Giving birth to junkies - In wealthy countries a majority of children are born with the use of pain relieving drugs. In wealthy countries drug addiction is increasing. ...

Giving birth: why home could be best - Expectant women who can t decide between a home delivery and a hospital birth will be helped by a study that has reviewed the practices at seven mater...

Giving birth: water's good, and the sooner the better - Most maternity units accept that water births are far kinder to the mother and can significantly reduce labour pains But the role of the birthing...

Poor have healthier babies - Poor, immigrant women are giving birth to healthier babies than are wealthier white women in the United States. ...

Cox-2 inhibitors - The COX (cyclooxygenase)-2 inhibitors, also known as ‘selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs’ (NSAIDs), have long been touted as being safer...

Steroids pose threat to newborn health - Early treatment with the corticosteroid dexamethasone, even at moderate doses, doesn't help prevent chronic lung disease or mortality in extremely low...

Older mums: healthier babies - Women who wait to have their first child beyond the standard cut-off age of 35 have an increasingly better chance of giving birth to a healthy baby, n...