http://www.wddty.com/pregnancy en-gb http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 20 Up to 76 per cent of pregnant women in some regions of the UK are not even being given the option of a home birth, and a similar proportion is not offered NHS antenatal classes. http://www.wddty.com/home-birth-it-s-not-even-an-option-in-some-parts-of-the-uk.html http://www.wddty.com/home-birth-it-s-not-even-an-option-in-some-parts-of-the-uk.html Thu, 6 Dec 2007 11:30:00 GMT Health Scientists are beginning to suspect that pre-eclampsia – which affects 8 per cent of all pregnant women – is not a cardiovascular problem at all. Instead, it is an inflammatory disease. http://www.wddty.com/pre-eclampsia-scientists-discover-what-it-really-is.html http://www.wddty.com/pre-eclampsia-scientists-discover-what-it-really-is.html Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:54:00 GMT Health Women who have an abortion don’t increase the risk of a problem pregnancy later on. http://www.wddty.com/pregnancy-having-an-abortion-doesn-t-affect-the-outcome-second-time-around.html http://www.wddty.com/pregnancy-having-an-abortion-doesn-t-affect-the-outcome-second-time-around.html Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:31:00 GMT Health Women, who go on a dramatic weight-loss programme after the birth of their first child, are far more likely to have a pre-term birth the second time around. http://www.wddty.com/slimming-lose-too-much-weight-after-the-first-birth-and-you-may-have-problems-with-the-second.html http://www.wddty.com/slimming-lose-too-much-weight-after-the-first-birth-and-you-may-have-problems-with-the-second.html Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:55:00 GMT Health Caesarean rates in the USA and UK have rocketed to around 25 per cent of all births, usually because of a cautious ‘just-in-case’ approach. http://www.wddty.com/caesareans-give-the-mother-the-facts-and-the-rate-drops.html http://www.wddty.com/caesareans-give-the-mother-the-facts-and-the-rate-drops.html Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:09:00 GMT Health Women have for years been warned off coffee – or any drink containing caffeine – while they are pregnant. http://www.wddty.com/pregnancy-maybe-it-s-ok-to-drink-coffee-after-all.html http://www.wddty.com/pregnancy-maybe-it-s-ok-to-drink-coffee-after-all.html Thu, 1 Mar 2007 04:32:00 GMT Health A diet that includes plenty of fish isn’t just good for ‘ze little grey cells’, as smart detective Hercule Poirot often observed, it’s also good for the brain of your unborn child. http://www.wddty.com/smart-babies-they-re-made-by-mums-who-eat-plenty-of-fish-study-claims.html http://www.wddty.com/smart-babies-they-re-made-by-mums-who-eat-plenty-of-fish-study-claims.html Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:01:00 GMT Health Acupuncture can speed labour, a new study of pregnant women has revealed. It dramatically reduced the active phase of labour, although the women did not deliver the baby any sooner. http://www.wddty.com/labour-acupuncture-reduces-the-active-phase-new-study-finds.html http://www.wddty.com/labour-acupuncture-reduces-the-active-phase-new-study-finds.html Thu, 1 Feb 2007 03:05:00 GMT Health At this writing, the one of our two children I gave birth to has just turned 17, which caused a renewed reflection about how she chose to come into the world. Those memories were ignited again by our cover story on caesarean sections this month. http://www.wddty.com/touching-the-life-force.html http://www.wddty.com/touching-the-life-force.html Wed, 22 Nov 2006 03:43:00 GMT Health In late September of this year, researchers in the US dropped a bombshell onto the cosy world of obstetrics. After analyzing the records of nearly six million births, they advised that mothers should think twice before choosing a caesarean section (CS) over a natural birth. http://www.wddty.com/c-section-aftershocks.html http://www.wddty.com/c-section-aftershocks.html Wed, 1 Nov 2006 12:32:00 GMT Health Babies born by Caesarean section are three times more likely to die soon afterwards than those born naturally, a new study has discovered. http://www.wddty.com/caesarean-it-triples-the-death-rate-in-newborns.html http://www.wddty.com/caesarean-it-triples-the-death-rate-in-newborns.html Thu, 7 Sep 2006 03:44:00 GMT Health Women who take the antidepressant paroxetine (Paxil in the USA, and Seroxat in the UK) while they are pregnant could be putting their unborn baby at risk. http://www.wddty.com/antidepressant-drug-may-cause-birth-defects.html http://www.wddty.com/antidepressant-drug-may-cause-birth-defects.html Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:52:00 GMT Health For two and a half years, I was quite ill. I had a sore throat, no saliva, swollen tongue, excessive tiredness, a pain in my neck, dreadful cough and blurred vision, and my heart started missing b ... http://www.wddty.com/folic-acid-made-me-ill.html http://www.wddty.com/folic-acid-made-me-ill.html Mon, 1 May 2000 12:00:00 GMT Health Just under a year ago, our GP struck us off. The reasons given were the usual ones about the breakdown of patient doctor relationship. ... http://www.wddty.com/struck-off-for-home-birth.html http://www.wddty.com/struck-off-for-home-birth.html Sun, 1 Dec 1996 12:00:00 GMT Health I had three miscarriages. The fourth time that I became pregnant in 1976, my gynecologist put me on a course of treatment of Primulot Depot 250 mgs, injected intramuscularly for about 12 weeks. .. ... http://www.wddty.com/case-study-risks-of-primulot-depot-and-pimulot-to-pregnancy.html http://www.wddty.com/case-study-risks-of-primulot-depot-and-pimulot-to-pregnancy.html Thu, 1 Feb 1996 12:00:00 GMT Health I agreed. Six hours after I went into labour, I felt the anesthetist jab in the epidural needle extremely fast. My right leg shot out sideways in an uncontrollable spasm. The pain was intense, ... http://www.wddty.com/two-years-ago-i-was-given-the-hard-sell-by-my-hospital-to-opt-for-a-revolutionary-mobile-epidural-for-a-trouble-free-pain-free-delivery.html http://www.wddty.com/two-years-ago-i-was-given-the-hard-sell-by-my-hospital-to-opt-for-a-revolutionary-mobile-epidural-for-a-trouble-free-pain-free-delivery.html Fri, 1 Sep 1995 12:00:00 GMT Health Last year, when I was pregnant with my second child, I started itching all over my body, particularly on my arms, hands and feet. It began a couple of months before my due date and was terrible. ... http://www.wddty.com/case-study-obstetric-cholestasis.html http://www.wddty.com/case-study-obstetric-cholestasis.html Wed, 1 Mar 1995 12:00:00 GMT Health Routine episiotomy where the vagina is cut to supposedly allow for an easier birth should be abandoned immediately, concludes an Argentinian study group report. It also states that rates of episi ... http://www.wddty.com/episiotomy-one-cut-too-many.html http://www.wddty.com/episiotomy-one-cut-too-many.html Tue, 1 Feb 1994 12:00:00 GMT Health