&#39;Birth&#39; requires too much labor
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Jonathan Glazer&#39;s first film was the hip Sexy Beast in 2001, about British gangsters scheming in Spain. His second film is Birth, in which Nicole Kidman plays a woman who believes her dead husband is inhabiting a 10-year-old&#39;s body.
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Women who are particularly  anxious about their pregnancy may be at increased risk of  premature delivery, a new study suggests.
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Foetal medicine pioneer attacks unnecessary and expensive treatments.
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(WebMD) Close to half of all women who give birth may have problems during their labor and delivery because of weight problems, a new study shows.
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Women who go onto their hands and knees while in labor may be able to reduce the pain of childbirth, researchers say.
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Women must have more control over how they give birth as well as where, new NHS guidance states.
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Scientists now say a third of infant deaths are due to premature births &#151; a much larger percentage than previously thought.
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Pregnant women who put on more pounds than generally recommended are more likely to undergo a Cesarean delivery, according to a new study.
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For some people, it&#39;s going to the dentist or even the doctor. For others, it&#39;s a bumpy plane ride or even something more down to earth, like that household chore which comes around a little too often.
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A new generation of complex, electronic birth simulators allow medical students to practice labor and birth -- especially when there are complications. Meet the mannequins.
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Babies born by caesarean are nearly three times more likely to die in the first month than those born naturally, research shows.
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Is the world ready to see Hollywood honey Nicole Kidman taking an onscreen bath with her 10-year-old leading man? In ``Birth,&#39;&#39; the Oscar gal&#39;s latest film that debuted
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NEW YORK  - A significant proportion of blood transfusions given to mothers around the time of birth may be unnecessary, Canadian researchers report in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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(National-NBC) Oct. 29, 2004 - A new study finds overweight and obese women have longer labors than healthy weight women. Researchers say this could increase the risk for complications such as cesarean section births.
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Many advanced countries face collapsing populations. Making it easier for women to work may be the best way to increase birthrates.
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Women who have delivered a baby by Caesarean section face a small risk of complications that could endanger the baby if they attempt a vaginal delivery the next time, a large new study has found.
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Women in labor may not be given an epidural at first, for fear that it will slow down the process of cervical dilation, but that concern seems to be unfounded.