U.S. Caesarean deliveries rise, teen birth rate down
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The Caesarean delivery rate for U.S. women hit a record high in 2005, spiking by nearly 50 percent in a decade, while teen births fell to a new low and births by unmarried mothers rose, according to government data released on Tuesday.
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First-time caesarean section births for  women with no identified medical risks or complications have  risen sharply in the United States, according to research  published on Friday.
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A study pins declining US teenage pregnancy rates on better use of contraception - not abstinence.
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In the US, many mothers who have &quot;no indicated risk&quot; for a difficult vaginal birth are having caesarean deliveries -- and the rate is rising year by year -- according to a report in the British Medical Journal.
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Women who try to give birth naturally  after having had a Caesarean face a slightly higher risk of  serious medical problems, according to a comprehensive study  released on Tuesday.
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(11-19-2004) - New research bolsters a growing body of evidence that an increasing proportion of women in the industrialized world are choosing to give birth by Caesarean section when there is no clear medical need.
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High-risk pregnancies are on the rise in the United States and may be more common now than at any other time since modern obstetric care became available.
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Nov. 18, 2004 -- It is known as elective C-section or C-section on demand, and now new research suggests that the once highly controversial practice of choosing surgical delivery when there is no compelling
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NEW YORK  - When a pregnant woman's labor  is difficult, doctors often must choose between performing a  c-section or using instruments to delivery the baby through the  birth canal. Now, new research suggests that a cesarean is less  likely to cause sexual and urinary problems for the mother.
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Laws aimed at forcing teens to get  their parents' permission before getting contraception will do  nothing to scare youngsters off having sex and may in fact  increase rates of teen pregnancy, U.S. researchers reported on  Tuesday.
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Women opting for a Caesarean should be warned there is a small chance that it will jeopardise later natural births, say experts. They face a slightly higher risk of serious medical problems, including tearing
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Adverse outcomes in the next  birth are more common among women who deliver their first child  by cesarean section than those who deliver their first child  vaginally, according to a new report.
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NEW YORK  - A woman who has had one successful vaginal birth after cesarean delivery is even more likely to succeed during subsequent trials of vaginal birth, new research suggests.
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Forty percent of American women of childbearing age now get enough folic acid to help prevent birth defects, according to a new March of Dimes survey.
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NEW YORK  - The dramatic declines in teenage pregnancy rates noted in the United States between 1995 and 2002 were largely due to improved contraceptive use, not to abstinence, a new study shows.
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Upping the daily intake of folate has been widely promoted in recent years to reduce women&#39;s risk of having a baby with spina bifida, but it also seems to have another benefit.
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U.S. women in their 30s and early 40s  had higher birth rates in 2003, while births among teenagers  fell for the 12th straight year, federal health officials said  on Tuesday.