Local anesthesia ineffective for amniocentesis
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NEW YORK  - The pain experienced by pregnant women who undergo amniocentesis is not relieved by injections of lidocaine into the abdominal area, a new study confirms.
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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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LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters Life!) - Parents anxious to have  souvenir ultrasounds photographs or film clips of their unborn  child in the womb should make sure they are done by  professionals who follow strict safety guidelines.
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If you wait up to two minutes before cutting the umbilical cord during a premature birth you may be helping reduce the risk of bleeding in the brain of the newborn baby, say scientists.
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SEATTLE -- A woman who underwent surgery for a brain aneurysm died after she was mistakenly injected with an antiseptic solution instead of a harmless X-ray marker dye, hospital officials say.
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Foetal medicine pioneer attacks unnecessary and expensive treatments.
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This is the latest attempt to find a way to avoid infertility due to cancer treatment -- in this case, radiotherapy. Freezing eggs is not a reliable method, since the thawing process can cause fatal damage and chromosomal abnormalities.
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A High Court judge has ruled that doctors can refuse to resuscitate a seriously ill premature baby if her condition deteriorates. Send us your reaction.
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SEATTLE - A woman who underwent surgery for a brain aneurysm died after she was mistakenly injected with an antiseptic solution instead of a harmless X-ray marker dye, hospital officials say.
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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.
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A judge has ruled a seriously ill premature baby should not be revived if she stops breathing.
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Doctors are told too many patients have been let down by poor use of freeze therapy to remove diseased tissue.
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Some women who get epidural  anesthesia during childbirth may have difficulty with  breastfeeding in the short- and long-term, a new study  suggests.
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Giving a woman an infusion of Epsom salts when she goes into premature labor can help protect her baby from cerebral palsy, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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A new movie brings anesthesia awareness, a rare phenomenon that doctors are still struggling to understand, to life.
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Jessica Carman knows about small. She can do CPR on a baby's chest no bigger than a lemon, using only her fingers. She can insert a tube no wider than a strand of spaghetti into a premature infant's trachea.
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Waiting 30 seconds to two minutes after birth to cut the umbilical cord of a premature baby appears to lessen chances of bleeding in the newborn&#39;s brain and reduce the need for transfusions, according to a new review of research.