Beyond birth statistics: Why measuring caesarean rates misses the mark
As a standalone statistic, the rate of ‘low risk’ caesarean births lacks the nuance needed to inform and improve individual ...
Bellary dist records 23 maternal deaths in 8 months
Bengaluru: The incident of five maternal deaths at Bellary District Hospital (BIMS) has caused worry to the Karnataka ...
Guernsey Press2d
C-section was more common than a natural birth in 2023
MORE babies were born by C-section than by vaginal birth in 2023. It is believed that this was the first time the figures ...
Nursing Times1d
Midwife invents theatre scrubs to allow vital skin-to-skin contact
Read about a midwife in Scotland who has invented pioneering theatre scrubs to allow babies to have vital skin-to-skin ...
With new hospital, a place to finally give birth in D.C.’s poorest area
The $434 million hospital, Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health will bring the long-awaited return of comprehensive ...
Research throws light on C-section private-govt, rich-poor divide
The study has found the highest CD rate of 50 per cent — one in every two deliveries — in women from the richest quintile ...
The Hindu6d
In Karnataka, where C-section delivery figures have jumped, State to now audit all such procedures
Caesarean section deliveries in both public and private hospitals in Karnataka have seen a jump from 38% in 2022-2023 to 46% in 2024-2025 (from April to October). While the rate of increase has ...
The i on MSN6d
Five myths about childbirth, debunked by science
Some of the popular advice for pregnant women either contradicts findings from medical research or glosses over key facts ...
The Northern Echo on MSN3h
Meet the Christmas babies born to proud parents in Darlington and County Durham
Iwade, who was born by Caesarean section at the Darlington Memorial Hospital, weighed in at 8lb 6oz. They were joined by ...
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Newborn baby floats in water with a rubber ring
This is the bizarre moment a newborn wore a rubber ring around its neck to float in a water basin at a hospital in China.
Khaleej Times on MSN1d
Abu Dhabi: 5 babies born in rare quintuplet pregnancy
Five newborn babies were delivered from a quintuplet pregnancy today, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), a subsidiary of the PureHealth group, announced..
Relatives of lactating mother blame doctors for her death in Belagavi District Hospital
Medical negligence alleged in the death of a lactating mother at Belagavi District Hospital, sparking investigation by hospital director.