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For the mother's use during labor, For the birth partner's use, For the mother's use during the postpartum period, and For the baby.

Cord blood stem cells (CBSCs) first appear in the yolk sac of the human embryo, and then migrate to the liver as the fetus develops. The fetal liver continues to produce blood cells until shortly after birth, when the bone marrow becomes the primary factory of blood.

The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) is issuing the first new guidelines in more than a decade for managing asthma during pregnancy. The report reflects new medications that have emerged and updates treatment recommendations for pregnant women with asthma based on a systematic review of data on the safety of asthma medications during pregnancy.

A substance found in the urine of pregnant women can be measured to predict the later development of preeclampsia, according to research from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health.

The following story is a composite of many situations I have witnessed in twenty-two years as a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer.The names and events are fictitious; but similar situations often arise.

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Dr. Indman compares the conventional hysteroscope with the new office based system.

ICP, otherwise known as Obstetric Cholestasis (OC), refers to a specific liver condition in which the normal flow of bile is impaired in a woman's body resulting severe itching and more rarely, jaundice.

So you're having a baby! Time for prenatal appointments, eating for two and...childbirth classes? Funky breathing patterns to remember and embarrassing “practice” contractions - who needs it? Well, whether it's your first baby or your fifth, everyone can benefit from a good childbirth education series.

European principles of giving birth were first introduced into the Pacific by missionaries in the early nineteenth century as part of their belief in civilising the local population. Formal medical practices were not introduced until some forty years later; then they were based only in the urban centres, almost unreachable for many Fijian women from their villages.

Dr. Paul Indman demonstrates a new hysteroscope, meant to make the technology more available to and affordable for office-based gynecologists.

A male nursery school teacher doesn't surprise anybody nowadays, but a lady who's asphalting the road still tangles. Mockery is often a first reaction: Queer, softy, battle-axe: a stream of abuse for men and woman who step outside their gender-scope.

One of the first uses of ultrasonic energy applied for medical diagnostic purposes was by Dr. George D. Ludwig at the Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland in 1947-1949, and subsequently at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He demonstrated thatgallbladder stones could be detected by an ultrasonic echo method using A mode metal flaw detectors and naval sonar. The documentation of Dr. Ludwig's research came by way of his daughter, Rosemary Ludwig Turner.

Ultrasound-History@OBGYN.net is very fortunate to have papers and communications of Donald W. Baker donated to this polybiography site. Don Baker was a central figure in the invention and production of the first commercial medical Doppler instruments for the noninvasive study of blood flow and motion in the living body. This work constitutes a distinguished career of over 50 years.

A Case of Prenatal Renal Vein Thrombosis, Intrauterine Death of Twin II Associated With Hereditary Thrombophilia

Thrombophilia is claimed in many adverse pregnancy outcomes such as recurrent pregnancy loss, intrauterine growth retardation, abruptio placenta, intrauterine fetal death, and pre-eclampsia with onset before 34 wk.

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Postpartum "Blues":occurs in 50-80%, onset usually between day 3 and day 14 postpartum, symptoms may persist from several days to a few weeks.

Welcome to November’s Musings! This month I am going to introduce what I hope will become a regular feature of Midwifery Musings: an interview with a midwife. It is my intent to provide readers with an in-depth look at each midwife’s practice, an overview of the legal and professional aspects of midwifery in their location, and a discussion about the contributions they are making in the provision of maternity care.

In the United States, nearly one in four births is a cesarean birth. Many of these cesareans are unexpected, so it is a good idea for the expectant mother to become informed and educated about the procedure before her baby arrives.

As mothers-to-be, most women imagine a picture perfect pregnancy-- mild or no morning sickness in the first weeks, and within the fourth month, the soft kicking of new life within. Along with the growing, telltale tummy of an expectant mother, comes the choosing of a name decorating a nursery, buying baby clothes, and baby showers in honor of the mommy-to-be and the impending "arrival".

In contrast to the pattern seen with singleton births, twins born to older mothers do not appear to have a greater risk of birth complications than do twins born to younger mothers, according to a recent study by researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the University of Kansas.

Vaginal deliver rates after previous caesarean section have been on the increase through the 1980s and 1990s but even at the dawn of the 21st century, trial of scar remains a controversy in obstetric care.

To compare, in singleton and twin pregnancies, the effectiveness of transvaginal ultrasound versus digital examination in predicting preterm delivery in women with suspected preterm labor.

Expect to have feelings; about the labor, the birth, towards the baby, about nursing or not, about responsibility, about your partner, etc.

Do you have Chronic Pelvic Pain?Have you been referred to a Physical Therapist? and do you wonder why?What can a Physical Therapist do for you?

Many women want to know how to acquire a flat stomach. They are especially curious about this following surgical procedures i.e.: laparotomy, laparoscopy and hysterectomy.