C-sections Rise 25% In Seven Years, USA

34% of all single births in the USA were Cesarean section (C-section) compared to 27% in 2002, a rise of about 25% in seven years, according to a new report called “HealthGrades 2011 Obstetrics and Gynecology in American Hospitals” issued by HealthGrades. The states with the highest rates were Texas, New Jersey and Florida, while Utah, Colorado and Wisconsin had the lowest…

BJOG Release: Recurring Miscarriage Linked To Family History Of Ischaemic Heart Disease

Women who experience recurrent miscarriage are more likely to have parents who suffer from heart disease says new research published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The study looked at women having first births in Scotland between 1992 and 2006…

New York Times Magazine Examines Third-Party Reproduction

In the New York Times Magazine, Melanie Thernstrom chronicles how several unsuccessful attempts at becoming pregnant led to the combined use of an egg donor, her husband’s sperm and two gestational carriers — culminating in the births of two infants five days apart…

U.S. Births, Birth Rates Continue To Decline, CDC Says

The U.S. birth rate and the nation’s total number of births decreased in 2009 from the previous year, with experts speculating that the declines are linked to the recession, according to a preliminary analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics, USA Today reports…

BJOG Release: Travel Time From Home To Hospital And Adverse Perinatal Outcomes

Women who take 20 minutes or more to get from their home to hospital by car at full term are more likely to suffer from adverse neonatal outcomes suggests new research published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The study looked at 751,926 full term births in the Netherlands over a seven year period from 2000 up to and including 2006…

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