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New way to 'stop' premature birth - BBC Health News 22nd October 2009
"A drug used to treat cancer can stop contractions and may prevent premature labour, researchers say.
The Newcastle University team tested the drug Trichostatin A on tissue taken from 36 women undergoing a caesarean. "
I wanted him to see close up how much it hurt - Daily Telegraph 19th October 2009
"When my husband was preparing for the birth of our first child, another new father gave him some salutory advice. By all means attend, but on no account venture down to the business end of the bed, he was told “It’s like watching your favourite pub go up in flames.”"
Men should 'stay away from childbirth' to help women, says expert - Daily Telegraph 19th October 2009
"Men should stay away from the delivery room because their presence makes childbirth more difficult for women, according to a leading obstetrician, Dr Michel Odent. "
Men should 'stay away from childbirth' - The Observer 18th October 2009
"A leading obstetrician claims that women are more likely to have a host of problems if partners are at delivery"
Natural childbirth techniques and classes 'make no difference' to women - Daily Mail 27th May 2009
Classes on birth techniques involving breathing, relaxation and massage make no difference to women's experience of labour, claim researchers.
Antenatal programmes focusing on 'natural' techniques did not cut rates of Caesarean births, or cases where forceps were required to assist delivery, the study found.
Natural birth classes questioned - BBC Health News 26th May 2009
Relaxation and breathing techniques do not reduce the need for an epidural during childbirth, a study suggests.
More than 1,000 mothers-to-be took part in the Swedish trial, thought to be the first significant analysis of the efficacy of such methods in labour.
No risk from eating during labour - BBC Health News 25th March 2009
It is safe for most healthy women to eat during labour, research has found.
The study found eating a light diet during labour has no effect on the duration of labour, the need for assisted delivery, or Caesarean rates.
Women who drink too much in labour risk convulsions and coma - The Telegraph 27th January 2009
Women who drink too much water during labour risk suffering from convulsions or even falling into a coma, researchers claim.
Childcare: Mothers respond more to baby's cry after natural birth, says study - The Guardian 4th September 2008
Mothers who give birth naturally show a greater surge in brain activity when they hear their baby cry than women who have caesarean sections, scientists have found.
The study, the first to use brain scans to investigate mothers' responses to their babies, follows work that suggested women who have a caesarean may have more difficulties bonding with their baby.
Mothers bond better with babies after natural births - The Independent 4th September 2008
Women who have a natural birth form stronger bonds with their babies than those who deliver by Caesarean section, researchers say.
Stimulation of the cervix and vagina during natural birth releases hormones that generate powerful feelings critical to a woman's performance as a mother immediately after delivery.
Natural birth 'may aid baby bond'' - BBC Health News 3rd September 2008
Mothers who give birth naturally are more responsive to the cry of their baby than those who choose to have a Caesarean, American research suggests.
Brain scans on 12 new mothers soon after birth found more activity in areas linked to motivation and emotions in those who had a vaginal delivery.
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