Latest Elective caesarean section Stories
IRVINE, Calif., June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Brolex announced today that the C SAFE cesarean section safety device is now in distribution channels across the United States and Internationally. These channels are providing hospitals in 10 states and 7 countries access to the C SAFE medical device. Over 60 US hospitals have now received these first supplies of C SAFE for their Labor & Delivery Departments. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120628/LA33156) Brolex LLC is...
Author and activist Karen Steward responded today to an article published in the February 2012 issue of "Nursing for Women's Health" stating that adhesions, or bands of internal scar tissue, caused by abdominal hysterectomy are a leading cause of small bowel obstruction among women who have had this operation. Steward, an advocate for patients with Adhesion Related Disorder (ARD), shared the author's concern that women who are having a hysterectomy are not being informed...
Wait for natural labor, researchers say A University of Adelaide study has revealed that inducing labor in pregnant women when it's not medically necessary is more likely to result in complications at birth. Elective induction is becoming more common around the world, with many women being induced for social and other non-medical reasons. Dr Rosalie Grivell from the University of Adelaide's Robinson Institute has studied the data of more than 28,000 births from across South...
A study by a group of Australian researchers—the Birth After Caesarean Study Group— published in this week's PLoS Medicine, suggests that in women who had a previous caesarean section, delivering their next baby by a planned repeat caesarean section was linked to better health outcomes for the mother during her stay in hospital and also better outcomes for her baby compared to having a vaginal birth. The researchers, led by Caroline Crowther from the Australian Research Centre for...
A major study led by the University of Adelaide has found that women who have had one prior cesarean can lower the risk of death and serious complications for their next baby - and themselves - by electing to have another cesarean. The study, known as the Birth After Caesarean (BAC) study, is the first of its kind in the world. It involves more than 2300 women and their babies and 14 Australian maternity hospitals. The results are published this week in the international journal, PLoS...
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that women who have undergone one prior delivery via cesarean section appear to know little about the risks and benefits associated with undergoing either a second cesarean or trial of labor to attempt a vaginal delivery, and that the preference of their medical provider strongly affects their selection between the two...
With the number of women having cesarean sections on the rise, the risk of post-operative abdominal scar tissue, or adhesions, among mothers may also be increasing. Adhesion Related Disorder activist Karen Steward today joined the call for obstetricians to consider the risk of adhesion-related complications when recommending cesarean versus vaginal delivery. (PRWEB) January 27, 2012 Author and activist Karen Steward today responded to an article published in the December 2011 issue of the...
Activist Karen Steward today joined the authors of a review published in the January 2012 issue of "The American Journal of Surgery" in calling for improvements in the surgical consent process. Steward proposed five ways that surgeons can improve informed consent by making patients aware of the potential complications of internal scar tissue (adhesions) before surgery. (PRWEB) January 06, 2012 Author and patient advocate Karen Steward today shared concerns expressed by the...
ASHBURN, Va., Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Innocoll, Inc. announces the approval of CollaGUARD surgical adhesion barrier for the prevention of postoperative adhesions following abdominal and pelvic surgery. The product will be launched this year through a network of distribution partnerships. The company also plans to seek approval in a number of additional territories, including Australia, Canada, the MENA region, South East Asia, and to initiate the studies required for registration in...
Caesarean section rates are steadily increasing globally. Requiring two doctors to agree that a Caesarean section is the best way to deliver a baby, rather than just needing one opinion, providing internal feedback to doctors on the number of operations performed and seeking support from local opinion leaders may reduce the use of this procedure. For low-risk pregnancies, nurse-led relaxation classes for women with a fear or anxiety of childbirth and birth preparation classes for mothers may...
