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 Childbirth Information - December 1, 2008
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Jacob Cherian - All Headline News Contributor New Delhi, India (AHN)-- In India, a woman dies in childbirth every five minutes. Such deaths account for more than 20 percent of the global maternal deaths | | A new study suggests that four extra stitches can help prevent a lifetime of bladder problems in tens of thousands of women each year who undergo a surgery to fix sagging internal organs. "It's a very common problem in women, and this is the first time we've been able to demonstrate that an operation can actually prevent urinary incontinence," said Dr. Linda Brubaker of Loyola University, who led the study. Results were published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine | | San Diego, CA (AHN) As many as 2.5 million women may have an undiagnosed bleeding disorder that, if not properly treated, could lead to serious health problems, medical experts told a mostly female audience at the National Hemophilia Foundation's (NHF) 57th Annual Meeting on Thursday | | In what may be a less controversial alternative to stem cells from human embryos, scientists may be able to harvest the cells from placentas saved during childbirth. They found primitive cells in a part of the placenta called the amnion, which were able to form a variety of cell types and which look similar to embryonic stem cells, according to the Associated Press | | Five women who took the abortion pill RU-486 have died from bacterial infections since its U.S. introduction nearly five years ago, the manufacturer reported on Monday. Mifeprex already carries a warning about the possibility that women who take the drug could experience serious and sometimes fatal infections. The company is updating the label to give physicians more information to help them spot the problem, Danco spokeswoman Cynthia Summers said | |
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