http://www.cbsnews.com/news/could-vitamin-d-make-childbirth-less-painful/ Low vitamin D levels could make childbirth more painful, according to a new study. Vitamin D deficiency is common during pregnancy, especially among high-risk women, including vegetarians, those with little sun exposure, and members of ethnic minorities, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says. The new study included 93 pregnant women whose vitaminContinue reading “Could vitamin D make childbirth less painful?”
Category Archives: Maternal Health
How to Give Birth 100 Years Ago
http://mentalfloss.com/article/54930/how-give-birth-100-years-ago Up until the mid-19th century, childbirth was something men avoided. Women had babies in a room full of other women, aided by female midwives and nurses. Then the profession of “doctor” began to mean more than “guy who waves burning sage over your head while draining your blood.” Science entered the practice of medicine,Continue reading “How to Give Birth 100 Years Ago”
Length of pregnancy can vary by up to five weeks, scientists discover
The length of a pregnancy naturally varies between different women by as much as five weeks, scientists have discovered for the first time. Although it has always been known that human pregnancies usually last between 37 and 42 weeks, the variation has previously been attributed to imperfect methods of estimating due dates. A woman’s dueContinue reading “Length of pregnancy can vary by up to five weeks, scientists discover”
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