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• Software Can Predict Birth Problem

  Most births are blessedly trouble-free, but when things go wrong, they can go wrong fast. One such complication is shoulder dystocia, when the baby gets stuck at the shoulders behind the mother’s pubic bone during delivery. While there are risk factors such as having diabetes, being overweight and carrying a big baby, most cases happen without warning. That’s bad because 20 percent of shoulder dystocia cases result in some major injury to the baby, including birth asphyxia, fractures of the humerus or collarbone, cuts, bruises or damage to the brachial plexus nerves, which can lead to paralysis of the arm and hand. A Montreal physician, Dr. Emily Hamilton, has developed an algorithm... Read More... Posted Apr 21 2009, 04:31 PM by Amy Kuras with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: birth complications, shoulder dystocia, CALM Shoulder Screen, tests during pregnancy

• They Say: Boy Births More Complicated

  No, not boys giving birth (anyway, he wouldn't agree). But giving birth to boys is apparently more complicated than giving birth to girls, a new study out of Irsael claims. These findings lend credence to the old wives tale that I had never before heard, which is that a difficult pregnancy means the baby will be a boy. (Anybody hear that one?)   Read More... Posted Apr 16 2009, 06:27 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 17 comment(s) Filed under: NYTimes, they say, boy babies, research studies, israelel, birth complications