MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'c section'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:15:25 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862551&cid=t_215225_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpregnant-female-prisoners-must-remain-in-shackles-during-c-section-procedures%2F2011.05.24 “But for the grace of God go I.” My late aunt drilled that value into my six-year old head and it has never left. An article regarding a New York politician recently caught my attention. When New York State enacted a bill to ban the shackling of pregnant prisoners, a New York State Assemblywoman objected. The article goes on to discuss the case of Jeanna M. Graves, who, in 2002 was arrested on a drug charge and began a three year sentence. Graves was pregnant with twins and while in labor, was handcuffed during her entire C. Section. How utterly ridiculous. Before a C. Section begins, a patient is usually given either an epidural or spinal anesthesia. On rare occasions, she is put to sleep with general anesthesia if the baby must be delivered emergently. On all accounts, the patient’... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862551 Tue, 24 May 2011 14:00:54 +0100 4862551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4544969&cid=t_215225_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpostpartum-hemorrhage-what-every-pregnant-woman-should-know%2F2011.03.03 Having a baby can be a beautiful thing until something goes wrong. The tragedy is that many high-risk conditions can be managed appropriately if the patient is cooperative and the healthcare provider is competent and well trained. Unfortunately, almost 600 pregnant women die in the U.S. each year from complications and the most common complication is significant blood loss after birth or postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).  PPH occurs when there is a blood loss of 500 cc or greater for a vaginal delivery and 1,000 cc after a cesarean section (C-section). Or, if you were admitted with a hemoglobin of 12 and it drops by ten points to 11, there should be a high index of suspicion for PPH as well. Therefore, if you feel lightheaded or dizzy, have palpitations or an increased heart rate after deliver... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4544969 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:00:52 +0100 4544969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4331011&cid=t_215225_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcesarean-section-6-ways-to-prevent-complications%2F2011.01.11 Although I’ve been a proponent for the prevention of medical errors for years and wrote a book to address those issues, I think my obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) colleagues are finally catching on. Dr. Patrick Duff of the University of Florida’s OB/GYN department wrote an article in the December issue of the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology that caught my attention. In his article, “A Simple Checklist for Preventing Major Complications Associated with Cesarean Delivery,” Duff outlines steps that OB/GYNs should take in order to reduce complications during and after a cesarean section. Duff patterns his list after Dr. Atul Gawande’s book, “The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get it Right,” which has set the standard regarding reducing complications after su... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4331011 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:00:15 +0100 4331011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4277831&cid=t_215225_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fgoing-against-medicine-courageous-or-foolish%2F2010.12.21 Every once I awhile a story catches my eye as I scan the news websites. There was one this morning on CNN with this catchy title: “Mom Defies Doctor, Has Baby Her Way.” The article describes a story where a mother was going to have her fourth baby. Her previous three were born via C-section. Mom did not want another C-section done, and “defied” her doctor’s order for the procedure. “You’re being irresponsible,” the patient was told. The middle of the article talks about the current thinking and statement of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology saying that “it’s reasonable to consider allowing women who’ve had two C-sections to try to have a vaginal delivery.” Of course, there’s risks with proceeding... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4277831 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:00:00 +0100 4277831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4249060&cid=t_215225_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Flive-birth-mri-style%2F2010.12.10 At the Charité Hospital in Berlin, researchers have built a specialty MRI machine with enough space to fit a woman undergoing labor. The Local, a German newspaper in the English language, is reporting that the first images of a baby moving through the birth canal have been captured, and that the mother and child are doing just fine. The clinicians involved in the project hope to be able to study why some women end up requiring a Caesarian section, while others do not. More at The Local: MRI scans live birth… *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4249060 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:00:00 +0100 4249060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3776318&cid=t_215225_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fexperts-rethink-practice-banning-vaginal-delivery-caesarian-section%2F Experts at the American College of Gynecology (ACOG) have issued guidelines that state that women should be allowed to attempt vaginal delivery after a previous caesarian section or C section. Dr. William Grobman of Northwestern University comments. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3776318 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:18:05 +0100 3776318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671615&cid=t_215225_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F16%2Fnotes-from-a-lecture-on-perimortem-cesarean%2F On Tuesday, I attended the larger workplace’s Tuesday morning emergency medicine conference for the first time, as the librarian currently serving them is leaving us for another library and I will be working with emed after she leaves. One of the presentations was on perimortem cesarean (another was on other ob emergencies), which I found quite fascinating. The presenter indicated that there is limited data on maternal and fetal benefits, with most of the literature in case reports biased toward the positive outcomes. There was also discussion of decision-making, various cases and whether a cesarean would be appropriate, maternal and neonatal resuscitation, triage, and other issues. Here are a couple of references that came up in the talk for others who might be interested. Katz ... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671615 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:34:54 +0100 3671615 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508178&cid=t_215225_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D474 MAZE Cord Blood Kit (Source: Cord Blood News) Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508178 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:34:36 +0100 3508178 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3460118&cid=t_215225_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F11%2Fsunday-news-round-up-back-online-edition%2F I’m finally back online at home! While I’ve been away, I’ve learned adult/child CPR/AED use and infant CPR, registered to be an organ donor, listened to a lot of classical music on the radio courtesy of the local public radio station, played a lot of Rummy and lost at Lord of the Rings Trivial Pursuit (as usual), had my first lunch at Swett’s, and read B is for Beer, Warbreaker, War Dances, The Lassa Ward and half of Middlemarch. Here are some things that transpired or were written with style in the interim. First, Our Bodies Ourselves is accepting nominations for the 2010 Women’s Health Heroes awards. Nominations are due by the end of this month, so make yours today! OBOS has also launched the Word by Word campaign, in which a donation to support the organi... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3460118 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:02:34 +0100 3460118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3403852&cid=t_215225_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fare-caesareans-barbaric%2F Does something in your gut make you feel squeamish about C-sections? It’s probably your uterus. Oh, and your baby. A recent New York Times article outlined the soaring number of Caesarean-section births in the U.S., and why that’s probably not a good thing for moms and tots. According to the piece, rates have been climbing since 1996, reaching 36 percent in 2007 (more current stats aren’t available). This alternative to vaginal birth is meant to save mother and child from injury and death, but some health officials say that – at least at these rates – it could be doing the opposite. C-sections increase the risk of uterine rupture during subsequent pregnancies; placenta abnormalities; and surgical complications that can land moms back in the hospital and infants in the... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3403852 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:54:23 +0100 3403852 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3283480&cid=t_215225_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F17%2Fat-our-bodies-our-blog-birth-related-events-and-american-womens-lack-of-knowledge-of-heart-disease%2F At Our Bodies Our Blog, I have a post on results of a survey assessing knowledge about heart disease and prevention among American women. I was a little surprised that just over half of the sample correctly identified heart disease as the leading cause of death for women, more surprised that almost 1 in 5 respondents still thought hormone therapy was an effective preventive measure, and shocked that only 53% of women said they’d call 911 if they experienced symptoms of a heart attack. I also posted this week on two opportunities for birth-related participation: an online discussion with the author of “Birth Day: A Pediatrician Explores the Science, the History and the Wonder of Childbirth” and a call for submissions of c-section-related art. Christine posted a news relea... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3283480 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:21:57 +0100 3283480 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182137&cid=t_215225_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F17%2Fweekly-news-round-up-117%2F First things first: fellow librarian Cliff Landis is matching donations to Partners in Health toward Haiti relief, up to $10,000 (matched to be up to $20,000), through February 28. Via Ms. Magazine, Ultrasound Requirement Approved by KY Senate Committee. It would require women to have and view (with physician commentary/description) an ultrasound prior to an abortion (and so differs from some other laws in that many require it to be offered but not viewed). I’ve written before that I find the whole forced ultrasound business to be paternalistic BS that assumes women just don’t know what they’re doing when they go for an abortion. And when about 60% of U.S. women who have abortions are already mothers? And just about everybody else has had some other woman show them a fuz... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182137 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:35:25 +0100 3182137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2993720&cid=t_215225_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F15%2Fsunday-news-round-up-1115%2F Lots of good stuff at Our Bodies Our Blog as usual, including a new post from OBOS intern Meg Young on Reebok’s ridiculous new sneaker ad. The FDA is looking into caffeinated alcoholic beverages and considering whether they are safe and/or legal (via NPR). On Stupak, NPR has a good explanation of the red tape barriers to abortion that would be created by the amendment. RaceWire launched a LGBT Racial Equity Toolkit with the note “Though this website was developed especially to inform philanthropic efforts and mobilize support for LBGTQ communities of color, there’s a lot here that could benefit the wider community involved in all kinds of social justice efforts.” The “Perspectives” section can be browsed by topic – some of them touch on aging, HIV/A... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2993720 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:45:36 +0100 2993720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2954452&cid=t_215225_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F02%2Fsunday-news-round-up-monday-style-11209%2F For at least part of the past weekend, I was busy attending the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association’s annual conference in Memphis, TN, so the round-up is a bit delayed. A few things that caught my eye over the past week: Meharry Medical College in Nashville got a big grant to fund research in women’s health, eliminating cancer disparities and HIV/AIDS. A new edition of the Carnival Against Sexual Violence has been posted. Mom’s Tinfoil Hat is talking about conscience clauses and their responsible application. The National Women’s Law Center is doing a “Women’s Day of Action for Health Care Reform” blog-a-thon on Wednesday, Nov 4, and is asking women to sign up to “to blog, tweet or post for fair, affordable and comprehensive health... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2954452 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:58:27 +0100 2954452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2695320&cid=t_215225_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F12%2Fat-our-bodies-our-blog-infection-rates-for-vaginal-birth-vs-cesarean-and-healthcare-reform-drama%2F Yesterday at Our Bodies Our Blog, I wrote about a new Danish registry study of postpartum infection rates for women by whether they had a vaginal birth or c-section delivery. Also at OBOB, Christine posted Political Diagnosis: Hijacking Healthcare Reform, with lots of commentary and links to coverage and debunking related to some of the egregious misrepresentations floating around (on the wind! like they came from nowhere! *ahem*). Posted in Access, Rights, & Choice, Birth, Government, Laws, Legislation, & Courts, Vaginas & Vulvas (Source: Women's Health News) Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2695320 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:08:34 +0100 2695320 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2663918&cid=t_215225_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F02%2Fweekly-news-round-up-more-links-than-you-can-handle%2F From some recent event or conference, and via @kgs, “Information is how librarians express love.” Check out the links to information below and consider yourself loved, because there is lots and lots of good stuff this week. I’m going to refer you to Our Bodies Our Blog, of course. We’ll be on a bit of a sabbatical this week, but there are plenty of recent posts of interest to catch up on. Via one of Christine’s recent posts, for example, I learned of Oakland-based Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice, which “work(s) toward the day when all people have the power and resources to make healthy decisions about our gender, bodies and sexuality for ourselves, our families and our communities.” It’s World Breastfeeding Week. Check out the li... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2663918 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:15:15 +0100 2663918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2556066&cid=t_215225_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fsunday-news-round-up-monday-style%2F Lauredhel just went and threw water in the hot skillet of oil that is the breastfeeding vs. formula feeding debate online. She has some demands for “those who think that society has ‘gone too far’ in supporting breastfeeding, that mothers who formula feed are demonised and breastfeeding mothers aren’t.” You may have heard radio bits from StoryCorps, the public radio project that travels the country collecting stories from folks. There is a new related project, StoryCorps OutLoud, “project to record and preserve the voices of LGBTQ individuals across the nation.” Thoughts are being solicited for a second Women Deliver conference in 2010. Celebrities talking about birth (video preview related to Ricki Lake’s My Best Birth project). At Science &amp... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2556066 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:51:59 +0100 2556066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353733&cid=t_215225_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F21%2Fat-our-bodies-our-blog-new-report-on-c-section-hospital-birth-trends%2F From HCUP, a new report documenting trends in hospital birth, with especially dramatic increases in repeat c-section from 1997-present. Posted in Birth (Source: Women's Health News) Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353733 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:50:09 +0100 2353733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2147327&cid=t_215225_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F01%2F30%2Fhealth-benefits-of-maternity-leave-and-a-new-feature-on-our-bodies-our-blog%2F Yesterday at Our Bodies Our Blog, I posted a quick summary of two new studies of maternity leave and its potential effect on rates of c-section and breastfeeding. Christine also posted the first in a new series, Political Diagnosis: The Week in Women’s Health. Each week, Our Bodies, Our Blog will take a look at what’s happening in Washington and in the new Obama administration related to women’s health and well-being. Posted in Birth, Breastfeeding, Government, Pregnancy       (Source: Women's Health News) Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2147327 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:26:58 +0100 2147327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2034531&cid=t_215225_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2F483093273%2Ftubal-ligation-reversal-at-46-patricias-story-part-3.html Patricia, a 46 year old tubal reversal patient of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, has her tubal reversal surgery a day after her television appearance on the QVC Channel. Patricia did extremely well with her television appearance and her reversal surgery. Her tubes were very healthy and her ovaries yielded an unexpected but pleasant surprise! (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2034531 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:53:07 +0100 2034531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1775607&cid=t_215225_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F386997436%2Fvisiting.php Yesterday, David, my mother and I went down to the hospital where I will be giving birth in a few short weeks for a tour.  Our hospital is in a quiet part of town- actually more like the country- with... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1775607 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:31:18 +0100 1775607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1407370&cid=t_215225_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F280002235%2F At 27 weeks of pregnancy, with a plan for a home birth, I am starting to hear other women’s horror stories about their birth experiences (please, people, I have my own leftover trauma from a fourth degree tear and an epidural that failed (that’s how I know I can labor and deliver without pain medication if given the opportunity!)) In the last two weeks, two women have mentioned how much the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) helped them recover emotionally from a cesarean. In addition to attending La Leche League meetings, the two women attended local ICAN support group meetings. ICAN is dedicated to cesarean prevention, c-section recovery, and advocacy for the rights of birthing women. It currently has chapters in the United States, Canada, Ireland, Singapore, and... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1407370 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:37:51 +0100 1407370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1213373&cid=t_215225_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fis-it-a-kidney-stone-or-is-my-pain-crohns-related%2F Now I am really confused and frustrated. I still have this terrible pain in my right side, and it feels exactly like a kidney stone, but the urologist said today that my kidneys looked good and that the pain was not coming from there. Two weekends ago, I went to the urgent care facility because of this pain and they did a CT scan. The doctor there was a bit wishy-washy and told me that there was a stone in the kidney but there shouldn’t be any pain. He diagnosed me with a kidney stone, gave me a prescription for the pain and sent me on my way. And as usual, I left and then thought of all the questions that I should have asked, for example, how big was the stone? They said that there was blood in my urine and thought that one might have already passed. But the pain kept up, so on Friday I... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1213373 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:47:18 +0100 1213373