Study provides strong evidence that epidural analgesia in labour is safe for newborns, say researchers Having an epidural during labour is not associated with clinically significant increased risks of harm to newborn babies, including brain injury, severe breathing problems, sepsis and death, or cerebral palsy later in childhood. The researchers ...
Prevalence higher in rural areas in all regions, pooled data analysis of 44 countries reveals Strong protective effects of education and delayed childbearing Early menopause affects 1 in 14 women aged 30 to 49 living in low and middle income countries, finds a pooled data analysis of its prevalence in ...
Rates even higher in those who are young, old, frail or economically disadvantaged Diagnosis after emergency admission 3 times less likely to be early stage disease Two in five women with ovarian cancer are diagnosed only after an emergency hospital admission, when they are 3 times less likely to have ...
Most deaths related to suicide, homicide, drugs/alcohol, and unintentional injury Earlier and better support key to improving health and curbing need for court cases First time mums in England who face care proceedings are 21 times more likely to die within 10 years of the birth than mums of the ...
Each additional hour of bending forwards linked to 36% heightened risk Bending forwards, and to a lesser extent, walking a lot at work in early pregnancy, may raise the risk of miscarriage, finds a large study of more than 470,000 Danish women, published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Each ...
A sustained reduction in a high-risk population In February 2020, The BMJ highlighted racial discrimination and health inequalities in a special 'Racism in medicine' issue¹ that helped catalyse the creation of the NHS - Race and Health Observatory.² In response to persistent ethnic inequalities in maternal and ...
Risk rose sharply with 10+ hours/day of sedentary time and under 5 hours of movement Sitting too much and moving too little are linked to a heightened risk of serious pregnancy-related high blood pressure disorders, such as pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, finds a study of daily movement behaviours, published online in ...
New trial adds high quality evidence on benefits of tranexamic acid for high-risk women Giving tranexamic acid to women with placenta praevia (when the placenta covers the cervical opening) undergoing caesarean birth leads to a significant yet modest reduction in severe bleeding after delivery with no evidence of an increase in ...
Findings offer reassurance to clinicians and pregnant women, say researchers A large South Korean study published by The BMJ today finds no increased risk of psychiatric or neurodevelopmental disorders, such as ADHD and autism, in children whose mothers used sedative drugs (benzodiazepines or Z-hypnotics) during pregnancy. Benzodiazepines and Z-hypnotics are used to ...
Equivalent to 45 extra deaths per 100,000 live births, data analysis indicates Erodes fifth of fall in global maternal deaths achieved since 1985, say researchers Maternal deaths rise by around 11% in countries that rely on US aid following a switch from a Democratic to a Republican administration, suggest the ...
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