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Archive | Caesarean section
Mother ‘killed’ by brain aneurysm miraculously delivers twin boys | Mail Online
Posted on 23 April 2012.
Posted in Caesarean section, Death and Bereavement, Family, Health, Pregnancy, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Twins and multiplesComments Off
Parents sue NHS for £100,000 over trauma of C-section birth – Evening Standard
Posted on 20 April 2012.
The parents of a baby born by emergency Caesarean section are suing the NHS for £100,000 after developing post-traumatic stress disorder. Saima Fiaz and Saqib Thandi are demanding damages from St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust in Tooting following the birth of their son Nauman. The emergency Caesarean took place in February 2010 after Mrs Fiaz’s [...]
Posted in Babies, Caesarean section, Health, Maternity, Natural birth, Pregnancy, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Mother and baby ‘safer after two caesareans’ insist scientists | Mail Online
Posted on 14 March 2012.
Having two caesarean sections may be better than one, a study of pregnant women concluded. The research looked at whether it is safer for a woman who has already had a caesarean to have another the next time she has a baby, or to give birth naturally. Official guidance states that women should be able [...]
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Mother donated baby’s organs after just 23 minutes together – Telegraph
Posted on 05 March 2012.
Jade Awdry made the decision just 23 minutes after Zachary was born. Clutching him in her arms, the 33-year-old leaned across to a midwife and asked of there was anything that could be done to help others. Soon after, Zachary’s heart valves were used to save the life of a baby with a genetic heart [...]
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Baby boy left motherless by birth blunders | News
Posted on 21 February 2012.
Christian Stephens’s mother, Violet, 35, waited three days before being given an emergency Caesarean section and then suffered multiple organ failure at Queen’s Hospital in Romford. Born at 31 weeks and now 10 months old, Christian is in the care of his aunt, Kitty Mhango, who told the inquest into his mother’s death: “I will [...]
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Mother dies in hospital from prescription drug overdose just three days after giving birth by C section | Mail Online
Posted on 16 February 2012.
A mother who gave birth to a baby boy by C-section and was subsequently released from hospital died three days later from an apparent drug overdose. Stephanie Maylee, 25, from Missouri, returned to Rolla Hospital to visit her son Blake who had been kept in for observation due to an undisclosed health problem. Her body [...]
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Mothers who are ‘too posh to push’ could be causing their babies unnecessary health risks by opting for a Caesarean | Mail Online
Posted on 10 February 2012.
Mothers who are ‘too posh to push’ may be increasing the chance of their child developing breathing problems, a new study revealed today. There has previously been a widely-held assumption that a Caesarean delivery has no health risks for the baby. But new research has found the procedure was not beneficial for some premature babies, [...]
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‘Your forties is not the time to be thinking about getting pregnant’: Marcia Cross on how she doesn’t want to be a ‘poster-girl’ for older mothers | Mail Online
Posted on 31 January 2012.
She began fertility treatment aged 44 and went on to give birth to twin daughters Eden and Savannah. But despite hailing her girls as ‘a miracle’, Marcia Cross has no illusions about having children later in life. When asked about being the ‘poster girl’ for older mothers, The Desperate Housewife star, who had a difficult [...]
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The child I lost | The Observer
Posted on 25 January 2012.
I became an adult at the age of 38 when I held my dead daughter in my arms. Until that moment my husband and I had led a breezy sort of life, taking nothing terribly seriously. We moved to New York, had two children in swift succession and raised them in a loving if chaotic household [...]
Posted in Caesarean section, Death and Bereavement, Miscarriage and stillbirthComments Off
Sterilisation: Peru’s darkest secret
Posted on 08 December 2011.
An investigation into whether Alberto Fujimori’s government carried out mass forced sterilisations in the 1990s has been reopened
Posted in Caesarean section, Internet Kids, World NewsComments Off
Too posh to push? Chelsea has the highest caesarian rate in England
Posted on 02 December 2011.
The upmarket London borough is well above the national average for the childbirth procedure
Posted in Caesarean section, Family Health, Health, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Women who have caesareans ‘risk having fatter babies’
Posted on 24 November 2011.
Tests show newborns delivered by C-section have higher levels of fat in their livers
Posted in Caesarean section, Childhood illnesses, HealthComments Off
NHS caesarean guidelines aim to push down demand for procedure
Posted on 23 November 2011.
Guidance from Nice says while no woman should be refused a caesarian, proper information will drive surgery rate down
Posted in Caesarean section, Pregnancy, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Cruel cuts to midwives have made Caeasarean sections a cheaper option for NHS
Posted on 03 November 2011.
Why is the National Institute for Clinical Excellence proposing to allow the 750,000 women who give birth every year to have a costly procedure which, in most cases, will be unnecessary?
Posted in Caesarean section, Childhood illnesses, Health, MidwivesComments Off
Can we control the timing of childbirth?
Posted on 21 October 2011.
How women may be avoiding having Halloween babies
Posted in Caesarean section, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Cancer-stricken mother dies 23 days after giving birth to daughter she saved by refusing chemotherapy treatment
Posted on 20 October 2011.
Stacie Crimm gave birth by Caesarian on August 18 as heart rate plummeted
Mother met baby girl Dottie Mae just once as she battled in intensive care
Posted in Caesarean section, Health, Just MumsComments Off
Woman ‘beat pregnant mother to death and cut out child from womb in C-section she had seen on Discovery Channel’
Posted on 12 October 2011.
Annette Morales-Rodriguez accused in savage murder of Maritza Ramirez-Cruz
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Woman ‘beat pregnant mother to death and cut out child from womb in C-section she had seen on Discovery Channel’
Posted on 11 October 2011.
Annette Morales-Rodriguez accused in savage murder of Maritza Ramirez-Cruz
Posted in Babies, Caesarean section, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Inquiry into eighth death at baby unit as child dies ‘after midwives refused mother a C-section’
Posted on 02 October 2011.
An eight death is being investigated at a controversial maternity unit where two mothers and five babies have already died.
Posted in Caesarean section, Family, Family matters, Just Mums, Maternity, Miscarriage and stillbirth, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Keep up, Mariah! Personal trainer drags exhausted new mother Carey around during a post-baby work out
Posted on 22 September 2011.
After giving birth to fraternal twins via C-Section back in April, Mariah Carey spend time allowing her body to recover.
Posted in Caesarean section, Just Mums, Time Out, TV, Theatre and Film, Twins and multiplesComments Off
I wondered how we would cope with twins, then doctors said we were having triplets!
Posted on 07 September 2011.
A mother delighted to discover she was pregnant was somewhat daunted after learning she was expecting three non-identical triplets.
Posted in Caesarean section, Family Health, Health, Just Mums, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Twins and multiplesComments Off
Women could be given right to choose Caesarean birth
Posted on 07 September 2011.
The NHS watchdog for England is considering giving all women the option to have a Caesarean delivery even if there is no medical need.
Posted in Caesarean section, Family Health, HealthComments Off
Couple with 18 children reveal they’re now praying for more… despite having no health insurance
Posted on 26 August 2011.
Kelly Bates has had 18 children. She has had no twins, no C-sections and 14 drug-free births and has spent more of her adult life pregnant than not.
Posted in Babies, Caesarean section, Family Health, Health, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Twins and multiplesComments Off
‘Posh’ versus ‘Push’ childbirth
Posted on 18 July 2011.
Victoria Beckham has had her fourth C-section. Was it one too many?
Posted in Caesarean section, Family Health, Health, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Why Posh has the right not to push
Posted on 27 June 2011.
Caesareans are no more dangerous than natural births
Posted in Caesarean section, Family Health, HealthComments Off
He’s less than one week old and one BIG bundle of joy
Posted on 01 June 2011.
California newborn tips the scales at 14 pounds
Posted in Babies, Caesarean sectionComments Off
We need to fight the myth of ‘too posh to push’
Posted on 26 May 2011.
Soaring caesarean section rates have more to do with saving lives than women’s fear of labour, says Cherrill Hicks.
Posted in Caesarean section, Finance, Parents, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Psychiatric help to be offered to women who insist on a caesarean because they are too scared to give birth naturally
Posted on 24 May 2011.
Women who ask for a caesarean because they are too frightened to give birth naturally will be offered psychiatric counselling under guidelines from the health watchdog.
Posted in Caesarean section, Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Mother died after being given C-section on hospital floor by staff who tried to resuscitate her with disconnected oxygen mask
Posted on 26 March 2011.
Two midwives have been suspended after a mum tragically died giving birth to a stillborn little girl at a trouble-torn hospital.
Posted in Caesarean section, Family, Internet Kids, Midwives, Miscarriage and stillbirth, Parents, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Natural birth zealots make mothers who have Caesareans feel like failures’ tweets Kirsty Allsopp
Posted on 22 February 2011.
Kirstie Allsopp has launched a scathing attack on natural childbirth experts, accusing them of ‘stigmatising’ women who have Caesareans.
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Kirstie Allsopp: Stigma surrounding Caesareans ‘has to stop’
Posted on 20 February 2011.
Television presenter Kirstie Allsopp has launched an attack on natural birth campaigners, accusing them of being “reckless” in stigmatising women who have Caesarean sections.
Posted in Caesarean section, Charity and fundraising, Family, Internet Kids, Parents, Pregnancy and Childbirth, TV, Theatre and FilmComments Off
Mother who lost baby after she was refused emergency caesarian, receives apology… TWO YEARS later
Posted on 18 February 2011.
A mother left heartbroken after her three-day-old daughter died has finally received an apology from the hospital where she was repeatedly refused an emergency caesarian section.
Posted in Caesarean section, Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
‘If something isn’t done she will quite quickly be pregnant again’
Posted on 16 February 2011.
Mother’s court appeal to sterilise girl, 21, with learning difficulties
Posted in Adopting and Fostering, Caesarean section, Internet Kids, Parents, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Tweens and TeensComments Off
Party time for the fab four
Posted on 28 January 2011.
Quadruplets born at 28 weeks celebrate first birthday
Posted in Babies, Caesarean section, Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
‘I was terrified of giving birth’
Posted on 22 November 2010.
Stephanie Calman suffers from tokophobia – fear of childbirth. She chose to have her children by caesarean section and can’t understand why women like her are made to feel like failures
Posted in Caesarean section, Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Are middle-class mums too posh to push? Caesarean births soar in affluent areas
Posted on 20 November 2010.
Almost three times as many babies are being born by Caesarean compared to 30 years ago, figures show.
Posted in Caesarean section, Family, Internet Kids, Parents, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Poor sleep for mothers-to-be raises risk of birth problems
Posted on 01 October 2010.
Poor sleep for mothers-to-be raises risk of birth problems
Posted in Caesarean section, Internet Kids, Parents, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
New mother left potentially infertile by swab left in her body after C-section is awarded £30,000
Posted on 26 August 2010.
New mother left potentially infertile by swab left in her body after C-section is awarded £30,000
Posted in Caesarean section, Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, RugbyComments Off
Baby born with back-to-front knees waiting months for specialist treatment
Posted on 03 July 2010.
Baby born with back-to-front knees waiting months for specialist treatment
Posted in Caesarean section, Childhood illnesses, Family Health, Grandparents, Health, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Should there be a limit on Caesareans?
Posted on 01 July 2010.
Should there be a limit on Caesareans?
Posted in Caesarean section, Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Obesity, Parents, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Caesarian babies ‘more prone to asthma
Posted on 22 June 2010.
Caesarian babies ‘more prone to asthma
Posted in Asthma, Caesarean section, Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Pledge to stop mother-to-baby HIV spread
Posted on 20 May 2010.
A campaign is being launched to try to enlist public support to ensure no more children are born with HIV by 2015.
Posted in Caesarean section, Childhood illnesses, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
C-sections ‘do not affect how long a mum breastfeeds’
Posted on 27 January 2010.
Having a Caesarean or instrumental birth does not appear to impact upon how long a mother breastfeeds, British research suggests.
Posted in Caesarean section, Divorce and children, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
A dad from day one
Posted on 15 December 2009.
No argument against a father’s presence in the delivery room will convince me that I should not have witnessed my son’s birth
Posted in Caesarean section, Just for DadsComments Off
Wealthy west London tops Caesarean table
Posted on 28 October 2009.
Royal College of Midwives warns about high number of ‘risky’ operations
Posted in Caesarean section, Music, Dance and Drama, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
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