09 Mar 2012 URBANA – Adding prebiotic ingredients to infant formula helps colonize the newborn’s gut with a stable population of beneficial bacteria, and probiotics enhance immunity in formula-fed infants, two University of Illinois studies report. “The beneficial bacteria that… Read More ›
Caesarean section
How much does it cost to have a baby in a hospital?
– California women giving birth were charged from $3,296 to $37,227 for an uncomplicated vaginal delivery – For a C-section, women were billed between $8,312 and nearly $71,000 UCSF study examines charges for uncomplicated deliveries Women giving birth in California… Read More ›
‘Your mother loved you very much and wanted to keep you’: Judge’s remarkable message to baby girl of woman who was forced to have caesarean
Judge Roderick Newton, who ruled that the baby born to sedated mother be put up for adoption, tells child her mother wanted to keep her Girl was born to mother, who has bipolar disorder, by court-ordered caesarean 15 months ago… Read More ›
Parents who suck on their infants’ pacifiers may protect their children against developing allergy
Contact: Agnes Wold agnes.wold@microbio.gu.se 46-734-028-750 University of Gothenburg Swedish researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, report that a simple habit may give significant protection against allergy development, namely, the parental sucking on the baby’s pacifier. Allergies are… Read More ›
Infant gut microbiota influenced by cesarean section and breastfeeding practices
Contact: Kim Barnhardt kim.barnhardt@cmaj.ca 613-520-7116 x2224 Canadian Medical Association Journal Practices may affect health in later life Method of birth (vaginal birth s. cesarean delivery) and feeding practices (breastfeeding v. formula-feeding) influence the development of gut bacteria in newborns and… Read More ›
Infant gut microbiota influenced by cesarean section and breastfeeding practices ( Lifelong Effects )
Contact: Kim Barnhardt kim.barnhardt@cmaj.ca 613-520-7116 x2224 Canadian Medical Association Journal Practices may affect health in later life Method of birth (vaginal birth s. cesarean delivery) and feeding practices (breastfeeding v. formula-feeding) influence the development of gut bacteria in newborns and… Read More ›
US gets a ‘D’ for preterm birth rate ( 2009 )
Public release date: 17-Nov-2009 States take action to reduce risk factors WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., NOV. 17, 2009 – For the second consecutive year, the United States earned only a “D” on the March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card,… Read More ›
Possible biological explanation for C-section-linked allergies and asthma found
Public release date: 21-May-2008 ATS 2008, TORONTO — Scientists believe they may have identified a biological explanation for the link between cesarean-section delivery and risk of allergy and asthma in childhood. They will present their findings at the American Thoracic… Read More ›