October 2013

Health region should reconsider home birth decision, group says

by faithgibson on October 21, 2013

in Contemporary Childbirth Politics

BY JEREMY WARREN, THE STARPHOENIX SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 Dionne Miazdyck-Shield wants to give birth at home but a health region policy is saying no. Photograph by: Richard Marjan , The StarPhoenix A local group is lobbying the Saskatoon Health Region to allow midwives to attend home births with women who’ve previously had a caesarean section. In […]

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Use of Pitocin to induce or speed-up labor increases risk of potentially fatal PPH

by faithgibson on October 12, 2013

in Contemporary Childbirth Politics

Labor-Augmenting Drug May Contribute to Reduced Effect in Controlling Postpartum Bleeding Aug. 21, 2013 — With the number of maternal deaths on the rise in the United States, researchers found that a drug frequently used to augment or induce labor may contribute to postpartum bleeding, a study in the September issue of Anesthesiology notes.   The drug oxytocin […]

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