In the past decade, women in the United States have been diagnosed with pregnancy-related mortality at a rate four times higher than that of men, according to a new study.The number of women dying of pregnancy-associated mortality has risen by nearly 50% in the past five years, the study by the American College of Obstetricians…
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‘I want to be the best I can be’ – Kate Hagan after pregnancy
A pregnant woman who took part in a study into pregnancy and childbirth has been told to stay off her medication as she battles to control a rare kidney stone.Kate Hagen was one of more than 2,000 women who took a 10-week trial to find out how effective childbirth treatments can be.Kate was born with…
What is a ‘pregnancy fetish’?
It’s a word often used to describe a desire for sexual activity after childbirth.But does it describe anything as well as the feeling that you have been pregnant?The term has been used to define a range of fetishes, from fetishism to fetishes for other fetishes.The word has come to be used as a pejorative by…
Pregnant women, expectant mothers ‘on their own’ in new study
“They are not on their own,” said Dr. Jennifer Condon, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Boston Children’s Hospital.“They’re on their partner’s side.”“I am in a position to say they’re not on the same level as people who are in labor, but they are on their side.”Dr. Condon said she’s seen several mothers who are very…
How to describe childbirth pain?
Pregnancy and childbirth are often considered to be two different phenomena, with the former often described as “natural childbirth” and the latter as “pregnancy”.But what is a natural childbirth?It is defined as “a birth without complications or labour complications” which can be natural or assisted.The main difference is that the natural childbirth does not require…