Not exact matches
Because the number
of home
births in the U.S. is small, the inclusion
of prenatal stillbirths, congenital anomalies and unplanned, unattended home
births in the «home midwife» category is likely to have an appreciable effect on the
negative outcomes examined here.
Once c - sections rise above 10 - 15 %
of births,
outcomes are actually more
negative for both the mother and baby.
A new article published in Clinical Lactation addresses potential
negative outcomes of epidurals and other
birth interventions.
Women who breastfeed for a shorter duration or not at all are at higher risk
of many diseases, and they experience shorter
birth intervals with resulting
negative health
outcomes.
supporting countries to implement WHO's antenatal care guidelines, aimed at reducing the risk
of negative pregnancy
outcomes, including preterm
births, and ensuring a positive pregnancy experience for all women.
Research on the comparative safety
of different
birth settings tends to exclude «high - risk» pregnancy; conventional wisdom states that women with «high - risk» pregnancies should plan a hospital
birth because they are at higher risk
of negative pregnancy
outcomes.
In fact, there is little hard evidence to suggest that, if the pregnancy is «high - risk», a
negative outcome is more likely if a home
birth is attempted, so there is an argument for including «high - risk» pregnancies in this type
of analysis, and this was attempted as part
of this research project.
This is understandable; if planned home
birth is associated with a greatly elevated risk
of serious
negative infant
outcomes, then most women and clinicians would be reluctant to attach as much importance to other benefits it might offer.
Does nine times higher death rate
of breech babies in homebirth according to MANA stats than the death rate
of breech
births in hospitals count as a proven
negative outcome or not?
Around 12 percent
of births at home happen because
of an unforeseen emergency, and many
of them, MacDorman says, have
negative outcomes — hence a higher mortality rate, tipping the scales against midwives.
The most recent U.K. data for planned place
of birth shows no significant differences in
negative outcomes between
births at home, at
birth centers, and obstetric units for mothers who have already had children.
While clomiphene is a first - line treatment used to induce ovulation in women with PCOS, it has downsides — namely that in a significant number
of women it does not lead to improved ovulation or live
births, and if it does induce ovulation, it frequently results in pregnancies with multiples who face much higher
negative outcomes including death.
The study, which randomly assigned 1873 HIV -
negative pregnant women at three sites in Malawi to receive either strategy, found that the risks
of adverse
birth outcomes, at 29.9 and 28.8 percent, was similar in the two groups.
The study, conducted in mice, found that exposure to air pollution during the equivalent
of the first or second trimester in humans was linked to more
negative birth outcomes than exposure later in pregnancy.
African - Americans, who have high concentrations
of melanin, are less able to absorb Vitamin D from the sun leading some to believe that this contributes to higher rates
of negative birth outcomes.
Although maternal stress, anxiety, and depression have been linked to
negative birth outcomes, few studies have investigated preventive interventions targeting maternal mental health as a means
of reducing such problems.
The higher risk for maternal postpartum depression is also associated with reduced parenting skills, which may have
negative consequences for the development
of the child.28 — 30 Parents
of obese children may lack effective parenting skills providing both a consistent structured frame and emotional support.31 In women with GDM, psychosocial vulnerability including low levels
of social and family networks is associated with more adverse neonatal
outcomes, especially increased
birth weight.32 Thus, there is a tight interaction between maternal lifestyle, weight status, mental health, social support as well as between maternal and child's overall health.
We urge further research into the implications
of fathers»
birth attendance as a signal for pregnancy complications and other
negative outcomes, especially in view
of its usefulness as a point
of intervention.
The program uses the client - centered counseling approach with all participants to address a variety
of issues that have been shown to have a
negative impact on
birth outcomes.
Well - researched but often misunderstood by clinicians, these illnesses are related to an increased risk
of suicide, poor
birth and neonatal
outcomes, and long - term
negative effects on child and maternal mental health.
3 THE EXTENT AND CHARACTER
OF HEALTH INEQUALITIES IN THE EARLY YEARS 3.1 Key findings about health inequalities in the first four years 3.2 Introduction 3.3 Pregnancy, birth and the first three months 3.3.1 Risk factors and health outcomes in the early years 3.3.2 Inequalities in the early stages 3.4 Health measures in the first four years of life 3.5 Overview of health outcomes 3.5.1 Physical health 3.5.2 Problems reported by parents 3.5.3 Psychosocial health 3.5.4 Body mass index 3.6 Inequalities in health outcomes 3.6.1 Area deprivation 3.6.2 Household income 3.6.3 Socio - economic classification (NS - SEC) 3.6.4 Conclusion 3.7 Exposure to risk factors likely to have an adverse impact on health 3.8 Inequalities in exposure to risk factors for poor health outcomes 3.8.1 Area deprivation 3.8.2 Houshold income 3.8.3 Socio - economic classification (NS - SEC) 3.8.4 Conclusion 3.9 Summary measure of negative outcom
OF HEALTH INEQUALITIES IN THE EARLY YEARS 3.1 Key findings about health inequalities in the first four years 3.2 Introduction 3.3 Pregnancy,
birth and the first three months 3.3.1 Risk factors and health
outcomes in the early years 3.3.2 Inequalities in the early stages 3.4 Health measures in the first four years
of life 3.5 Overview of health outcomes 3.5.1 Physical health 3.5.2 Problems reported by parents 3.5.3 Psychosocial health 3.5.4 Body mass index 3.6 Inequalities in health outcomes 3.6.1 Area deprivation 3.6.2 Household income 3.6.3 Socio - economic classification (NS - SEC) 3.6.4 Conclusion 3.7 Exposure to risk factors likely to have an adverse impact on health 3.8 Inequalities in exposure to risk factors for poor health outcomes 3.8.1 Area deprivation 3.8.2 Houshold income 3.8.3 Socio - economic classification (NS - SEC) 3.8.4 Conclusion 3.9 Summary measure of negative outcom
of life 3.5 Overview
of health outcomes 3.5.1 Physical health 3.5.2 Problems reported by parents 3.5.3 Psychosocial health 3.5.4 Body mass index 3.6 Inequalities in health outcomes 3.6.1 Area deprivation 3.6.2 Household income 3.6.3 Socio - economic classification (NS - SEC) 3.6.4 Conclusion 3.7 Exposure to risk factors likely to have an adverse impact on health 3.8 Inequalities in exposure to risk factors for poor health outcomes 3.8.1 Area deprivation 3.8.2 Houshold income 3.8.3 Socio - economic classification (NS - SEC) 3.8.4 Conclusion 3.9 Summary measure of negative outcom
of health
outcomes 3.5.1 Physical health 3.5.2 Problems reported by parents 3.5.3 Psychosocial health 3.5.4 Body mass index 3.6 Inequalities in health
outcomes 3.6.1 Area deprivation 3.6.2 Household income 3.6.3 Socio - economic classification (NS - SEC) 3.6.4 Conclusion 3.7 Exposure to risk factors likely to have an adverse impact on health 3.8 Inequalities in exposure to risk factors for poor health
outcomes 3.8.1 Area deprivation 3.8.2 Houshold income 3.8.3 Socio - economic classification (NS - SEC) 3.8.4 Conclusion 3.9 Summary measure
of negative outcom
of negative outcomes
Maternal depression has been shown to be associated with many adverse health
outcomes among the offspring
of depressed women, including preterm
birth, low
birth weight, newborn irritability, developmental delays, somatic complaints, sleep problems, child abuse, and psychiatric and neurobehavioral disorders.8 — 21 Although considered to be attributable in part to genetic factors, some
of the behavioral problems observed among children
of depressed women are thought to arise from the
negative parenting behaviors that these women display.22 — 24 Such
negative parenting behaviors include inconsistent discipline and control, unavailability, and emotional insensitivity.22 — 24