
Cesarean delivery does not improve outcomes compared with vaginal delivery for premature fetuses that are small for their gestational age, said researchers in a study presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the Society for Maternal and Fetal Medicine. A review of births in the United States in New York…
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Practical advice on preventing maternal death due to postpartum hemorrhage
Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal death in India. The majority of these cases are preventable, but due to a lack of resources in many settings, maternal death rates in India remain higher than in other developing countries. The national maternal mortality rate in India is 254 per…
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