HHS Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Falls to New Record Low in 2001 CDC Press Release HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today released a new report showing birthrates among teenagers fell for the 10th straight year to a new record low in 2001. "This is an important milestone in our fight against teen pregnancy," Secretary Thompson said. "The research shows us that...
To Be a Birth Mother
I am sitting across from a young woman in Village Inn, arriving after she phoned me earlier in sobs. She sat quickly and I immediately noticed her swollen eyes. “What will being a birthmother be like?” The young, expecting woman asks me carefully. “Like nothing you could ever expect,” I say, hoping...
CDC Issues 2001 Assisted Reproductive Technology Success Rates CDC Press Release More than 40,000 babies were born in the United States as a result of assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures carried out in 2001, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today. ART includes infertility treatment procedures in which both egg and...
Considering a Midwife How is a midwife different from a doctor? If you are pregnant and in good health without a medical condition, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or a heart problem, you can choose a midwife to care for you during your pregnancy. Midwives are an appealing option for women and their partners who...
Leaving the Hospital June 29, 2009, 11:18 am
Eventually you will find that it is time to leave the hospital. No matter the decisions you made while in the hospital , there comes a time when your stay is up. With nurses preparing your discharge papers, you may be wondering how to go about this difficult situation. Thinking about it before it...
Adoption vs. Pregnancy November 20, 2009, 8:40 am
I am very open about adoption's role in building my family. My husband and I married while I was pregnant, and he adopted Bear a few months after his birth. Beauty is adopted from Guatemala. Suffice to say, adoption is a big, beautiful part of my life. I've noticed that many people assume that...
Postpartum Talk, The Second Time Around October 24, 2007, 4:04 am
I didn't expect to have any emotional issues after Nicholas, my parented son, was born. He had been a planned pregnancy and, in my mind, that removed any of the things that I had experienced during and after my pregnancy with the Munchkin, my placed daughter. After all, what was I to feel...
C-section (cesarean delivery) (Beyond the Basics)
A cesarean delivery (also called a surgical birth) is a surgical procedure used to deliver an infant (). It requires regional (or rarely general) anesthetic to prevent pain, and then a vertical or horizontal (
Cesarean Procedure : American Pregnancy Association
Overview of cesarean delivery procedures. ... Cesarean birth happens through an incision in the abdominal wall and uterus rather than through the vagina.
Cesarean Section: Planned and Unplanned, Risks, and Recovery ...
What is a cesarean section?A cesarean section, or C - section, is the surgical delivery of an infant through an incision in the mother's abdomen and uterus. The incision is most often made across the bottom of the abdomen above the pubic area (transverse). In certain situations, it is ...