Archive: 31/01/2014
Study finds home births comparatively safe for low-risk women, infants
The largest study ever conducted in the United States of planned home births found that 93.6 percent of the 16,924 women in the study had spontaneous vaginal births, and only 5.2 percent required a cesarean section for delivery.
Jan 31, 2014
Osteoporosis screening recommendations may miss two-thirds of women aged 50 to 64
Women who are 65 and older routinely undergo bone-density testing to screen for osteoporosis. But for those between the ages of 50 and 64, it has been unclear who should be screened.
Jan 31, 2014