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Some women at risk of preterm labour may benefit from having a stitch inserted into the neck of the womb. This is usually done under a general anaesthetic. It is not suitable for all women at risk of preterm labour, and only 1:100 babies are born between 22 and 28 weeks. Each case needs to […] Read more
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Urinary Incontinence
A very large study compared women at three months after delivery and reviewed them again at twelve years after delivery. It was found that Caesarean section did protect against urinary incontinence, odds ratio .42, compared with women who had spontaneous vaginal deliveries. Other factors involving risks of incontinence included older age at first birth, having […] Read more
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IVF and the Embryo Scope
Time-lapse photography or morphokinetics is a technique by which a camera records development of the embryo by taking photographs every 10 to 20 minutes while the embryo is developing in the incubator. This creates a short movie that can be assessed with computer software. Timing Of cleavages and other morphology changes such as fragmentation and […] Read more
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When to contact your hospital, doctor or midwife
Many women are unsure whether they should contact the hospital, their doctor or midwife when certain problems arise. The best advice is that if you are worried about anything, contact your doctor, midwife or hospital, however minor you may think it is; if it is bothering you then you need to speak to someone. It […] Read more
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Confirming your Pregnancy
There are several ways to find out if you are in fact pregnant: A blood test will give you a reliable result, even at the earliest stage of pregnancy. Your doctor will order the blood test that will check for the pregnancy hormone, human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) in your blood. You can have this test […] Read more