Home Births In The United States Are not Low Risk
The authors conclude that at least 30% of midwife-attended planned home births are not low risk and not within clinical criteria set by ACOG and AAP, and 65.7% of planned home births in the United States are attended by non-AMCB certified midwives, even though both AAP and ACOG state that only AMCB-certified midwives should attend home births. Read more HERE....
Omega 3 During Pregnancy Does Not Prevent Preterm Birth
The authors conclude: "Omega-3 supplementation during pregnancy does not prevent recurrent preterm birth in asymptomatic singleton gestations with prior preterm birth. The benefits in longer latency, and higher birth weight may deserve further study." Read more here....
Antibiotic Chlorhexidine Saves Newborn Lives
Chlorhexidine which is a low-cost antiseptic used to cleanse the cord after birth could help reduce infant death rates in developing countries by 12%, a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library suggests. Authors of the review found that when chlorhexidine was used on babies born outside of a hospital, it reduces the number of newborn babies who died or suffer from infections. Read more HERE....