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View Post: Childbirth May Slow Progression of Multiple Sclerosis
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View Post: Childbirth May Slow Progression of MS
23 Nov 2009
Childbirth May Slow Progression of MS. Some Multiple Sclerosis Patients Have Slower Progression of Disease if They've Given Birth. By Kathleen Doheny WebMD Health News. Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD. Nov. 23, 2009 -- Childbirth appears to slow the progression of multiple sclerosis, whether a woman gives birth before her diagnosis or after, according to a Belgian study. Women whose children were born after MS began were even more likely to have a slower progression of ...
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View Post: Prepared Childbirth from Duke Women's Health Associate/Maternal ...
20 Nov 2009
Register today for this innovative, weekend series at Duke Health Center Southpoint and learn about signs and stages of labor, active coaching techniques, vaginal and complete cesarean birth education, birth plan consultations, ...
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View Post: Health Tip: Recovering After Childbirth - Women's Health
27 Oct 2009
Health Tip: Recovering After Childbirth. (HealthDay News) by -- Diana Kohnle Updated: Oct 27th 2009. (HealthDay News) -- New mothers may be so consumed with their newborns that they forget the ordeal of childbirth. ...
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View Post: The WHO Report on Global Women's Health « iCons in Medicine
23 Nov 2009 by iconsinmedicine  
The report discusses the fact that in many nations “sexual and reproductive health services tend to focus exclusively on married women,” therefore assistance during childbirth can be particularly difficult to access for “unmarried and ...
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View Post: Heat Packs for Labor Pain: How Heat and Compresses Benefit Mothers ...
19 Nov 2009
Women often find that using temperature variations during childbirth, such as applying heat packs, can be an effective tool to reduce pain. Heat packs have measurable therapeutic benefits and decrease pain during childbirth in a number of ways. ... Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, May 2008. Behmanesh, F. "The Effect of Heat Therapy on Labor Pain Severity and Delivery Outcome on Parturient Women" Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, 2009. ...
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View Post: Intercourse Pain After Childbirth: Factors that Lead to More ...
21 Nov 2009
What to do About Painful Intercourse After Childbirth. While there are no quick fixes for women who are experiencing painful sex after having a baby, there are some tips that might make your difficulties in the bedroom a bit easier: ...
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View Post: Childbirth May Slow Progression of Multiple Sclerosis - myOptumHealth
24 Nov 2009
Still, O'Looney stressed that women should not interpret the results as reason to have a baby to delay the progression of the disease, or blame themselves if they decided not to have children. "We still don't know a lot about the ... Vascular Health and Atherosclerosis. Treating Diabetic Hypertension. Overuse of Common Painkillers. Home Fitness. GI Effects from Pain Medicine. Living with Migraine. Protecting Yourself from Infection. Meditation and Stress. Children and TV ...
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