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Obstetrics
Researchers' data advance obstetrics research
March 24th, 2005
Data on obstetrics are outlined in reports from France, Israel and the United States. Study 1: Researchers in France believe obstetric care can do more to prevent cerebral damage in preterm babies. They wrote, "Reducing the incidence of cerebral damage in preterm infants has become a major objective of perinatal medicine. Recent studies have shown that intrapartum hypoxia is implicated in only 10% of cases, whereas prenatal factors are significantly linked with such damage. The main risk factors associated with cerebral palsy are preterm birth, multiple pregnancy, intrauterine infection, serious hypoxemic and hemodynamic disorders, and, possibly,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-24)
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