Archive for the ‘Childbirth’ Category

Not looking forward to a natural birth? Get a caesarean instead – that’s how they do it in Chelsea

Monday, December 5th, 2011

The hospital serving residents of the London borough of Chelsea has the highest rate of caesarean sections in England, inevitably beckoning the question – Are some women just too posh to push? According to figures, a third of births that take place at the Chelsea and Westminster hospital are by caesarean section. The hospital is read more »

Smoking during pregnancy could risk sons fertility

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

According to a recent study, mothers who smoke during the early stages of pregnancy could be putting their unborn sons fertility at risk by preventing the development of sperm cells. Scientists have found that numbers of young reproductive cells in male embryos dramatically reduced when exposed to the effects of tobacco. The study involved comparing read more »