Articles Tagged: c-section

Babies born by C-section more likely to be obese, says study

By Keith Kendrick, May 24, 2012

As if parents hadn’t had enough blame levelled at them for the childhood obesity crisis, now mums who have their babies by Caesarean have been told they risk their kids growing up overweight.

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Dad's Pregnancy Diary: Once more into the breech?

By James Moore, Apr 25, 2012

The last few weeks of pregnancy are a topsy turvy waiting game. And as Easter came and went we realised the clock was ticking loudly to B-Day and we began to wonder if, unlike our last child, this boy was getting himself in right position for delivery - head down.

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Octomum Nadya Suleman reveals how she 'pinged back into shape'

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Mar 27, 2012

Octomom Nadya Suleman has stripped off for a magazine and proclaimed she has 'never looked this good'.

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Mum's joy at having quads on Leap Year's Day

By Keith Kendrick, Mar 2, 2012

A thrilled – and no doubt utterly exhausted – woman is celebrating becoming a mum of “leaplets” after giving birth to quads on February 29.

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Mum sues NHS for £300,000 after the baby she was told had died was found alive

By parentdish.co.uk, Feb 15, 2012

A mum is suing the NHS after her baby, who she was told had died at birth, was found alive and gasping for air

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£10m payout for birth mistakes which left boy severely disabled

By parentdish.co.uk, Feb 10, 2012

The mother of a baby boy left severely handicapped by medical errors before and during his difficult birth at Maidstone Hospital has said she is relieved after the High Court approved a multi-million compensation payout.

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Caesarean birth: Women could choose to have elective NHS c-section

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Oct 31, 2011

Mums-to-be may be given the right to choose a Caesarean delivery on the NHS even if there is no medical reason for them to have one.

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I was worried my c-section would be too 'medical', but it was amazing!

By Eleanor Tucker, Oct 7, 2011

Emma Hobby, 31, was disappointed to be told she would need a C-section because her baby was breech. But she was pleasantly surprised by the way things turned out...

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