After giving birth to her second child, a woman opted to follow a recovery plan that involved two weeks of rest, leaving most household responsibilities to her husband. However, her husband soon felt overwhelmed and broke down, prompting the woman to question if her refusal to help was wrong.
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January 15, 2021 SHARE Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have received a $791,317 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study factors that keep pregnant women from getting tested for COVID-19, to evaluate whether it is important to test women regularly during their pregnancies, and to determine whether pregnant women with COVID-19 need more specialized prenatal care. (Photo: Getty Images)
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Study finds little benefit from supplemental oxygen during labor
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For decades, women have commonly been given oxygen during childbirth, but a new research review finds little evidence it benefits newborns.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that women be given supplemental oxygen when fetal heart monitoring shows an abnormal heart rate. That s based on the possibility that oxygen deprivation is causing the problem.
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Yet there has been little research evidence that the tactic does any good. And the new review, of 16 clinical trials, uncovered no clear benefits for newborns.
Overall, infants born to women who received oxygen fared no better than those whose mothers simply breathed room air.