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BOSTON (Reuters) - Doctors who use age, weight and other factors to predict if a pregnant woman will need a Caesarean section to deliver her baby have a new gauge: the length of the cervix, researchers said on Wednesday.

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Researchers have developed what they believe is the first blood test that accurately detects ovarian cancer at an early stage.

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HealthDay - SUNDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Ovarian cancer has long had a reputation as a silent killer, because many people believed it gave no warning signs until far advanced. read more »
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of an enema during labor does not reduce the rate of wound infections in the mother or infections in the infant, and also does not appear to result in a better labor experience for the mother, the findings from a new study review indicate.rn

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who've undergone a c-section for a pregnancy with two or more infants can usually avoid this operation in future pregnancies with just one infant, according to a report in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.rn

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An in vitro fertilization technique that can avoid multiple births appears to be effective for women older than 35, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. read more »
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among women with Crohn's disease, having active disease during pregnancy raises the risk of preterm birth, according to a study. Crohn's disease is a debilitating inflammation in the digestive tract that often affects women of childbearing age. The cause of the disease read more »
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The H5N1 bird flu virus can pass through a pregnant woman's placenta to infect the fetus, researchers reported on Thursday.rn

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Strenuous exercise early in pregnancy could triple the risk of miscarriage, according to Danish researchers. read more »
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