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NEWS ABOUT: obstetrician-gynecologists

obstetrician-gynecologists stories: 4 news summaries

Doctors Urged to Induce Labor Less Often

New guidelines warn
of risky 'epidemic' in
US hospitals

Jul 21, 09 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - New guidelines out today urge US doctors not to induce labor earlier than 39 weeks into a pregnancy unless there are compelling medical reasons, the Houston Chronicle reports. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued its first statement on induced labor since 1999, with the lead author calling it... More »

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pregnancy • labor • gynecology • doctor • birth • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists • obstetrician-gynecologists

C-Sections, Wary Docs
Push Birth Costs Up

Report is critical of high-tech methods, urges natural ones

Oct 8, 08 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Spending on childbirth—the country's No. 1 reason for hospitalization—is on the rise, and much of it is due to unnecessary tests and procedures, USA Today reports. A new study critical of the system found that $2.5 billion is spent annually on needless high-tech C-sections, which cost... More »

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health care costs • motherhood • infant • childbirth • hospitalization • health study • obstetrician-gynecologists • cesarean section

Senator Told
It's Unethical to
Deliver Babies

Ethics panel sees conflict in Coburn's pro-bono work

Aug 12, 08 5:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sen.Tom Coburn, an obstetrician by profession, is a stubborn guy. Known around the cloakroom as Dr. No, he isn't about to let anyone tell him to stop delivering babies when he's at home in Oklahoma at recess. The Senate Ethics Committee insists it's a conflict of interest, even though... More »

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medicine • Republican • doctor • Tom Coburn • Senate Ethics Committee • conflict of interest • obstetrician-gynecologists

Pro-Life Docs Need Not Perform Abortions: Board

Body clarifies ruling that had feds, physicians worried about certifications

Mar 20, 08 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Obstetrician/gynecologists who don’t want to deal with abortions don’t have to, the certifying board for their specialty said today, responding to Bush administration fears that the board was going to refuse to certify doctors who decline to perform them or refer patients to someone who does. The US... More »

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health care • abortion • pregnancy • Department of Health • doctor • Mike Leavitt • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology • obstetrician-gynecologists • ob/gyns • pro-life

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