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Amazing Dad: Andy Moore
Dr. Andy Moore, second from left, with his extended family in Lexington, Kentucky. Credit: Courtesy of Cecilia Hill Amazing Dad: Dr. Andy Moore, founder of Surgery on Sunday, a program that offers free surgical care to uninsured patients in ...
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Amazing Dad: Russell Jackson
Russell Jackson gets a show of support from his two children. Credit: Mary W. Jackson
Amazing Dad: Russell Jackson, founder of Kid One, an organization that transports medically-ill children and expectant moms to doctors and hospitals across the ...
Opinion: I Had a C-Section - Does That Make Me Less of a Mother?
A cesarean section can be just as joyful as a vaginal birth. Credit: Getty Images
The National Institutes of Health got a bunch of medical bigwigs together last week to talk about cesarean delivery and what they called the "troubling fact" that ...
Surgery for California Girl Unable to Smile
Surgery will let teen girl smile -- for the first time. Photo: ABCnews.com
Kiana Deane was born addicted to methamphetamine, and suffers from facial paralysis. As a result of her condition, she cannot smile. When she does, it looks like "a ...
Early Caesareans Risky for Newborns
C-sections, as we've long known, can be risky business. The C, also known as the Caesarean section, is, after all, major surgery, with a longer recovery time than a regular birth. C-sections also can lead to complications like infection and ...Lack of Vitamin D Tied To Increased Likelihood of C-Section
Could a lack of D cause a C? The results of a recent study on the link between Vitamin D deficiency and C-sections seem to point in that direction. Most women, I'd wager, would rather not have a Caesarean section, also known as a C-section, to bring ...
Do Infertitlity Treatments Increase the Risk of Birth Defects?
According to a study released Monday, the answer is a firm yes. In the first study done to date on the link between infertility treatments and birth defects, it was found that children resulting from such treatments were two to four times more ...
Fearful moms choosing c-sections more often?
Asking a woman if she would rather give birth vaginally or by c-section is a little like asking her if she would prefer having her fingernails pulled out or a fork stuck in her eye. Newsflash -- it hurts either way. However, women in the United ...Ping-pong ball saves girl's life
I'm a big fan of finding new uses for things, and this is a great example. A two-year-old Australian girl, born with biliary artresia, was undergoing surgery to receive a liver transplant when Dr. Albert Shun found a problem. It seems that the ...
Naomi Campbell claims fallopian tube operation saved her life
Recently we at ParentDish reported to you that Naomi Campbell was ready to be a mom now that she's had some secretive corrective surgery to help her conceive. well, now all the walls are down and Campbell is being extremely open and detailed with ...
"Natural" c-section procedure allows mom to watch delivery
A new, more natural c-section developed in the UK may soon be in clinical trials to see if it will improve the birth experience for mothers and better help newborns ease their way into the world. Researchers say that the traditional c-section ...
Does an obese pregnancy lead to an obese child?
Several studies in a recent New York Times article entitled "Honey, I Plumped the Kids" seem to be pointing in that direction. As we all know by now, human beings are getting bigger--and by bigger, I really mean fatter. In 2005 it was estimated ...
Women fight to take back natural childbirth
Is natural childbirth going the way of the dinosaur? Ask many new moms and a lot of doctors and midwives, and you may be surprised to find the answer is yes. Between increasing costs at hospitals, liability and the demand by insurance companies ...
Vasectomy - the new condom in your wallet
While it's not standard operating procedure, it's not uncommon for an older gentleman who is done having kids to get a vasectomy. When it comes to having sex, I imagine it is a much more convenient and efficient method of birth control than using a ...
Tabloids take Dannielyn coverage too far?
According to the Perez Hilton website and The Insider, Dannielyn Birkhead, daughter of Larry Birkhead and Anna Nicole Smith, has a medical condition. And her father isn't afraid to tell anyone about it. Apparently, although I'm not sure I believe ...
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