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The Twelfth Annual Martha Browning Bryant Memorial Lecture; October 7, 2006; Portland, Oregon.
A recent report in the Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences and reported on the AP Wire Service suggests
that exposure to ultrasound can affect fetal brain development. In a study of pregnant mice, a small number
of nerve cells failed to extend correctly in the cerebral cortex after they
were exposed to ultrasound.
January 2-6, 2007; Riviera Maya, Mexico
November 10, 2006; Corvallis, Oregon.
In an original study, researchers in Malaysia found that women who reported
having sexual intercourse during the last month of pregnancy were more likely
to go into labor before 41 weeks gestation and to avoid labor induction than
women who did not have intercourse.
Categories: Labor and Birth
October 13-15, 2006; Baltimore, Maryland; sponsored by the Midwives Alliance of North America in cooperation with The Midwifery Education Accreditation Council
September 14-17, 2006; Valley Forge, Pennsylvania; sponsored by the American Association of Birth Centers.
