Tag: CHILDBIRTH

Embedded video from <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video">CNN Video</a> There is nothing you can't learn how to do with the Internet. We learned how to make red velvet cupcakes online, and, apparently, Google has given the Iranian government some helpful hints in building nuclear weapons. That's why we weren't too surprised by the story of Jordan Peck, a man who helped ...

Childbirth is such a chore. So rather than suffering through it in an uncomfortable bed, why not do it like the frogs do it? Very rich frogs, that is. The particularly futuristic Waterbirth Vessel "is designed to support the mother during her birth dance" (don't get any ideas, moms -- no actual dancing), by providing the most comfortable environment possible. The spacious "service area" (their ...

In some amazing news from the land down under, software is reportedly being developed by Australian engineers at the University of Melbourne to better identify women at risk of giving birth prematurely. And here's the crazy part: It's essentially the same technology used to assess the risk of cyclones and nuclear accidents. Now, a software trial is being launched in the city of Newcastle to ...

Cellphones are quickly becoming the goto method of illumination for hospitals around the world when power fails. We've reported on an appendectomy in Argentina performed by the light of a mobile handset. Then, in March, Vietnamese doctors delivered a baby via caesarian-section illuminated by cell phones. Now another child has been brought into this world with the help of cell-phone screens. ...