Lying down during the early stages of childbirth may slow progress, according to a new systematic review. Researchers found that the first stage of labor was significantly shorter for women who kneel, ...

The study evaluated upright positioning, immobilization accuracy, setup time and comfort in patients undergoing radiotherapy with pelvic and abdominal tumors. We seem to have an intra-fraction ...

During the delivery of my fourth child this year, I was comfortably laboring on my left side – a position I’d employed successfully with my third baby nearly three years before. During that delivery, ...

The rules imposed on airline passengers continue to generate confusion. After reading Bobbi Barlow, of Daytona Beach, Florida, asks: "Can you explain why the seat backs must be in their most upright ...

It was a perfectly simple question, but it stumped Dr. Carlos Mendez- Bauer. Sixteen years ago, his wife was in labor with their first baby. She asked to get out of bed to go to the bathroom. Her ...

Many preterm infants have difficulty learning to feed by mouth. An inability to adequately feed is often the sole criterion preventing an infant's discharge to home. Infant feeding ability can be ...

In upright radiotherapy, the patient is treated in an upright position and rotated in front of a static treatment beam. (Courtesy: Leo Cancer Care) As new and improved radiotherapy technologies emerge ...