Bed rest no help for women at risk of early delivery

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Having a short cervix increases a pregnant woman’s chance of delivering prematurely, and a new study suggests going on bed rest does nothing to allay that risk. Researchers found that women were more than twice as likely to give birth before 37 weeks when doctors told them to restrict some combination of their work, non-work and sexual activities. “Way back when… people would have problems in pregnancy and we would have no interventions available, so we just told them to rest,” said Dr. …