Which is the best hospital for heart valve replacement in India?
Hi,Heart valves are the flap-like structures in the heart that allows the blood to flow only in a single direction. Mitral valve, tricuspid valve, aortic valve and pulmonary valve are the four main valves of the heart.Heart valve replacement is a surgical procedure through which a damaged or deformed heart valve is replaced with a new valve. The most common types of replacement valves are:Mechanical valve (artificial valve that lasts a lifetime)Tissue valve (biological valve made from human or animal tissue that gradually wears out)The cost of heart double valve replacement in India starts from USD 10, 500.The best hospitals for heart valve replacement in India are:Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New DelhiNarayana Multispecialty Hospital, BengaluruMax Super Specialty Hospital, Saket, New DelhiFortis Memorial Research Institute, GurgaonKokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, MumbaiNew Age Wockhardt Hospital, MumbaiAster Medcity, KochiGlobal Hospital, HyderabadManipal Hospital, BengaluruIndraprastha Apollo Hospital, New DelhiAlongwith the above information it is also important for you to know in which medical conditions you would require a heart valve replacement:When the heart valve is not able to open fully. This will obstruct the flow of blood in the heart leading to other cardiac diseases. This medical condition is known as valve stenosis.The second condition is when the heart valves do not close properly making the blood go backwards resulting in leakages.Hope this answer helps you.Thanks
What is your opinion on all the fuss about child obesity?
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If natural child birth is so painful why do most women opt for it? Instead why not go for cesarean delivery? What are the benefits and costs of natural childbirth?
As a co-founder of International Cesarean Awareness Network, a cesarean mother, and a natural birth mother, I feel that I am qualified to answer this question. I have given birth five times. My first birth was, basically, an unattended hospital birth. The hospital staff didn't think I was in actual labor, so they never called my doctor. He finally called the hospital to see if I had come in. He arrived after I had birthed my daughter. I tore extensively due to poor nutrition and poor positioning. My second child was born by emergency cesarean, weighing one ounce more than her sibling. The surgery went well, and my recovery was uneventful. However, it was six months before I felt back to normal physically.My third child was a VBAC-Vaginal Birth After Cesarean-in a hospital with a family physician. The labor was intense, but I was able to sleep between contractions. My baby was born in one push, and weighed 2 1/2 pounds more than her sisters. I only needed one stitch, and I felt back to normal physically in a week and a half.My last two children were born at home, with midwives attending. Both births were calm and easy, despite my last baby birthing face up. Both home birth babes were 2 pounds bigger than my first two babes. Natural, unmedicated, unmanaged birth is the safest, easiest, least painful way to birth a baby for over 90% of all women. Unfortunately, doctors and hospitals in the USA do not understand this. Doctors want to manage birth, make it faster, more efficient, more convenient. These goals may be helpful to the doctor. They are not helpful to the mother. Birth, in most cases, should not even be considered a medical procedure. It is a natural process, but a delicate one. Mothers cannot labor and birth easily if they are feeling unsafe. Hospitals are inherently scary places filled with beeping machines, gowned and gloved strangers and super germs. No wonder so many labors end up stalling, or even stopping. Which would you prefer-eating a meal of your choosing at your own pace, or having a feeding tube shoved down your throat and proper nutrition pumped directly into your stomach? The tube is very efficient, and the nutrition is more than adequate. I think we would all want the meal, though. Woman would do best birthing in a place of their own choosing, birthing at their own pace.