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Sometimes, bed rest means staying in bed all the time, except to go to the bathroom. Or, your doctor may suggest partial bed rest, where you relax in bed for several hours during the day.

Research indicates bed rest does not improve birth outcomes and can be risky for the mom. So why is it still prescribed by many doctors and midwives for about 20 percent of pregnant women in the U.S.?

Bed rest seems like a wonderful concept until it is an edict from which you cannot stray. The novelty of lounging in your PJs with a romance novel fades quickly, and the realities of confinement ...

Longer bed rest after stroke is linked to poorer memory and brain changes * Sleep patterns play a key role in cognitive recovery post-stroke * Managing rest time may improve //memory and overall brain ...

Even so, bed rest remains a routine therapeutic intervention for pregnancy, with up to 95 percent of obstetricians reporting that they’ve prescribed it for their patients. Decades after the treatment ...

Bed rest seems like a wonderful concept until it is an edict from which you cannot stray. The novelty of lounging in your PJs with a romance novel fades quickly, and the realities of confinement ...

Even if bed rest is necessary, get moving as soon as your doctor allows it. Studies show that early movement doesn’t just help prevent DVTs, it can promote healing and reduce pain.

That's why doctors tell people on bed rest to sit up and cough from time to time. But you're way too engrossed in those podcasts to remember to cough. Within a week, your problems only get worse.

Bed rest reflects the culture it takes place in: Assumptions about pregnancies set the tone for the assumptions about the motherhood that follows. Namely, ...

Each year, U.S. hospitals report more than 700,000 patient falls and 3 million pressure injuries due to prolonged bed rest.