Washington, Nov 1: Here’s some useful advice for mums-to-be – patience during stalled labour can avoid childbirths through c-sections, according to a new study.

Researchers from University of California, San Francisco have revealed that pregnant women whose labour stalls while in the active phase of childbirth can reduce health risks to themselves and their infants by waiting out the delivery process for an extra two hours.

They examined 1,014 pregnancies that involved active-phase arrest – two or more hours without cervical dilation- opening of the cervix, the entrance to the uterus, in childbirth- during active labour,

GURGAON: Mumbai Champs after facing continuous failure in five matches finally opened their account by winning over Delhi Giants. The ICL 20-20 match that took place in Gurgaon was more than predictable for the people who forecasted Delhi’s win with ease but to everyone’s surprise Mumbai turned the table to its favour.

An unknown organization Islamic Security Force-Indian Mujahideen (ISF-IM) has claimed responsibility for the serial blasts in Assam.

It’s a good news for Chandamama lovers. Toonz Animation India Pvt. Ltd has announced its plan to make an animation movie on one of the stories from Chandamama, the age old comic series book. The Toonz group together with Chandamama India Limited plans to produce a Rs 200 million project.

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will visit Assam on Saturday to asses the situation there after the serial blasts. More than 75 people died in the Assam blast.

Manila - Seven people, including a child, were killed Saturday in a smash-up between a passenger bus and a van in a northern Philippine province, a police officer said.