Epidemiologist updates and validates 'gold standard' of prenatal physical activity tools

byUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher has updated and validated the widely used Pregnancy Physical

Updated on: February 18,2024 14

Epidemiologist updates and validates 'gold standard' of prenatal physical activity tools

byUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher has updated and validated the widely used Pregnancy Physical

Updated on:February 18,2024 14

Experts, advocates publish guidance for research on HIV, co-infections in pregnancy

by University of North Carolina Health CareCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant women are among those most in need of safe and effective preventives and treatments for HIV and co-infections. Yet bec

Updated on: March 09,2024 11

Experts, advocates publish guidance for research on HIV, co-infections in pregnancy

by University of North Carolina Health CareCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant women are among those most in need of safe and effective preventives and treatments for HIV and co-infections. Yet bec

Updated on:March 09,2024 11

90-day vaginal ring shows promise as method for preventing both HIV and pregnancy

by Microbicide Trials NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainA vaginal ring containing the antiretroviral drug dapivirine and the contraceptive hormone levonorgestrel delivered sustained levels of each drug

Updated on: March 09,2024 10

90-day vaginal ring shows promise as method for preventing both HIV and pregnancy

by Microbicide Trials NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainA vaginal ring containing the antiretroviral drug dapivirine and the contraceptive hormone levonorgestrel delivered sustained levels of each drug

Updated on:March 09,2024 10

Researchers find that undiagnosed endometriosis compromises fertility treatment

by University of QueenslandCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen with undiagnosed endometriosis will have difficulty falling pregnant without IVF, according to a University of Queensland study.UQ School

Updated on: May 23,2024 7

Researchers find that undiagnosed endometriosis compromises fertility treatment

by University of QueenslandCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen with undiagnosed endometriosis will have difficulty falling pregnant without IVF, according to a University of Queensland study.UQ School

Updated on:May 23,2024 7

Study links endometriosis to DNA changes

by NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentDNA double helix. Credit: public domainDNA from uterine cells of women with endometriosis has different chemi

Updated on: March 09,2024 18

Study links endometriosis to DNA changes

by NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentDNA double helix. Credit: public domainDNA from uterine cells of women with endometriosis has different chemi

Updated on:March 09,2024 18

Research reveals racial and ethnic disparities persist in pregnancy outcomes of patients with lupus

by Hospital for Special SurgeryCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhile investigators have known that maternal and fetal outcomes of pregnancy among women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have impro

Updated on: June 12,2024 3

Research reveals racial and ethnic disparities persist in pregnancy outcomes of patients with lupus

by Hospital for Special SurgeryCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhile investigators have known that maternal and fetal outcomes of pregnancy among women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have impro

Updated on:June 12,2024 3

Di-isononyl phthalate disrupts pregnancy in mice, study finds

by Ananya Sen,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe are constantly exposed to phthalates in our environment through plastic products such as storage containers, m

Updated on: January 16,2024 18

Di-isononyl phthalate disrupts pregnancy in mice, study finds

by Ananya Sen,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe are constantly exposed to phthalates in our environment through plastic products such as storage containers, m

Updated on:January 16,2024 18

Prenatal detection of heart defects lower in rural, poor areas and among Hispanic women

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainDetecting a critical heart defect before birth (congenital heart defects) is less likely when a mother lives in a rural area, lives in a neig

Updated on: April 07,2024 19

Prenatal detection of heart defects lower in rural, poor areas and among Hispanic women

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainDetecting a critical heart defect before birth (congenital heart defects) is less likely when a mother lives in a rural area, lives in a neig

Updated on:April 07,2024 19

Having a baby at a birth centre is as safe as hospital but results in less intervention

by Caroline Homer, David Ellwood, Hannah Dahlen and Vanessa Scarf,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainHaving a baby at a birth centre is as safe as giving birth in hospital, according to ou

Updated on: March 09,2024 16

Having a baby at a birth centre is as safe as hospital but results in less intervention

by Caroline Homer, David Ellwood, Hannah Dahlen and Vanessa Scarf,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainHaving a baby at a birth centre is as safe as giving birth in hospital, according to ou

Updated on:March 09,2024 16

GPs can play a key role in diagnosing vulval lichen sclerosus

byUniversity of BristolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPrimary care professionals should think beyond thrush and genitourinary symptoms of menopause (GSM) when women present with vulval sympto

Updated on: February 18,2024 12

GPs can play a key role in diagnosing vulval lichen sclerosus

byUniversity of BristolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPrimary care professionals should think beyond thrush and genitourinary symptoms of menopause (GSM) when women present with vulval sympto

Updated on:February 18,2024 12

Study: Access to long-lasting contraception after childbirth lags behind demand

by University of MichiganInpatient postpartum IUDs, Implants and Sterlization over five years. Credit: University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and InnovationBefore leaving the hosp

Updated on: March 09,2024 18

Study: Access to long-lasting contraception after childbirth lags behind demand

by University of MichiganInpatient postpartum IUDs, Implants and Sterlization over five years. Credit: University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and InnovationBefore leaving the hosp

Updated on:March 09,2024 18

COVID vaccination in pregnancy found to protect infants against infection and hospital admission

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTwo doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy are highly effective against delta and moderately effective against omicron infecti

Updated on: May 27,2024 4

COVID vaccination in pregnancy found to protect infants against infection and hospital admission

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTwo doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy are highly effective against delta and moderately effective against omicron infecti

Updated on:May 27,2024 4