Strenuous work during pregnancy increases likelihood of high birth weight

by Lehigh UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainFor the first time, researchers have attributed an understudied adverse fetal outcome to the strenuousness of an expectant mother's job.The resear

Updated on: April 18,2024 15

Strenuous work during pregnancy increases likelihood of high birth weight

by Lehigh UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainFor the first time, researchers have attributed an understudied adverse fetal outcome to the strenuousness of an expectant mother's job.The resear

Updated on:April 18,2024 15

Researchers identify potential approaches to modify the vaginal microbiome

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe female genital tract is naturally colonized by mixed communities of bacteria, known as the vaginal microbiome. When these communities

Updated on: May 23,2024 7

Researchers identify potential approaches to modify the vaginal microbiome

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe female genital tract is naturally colonized by mixed communities of bacteria, known as the vaginal microbiome. When these communities

Updated on:May 23,2024 7

Trial finds drug safe and effective in treating hepatitis C during pregnancy

by University of PittsburghElectron micrographs of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture. Scale bar is 50 nanometers. Credit: Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller Universit

Updated on: March 09,2024 12

Trial finds drug safe and effective in treating hepatitis C during pregnancy

by University of PittsburghElectron micrographs of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture. Scale bar is 50 nanometers. Credit: Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller Universit

Updated on:March 09,2024 12

ACOG issues guidelines for teen contraception counseling

(HealthDay)—Recommendations for counseling adolescents about contraception are presented in a committee opinion published in the August issue ofObstetrics & Gynecology.Karen R. Gerancher, M.

Updated on: March 12,2024 14

ACOG issues guidelines for teen contraception counseling

(HealthDay)—Recommendations for counseling adolescents about contraception are presented in a committee opinion published in the August issue ofObstetrics & Gynecology.Karen R. Gerancher, M.

Updated on:March 12,2024 14

The Lancet warns US Supreme Court over abortion

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBritish medical journalThe Lancetwarned Friday that US Supreme Court justices would have "women's blood on their hands" if they strike down

Updated on: March 12,2024 16

The Lancet warns US Supreme Court over abortion

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBritish medical journalThe Lancetwarned Friday that US Supreme Court justices would have "women's blood on their hands" if they strike down

Updated on:March 12,2024 16

Research examines causes of complications during pregnancy and delivery in adolescents

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnancy in adolescence has been linked with increased risks of mortality and life-threatening complications in young mothers and their newborn babies. New resea

Updated on: June 11,2024 8

Research examines causes of complications during pregnancy and delivery in adolescents

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnancy in adolescence has been linked with increased risks of mortality and life-threatening complications in young mothers and their newborn babies. New resea

Updated on:June 11,2024 8

Scientists discover critical molecular biomarkers of preeclampsia

by Tel Aviv UniversityCredit: Tel Aviv UniversityPreeclampsia, a sudden pregnancy complication that can interfere with the blood flow to the placenta and possibly to the fetus, can lead to low bi

Updated on: March 02,2024 18

Scientists discover critical molecular biomarkers of preeclampsia

by Tel Aviv UniversityCredit: Tel Aviv UniversityPreeclampsia, a sudden pregnancy complication that can interfere with the blood flow to the placenta and possibly to the fetus, can lead to low bi

Updated on:March 02,2024 18

Discontinuing TNFi before gestational week 20 is feasible

(HealthDay)—Discontinuing tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) before gestational week 20 in women with well-controlled rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is not assoc

Updated on: April 19,2024 16

Discontinuing TNFi before gestational week 20 is feasible

(HealthDay)—Discontinuing tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) before gestational week 20 in women with well-controlled rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is not assoc

Updated on:April 19,2024 16

Maternal mortality jumped during COVID-19 pandemic

by University of MarylandThe analysis of maternal mortality after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic showed a 40% jump among already high rates for non-Hispanic Black women and a 74% jump among f

Updated on: April 19,2024 15

Maternal mortality jumped during COVID-19 pandemic

by University of MarylandThe analysis of maternal mortality after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic showed a 40% jump among already high rates for non-Hispanic Black women and a 74% jump among f

Updated on:April 19,2024 15

Menopausal palpitations causing distress

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMany menopausal women report having palpitation distress. The likelihood of women reporting palpitation distress was higher with worse ins

Updated on: May 06,2024 20

Menopausal palpitations causing distress

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMany menopausal women report having palpitation distress. The likelihood of women reporting palpitation distress was higher with worse ins

Updated on:May 06,2024 20

Preventing maternal deaths—how anaesthetists are working to drive down preventable maternal mortality in the UK

by The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC)Credit: CC0 Public DomainIn a session at this year's Euroanaesthesia, Obstetric Anaesthesia Expert Dr. Nuala Lucas (Northwick P

Updated on: April 23,2024 14

Preventing maternal deaths—how anaesthetists are working to drive down preventable maternal mortality in the UK

by The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC)Credit: CC0 Public DomainIn a session at this year's Euroanaesthesia, Obstetric Anaesthesia Expert Dr. Nuala Lucas (Northwick P

Updated on:April 23,2024 14

Researchers develop first catalogue of genes that comprise community of microbes in vaginal microbiome

by Deborah Kotz,University of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine's (UMSOM) Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) researchers have cre

Updated on: May 23,2024 8

Researchers develop first catalogue of genes that comprise community of microbes in vaginal microbiome

by Deborah Kotz,University of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine's (UMSOM) Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) researchers have cre

Updated on:May 23,2024 8