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Researchers question law requiring CPS notification when medications for opioid use disorder are used during pregnancy

Researchers question law requiring CPS notification when medications for opioid use disorder are used during pregnancy

byMassachusetts General HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the United States, federal legislation mandates that all states track data on all newborns who have been exposed to substance

Researchers question law requiring CPS notification when medications for opioid use disorder are used during pregnancy

byMassachusetts General HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the United States, federal legislation mandates that all states track data on all newborns who have been exposed to substance
Why women with multiple sclerosis get better when pregnant

Why women with multiple sclerosis get better when pregnant

byLinköping UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen suffering from the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis temporarily get much better when pregnant. Researchers have now identified the benef

Why women with multiple sclerosis get better when pregnant

byLinköping UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen suffering from the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis temporarily get much better when pregnant. Researchers have now identified the benef
Plans for children often derailed by chronic illness

Plans for children often derailed by chronic illness

by Monash UniversityCredit: Monash UniversityMore than four million Australian women of childbearing age are living with chronic conditions like diabetes, cystic fibrosis and asthma, and many are

Plans for children often derailed by chronic illness

by Monash UniversityCredit: Monash UniversityMore than four million Australian women of childbearing age are living with chronic conditions like diabetes, cystic fibrosis and asthma, and many are
How the Middle Ages' female doctors were consigned to oblivion

How the Middle Ages' female doctors were consigned to oblivion

by Isabella Gagliardi,The ConversationThe medical school of Salerno as it appears in a miniature of Avicenna’s Canon. The image represents the legendary story of Robert, Duke of Normandy. Mortal

How the Middle Ages' female doctors were consigned to oblivion

by Isabella Gagliardi,The ConversationThe medical school of Salerno as it appears in a miniature of Avicenna’s Canon. The image represents the legendary story of Robert, Duke of Normandy. Mortal
Reprogrammed skin cells become human placenta in new breakthrough

Reprogrammed skin cells become human placenta in new breakthrough

byHebrew University of JerusalemPlacenta multinucleated cells. Credit: Moriyah Naama, Buganim LabProf. Yossi Buganim and his research team at the Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University of

Reprogrammed skin cells become human placenta in new breakthrough

byHebrew University of JerusalemPlacenta multinucleated cells. Credit: Moriyah Naama, Buganim LabProf. Yossi Buganim and his research team at the Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University of
Are some antidepressants less risky for pregnant women?

Are some antidepressants less risky for pregnant women?

by Institut national de la recherche scientifique - INRSCells isolated from the placenta. Credit: Cathy Vaillancourt laboratory (INRS)About one in ten women in Québec will suffer from depression durin

Are some antidepressants less risky for pregnant women?

by Institut national de la recherche scientifique - INRSCells isolated from the placenta. Credit: Cathy Vaillancourt laboratory (INRS)About one in ten women in Québec will suffer from depression durin
Study identifies cardiovascular risk factors that may lead to pregnancy problems for first-time moms

Study identifies cardiovascular risk factors that may lead to pregnancy problems for first-time moms

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study of first-time pregnant women found risk factors for heart disease, such as obesity and elevated blood sugar, can put

Study identifies cardiovascular risk factors that may lead to pregnancy problems for first-time moms

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study of first-time pregnant women found risk factors for heart disease, such as obesity and elevated blood sugar, can put
CDC: Preterm births increased in US during 2014-2016

CDC: Preterm births increased in US during 2014-2016

(HealthDay)—During 2014 to 2016, the rate of preterm births in the United States increased, according to a June data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Nation

CDC: Preterm births increased in US during 2014-2016

(HealthDay)—During 2014 to 2016, the rate of preterm births in the United States increased, according to a June data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Nation
Pelvic floor yoga not superior to general physical conditioning program for women with urinary incontinence

Pelvic floor yoga not superior to general physical conditioning program for women with urinary incontinence

by Elana GotkineA 12-week pelvic floor yoga program is not superior to a physical conditioning program for women with daily urinary incontinence, according to a studypublishedonline Aug. 2

Pelvic floor yoga not superior to general physical conditioning program for women with urinary incontinence

by Elana GotkineA 12-week pelvic floor yoga program is not superior to a physical conditioning program for women with daily urinary incontinence, according to a studypublishedonline Aug. 2
Researchers identify gene mutations linked to pregnancy sickness

Researchers identify gene mutations linked to pregnancy sickness

by Zara Abrams,University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost women experience nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, but a condition known as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG)

Researchers identify gene mutations linked to pregnancy sickness

by Zara Abrams,University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost women experience nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, but a condition known as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG)
Malnutrition during pregnancy found to increase diabetes incidence

Malnutrition during pregnancy found to increase diabetes incidence

byComplexity Science Hub ViennaA) Age-specific incidence rates for patients aged between 50 and 100 for females and males in 2017. Birth years are shown on the second (top) x-axis. Results adjus

Malnutrition during pregnancy found to increase diabetes incidence

byComplexity Science Hub ViennaA) Age-specific incidence rates for patients aged between 50 and 100 for females and males in 2017. Birth years are shown on the second (top) x-axis. Results adjus
Alternations in gut microbiota in pregnancy and lactation

Alternations in gut microbiota in pregnancy and lactation

by Federation of American Societies for Experimental BiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainRecent studies have shown that maternal gut microbiota in humans primes the offspring's immune and metabol

Alternations in gut microbiota in pregnancy and lactation

by Federation of American Societies for Experimental BiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainRecent studies have shown that maternal gut microbiota in humans primes the offspring's immune and metabol