Offspring of teen, young adult women with cancer history more likely to have birth defects

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe offspring of adolescent and young adult women with a history of cancer face a higher risk of birth defects, acc

Updated on: January 17,2024

Offspring of teen, young adult women with cancer history more likely to have birth defects

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe offspring of adolescent and young adult women with a history of cancer face a higher risk of birth defects, acc

Updated on:January 17,2024

Tetris to the rescue for women facing traumatic birth: Large-scale study confirms its effectiveness for PTSD prevention

byUniversity of LausanneDistributions of the childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder symptom counts in the control and intervention groups at six weeks (n = 122) and six months (n = 108

Updated on: January 17,2024

Tetris to the rescue for women facing traumatic birth: Large-scale study confirms its effectiveness for PTSD prevention

byUniversity of LausanneDistributions of the childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder symptom counts in the control and intervention groups at six weeks (n = 122) and six months (n = 108

Updated on:January 17,2024

Job loss linked to increased risk of miscarriage and stillbirth

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have found a link between a pregnant woman or her partner losing their job and an increased r

Updated on: January 17,2024

Job loss linked to increased risk of miscarriage and stillbirth

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have found a link between a pregnant woman or her partner losing their job and an increased r

Updated on:January 17,2024

An OTC contraceptive pill is coming soon, but who will pay for it?

by Denise MannThe first over-the-counter birth control pill is slated to hit drug stores in early 2024, but questions about cost and insurance coverage loom.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Updated on: January 17,2024

An OTC contraceptive pill is coming soon, but who will pay for it?

by Denise MannThe first over-the-counter birth control pill is slated to hit drug stores in early 2024, but questions about cost and insurance coverage loom.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Updated on:January 17,2024

Choreography between hormones and the brain key to understanding how women adapt to motherhood, says study

byAutonomous University of BarcelonaChanges in gray matter volume during the transition to motherhood. Shaded areas represent brain regions whose gray matter volume has been reported to decrease

Updated on: January 17,2024

Choreography between hormones and the brain key to understanding how women adapt to motherhood, says study

byAutonomous University of BarcelonaChanges in gray matter volume during the transition to motherhood. Shaded areas represent brain regions whose gray matter volume has been reported to decrease

Updated on:January 17,2024

Telehealth services can help women access and understand medical abortion

by Amy NortonEven before Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, many U.S. women lived far from a clinic where they could get abortion pills. Now, a new study suggests that telemedicine can help fill that

Updated on: January 17,2024

Telehealth services can help women access and understand medical abortion

by Amy NortonEven before Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, many U.S. women lived far from a clinic where they could get abortion pills. Now, a new study suggests that telemedicine can help fill that

Updated on:January 17,2024

In Mississippi, a huge jump in cases of babies born with syphilis

by Steven ReinbergThe United States is experiencing an alarming wave of congenital syphilis, and one southern state saw a 1,000% rise in babies born with the infection between 2016 and 2022.The number

Updated on: January 17,2024

In Mississippi, a huge jump in cases of babies born with syphilis

by Steven ReinbergThe United States is experiencing an alarming wave of congenital syphilis, and one southern state saw a 1,000% rise in babies born with the infection between 2016 and 2022.The number

Updated on:January 17,2024

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

by Elana GotkineThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy at each prenatal visit. This recommendation forms the basis of a final rec

Updated on: January 17,2024

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

by Elana GotkineThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy at each prenatal visit. This recommendation forms the basis of a final rec

Updated on:January 17,2024

Researchers call for scrutiny of employment leave for early pregnancy endings

by Alan Williams,University of PlymouthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainParents facing an early end to pregnancies can be entitled to differing degrees of paid leave depending on where they live

Updated on: January 17,2024

Researchers call for scrutiny of employment leave for early pregnancy endings

by Alan Williams,University of PlymouthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainParents facing an early end to pregnancies can be entitled to differing degrees of paid leave depending on where they live

Updated on:January 17,2024

This postpartum contraception is more effective than condoms or birth control pills

by Tricia Tomiyoshi,UC DavisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to postpartum contraception methods, many people consider condoms or birth control pills, but there's another opti

Updated on: January 17,2024

This postpartum contraception is more effective than condoms or birth control pills

by Tricia Tomiyoshi,UC DavisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to postpartum contraception methods, many people consider condoms or birth control pills, but there's another opti

Updated on:January 17,2024