Endometriosis increases risk of complications during pregnancy and delivery

by Thomas Jefferson UniversityPregnancy test. Credit: public domainA new meta-analysis shows that pregnant women with endometriosis are at greater risk for a host of complications during pregnanc

Updated on: March 02,2024

Endometriosis increases risk of complications during pregnancy and delivery

by Thomas Jefferson UniversityPregnancy test. Credit: public domainA new meta-analysis shows that pregnant women with endometriosis are at greater risk for a host of complications during pregnanc

Updated on:March 02,2024

Abortion pills will be controlled substances in Louisiana soon. Doctors have concerns

by SARA CLINE and LAURA UNGARBottles of abortion pills mifepristone, left, and misoprostol, right, are displayed at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 22, 2010. Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, F

Updated on: October 21,2024

Abortion pills will be controlled substances in Louisiana soon. Doctors have concerns

by SARA CLINE and LAURA UNGARBottles of abortion pills mifepristone, left, and misoprostol, right, are displayed at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 22, 2010. Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, F

Updated on:October 21,2024

Highly educated Black women experience poorer maternal outcomes

by American Pediatric SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainBlack mothers with a master's or doctorate degree experienced some of the worst birth outcomes, compared to Black mothers with less educa

Updated on: March 09,2024

Highly educated Black women experience poorer maternal outcomes

by American Pediatric SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainBlack mothers with a master's or doctorate degree experienced some of the worst birth outcomes, compared to Black mothers with less educa

Updated on:March 09,2024

C-sections are seen as breastfeeding barrier in the U.S., but not in other global communities

by Amy Patterson Neubert,Purdue UniversityA photo of a Yucatec Maya mother and newborn is featured on the cover of the American Journal of Human Biology. Credit: Rosy GaribayThe increase in cesa

Updated on: April 07,2024

C-sections are seen as breastfeeding barrier in the U.S., but not in other global communities

by Amy Patterson Neubert,Purdue UniversityA photo of a Yucatec Maya mother and newborn is featured on the cover of the American Journal of Human Biology. Credit: Rosy GaribayThe increase in cesa

Updated on:April 07,2024

Fewer than 2 percent of OB-GYN doctors can prescribe life-saving opioid treatment

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe number of obstetrician-gynecologists who are able to prescribe a lifesaving opioid addiction medicine

Updated on: March 24,2024

Fewer than 2 percent of OB-GYN doctors can prescribe life-saving opioid treatment

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe number of obstetrician-gynecologists who are able to prescribe a lifesaving opioid addiction medicine

Updated on:March 24,2024

Probiotic strain helps pregnant women maintain healthy iron levels

by WileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study published inActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavicafound that taking a particular probiotic strain improves iron levels in

Updated on: May 06,2024

Probiotic strain helps pregnant women maintain healthy iron levels

by WileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study published inActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavicafound that taking a particular probiotic strain improves iron levels in

Updated on:May 06,2024

Study finds expectant women in areas with worse health disparities have greater risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterElaine Duryea, M.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical CenterResearchers at UT Southwestern Medi

Updated on: May 31,2024

Study finds expectant women in areas with worse health disparities have greater risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterElaine Duryea, M.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical CenterResearchers at UT Southwestern Medi

Updated on:May 31,2024

Expectant lesbian couples see benefits in lower prenatal testosterone levels

by Jared Wadley,University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainAmong lesbian couples expecting their first child, low prenatal testosterone levels predict a higher quality of nurturing behavior,

Updated on: March 19,2024

Expectant lesbian couples see benefits in lower prenatal testosterone levels

by Jared Wadley,University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainAmong lesbian couples expecting their first child, low prenatal testosterone levels predict a higher quality of nurturing behavior,

Updated on:March 19,2024

Vulva health conditions: It's time to shatter the silence

by Sophie Rees,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public Domain"I didn't know I had a vulva until I was diagnosed with lichen sclerosus and stage three vulval cancer."These are the words

Updated on: January 17,2024

Vulva health conditions: It's time to shatter the silence

by Sophie Rees,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public Domain"I didn't know I had a vulva until I was diagnosed with lichen sclerosus and stage three vulval cancer."These are the words

Updated on:January 17,2024

Record high drug overdose deaths reported among pregnant and postpartum women

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDrug overdose deaths among pregnant and postpartum women increased more than 180% in the past five yea

Updated on: July 02,2024

Record high drug overdose deaths reported among pregnant and postpartum women

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDrug overdose deaths among pregnant and postpartum women increased more than 180% in the past five yea

Updated on:July 02,2024