Law must catch up with growing popularity of informal sperm donation, say experts

by Deakin UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLegal experts are warning that a rise in 'informal family creation' is creating a lawless 'wild west' that puts vulnerable par

Updated on: March 21,2024

Law must catch up with growing popularity of informal sperm donation, say experts

by Deakin UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLegal experts are warning that a rise in 'informal family creation' is creating a lawless 'wild west' that puts vulnerable par

Updated on:March 21,2024

Study detects origins of Huntington's disease in two-week-old human embryos

by Rockefeller UniversityResearchers can examine the early effects of mutations using lab-generated human embryos that mimic the first stages of development. Credit: Laboratory of Stem Cell Biolo

Updated on: May 31,2024

Study detects origins of Huntington's disease in two-week-old human embryos

by Rockefeller UniversityResearchers can examine the early effects of mutations using lab-generated human embryos that mimic the first stages of development. Credit: Laboratory of Stem Cell Biolo

Updated on:May 31,2024

'Miracle baby': Woman gets pregnant after having fallopian tubes removed

by Andy MarsoCredit: CC0 Public DomainElizabeth Kough had been pregnant before. She knew how it felt. She just couldn't believe it had happened this time.Kough was at her house in Kearney last yea

Updated on: March 12,2024

'Miracle baby': Woman gets pregnant after having fallopian tubes removed

by Andy MarsoCredit: CC0 Public DomainElizabeth Kough had been pregnant before. She knew how it felt. She just couldn't believe it had happened this time.Kough was at her house in Kearney last yea

Updated on:March 12,2024

Indigenous people travel long distances to give birth compared with non-Indigenous people

by Canadian Medical Association JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainIndigenous people living in rural Canada are 16 times more likely to have to travel 200 km or more to give birth than non-Indigenou

Updated on: April 29,2024

Indigenous people travel long distances to give birth compared with non-Indigenous people

by Canadian Medical Association JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainIndigenous people living in rural Canada are 16 times more likely to have to travel 200 km or more to give birth than non-Indigenou

Updated on:April 29,2024

Drinking alcohol even at conception damages placenta development: study

by The Company of BiologistsCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlcohol consumption during pregnancy has been linked to poor growth of the placenta, causing conditions such as fetal growth restriction and l

Updated on: May 27,2024

Drinking alcohol even at conception damages placenta development: study

by The Company of BiologistsCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlcohol consumption during pregnancy has been linked to poor growth of the placenta, causing conditions such as fetal growth restriction and l

Updated on:May 27,2024

Researchers: We won't get real equality until we price breast milk and treat breastfeeding as work

by Julie P. Smith, Catherine Pereira-Kotze and Karleen Gribble,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Australian Women's Economic Equality Taskforce delivered a major report la

Updated on: January 16,2024

Researchers: We won't get real equality until we price breast milk and treat breastfeeding as work

by Julie P. Smith, Catherine Pereira-Kotze and Karleen Gribble,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Australian Women's Economic Equality Taskforce delivered a major report la

Updated on:January 16,2024

Research teams find biomarkers that predict common, severe pregnancy complication

by Erin Digitale,Stanford University Medical CenterCredit: AI-generated imageA discovery by Stanford School of Medicine researchers of biomarkers in the blood and urine of women with a dangerous

Updated on: May 18,2024

Research teams find biomarkers that predict common, severe pregnancy complication

by Erin Digitale,Stanford University Medical CenterCredit: AI-generated imageA discovery by Stanford School of Medicine researchers of biomarkers in the blood and urine of women with a dangerous

Updated on:May 18,2024

Midwifery care cuts poor birth outcomes versus physician care

(HealthDay)—Compared with physician models of care, midwifery care is associated with lower odds of poor birth outcomes for low-income women, according to a study published in the October issue of&nbs

Updated on: April 23,2024

Midwifery care cuts poor birth outcomes versus physician care

(HealthDay)—Compared with physician models of care, midwifery care is associated with lower odds of poor birth outcomes for low-income women, according to a study published in the October issue of&nbs

Updated on:April 23,2024

Vaginal microbiota seeding improves the neurodevelopment of babies born via C-section, reveals triple-blind trial

byCell PressTriple-blind randomized controlled trial shows that maternal vaginal microbiota seeding has positive effects. Credit:Cell Host & MicrobeTransferring the mother's vagina

Updated on: February 18,2024

Vaginal microbiota seeding improves the neurodevelopment of babies born via C-section, reveals triple-blind trial

byCell PressTriple-blind randomized controlled trial shows that maternal vaginal microbiota seeding has positive effects. Credit:Cell Host & MicrobeTransferring the mother's vagina

Updated on:February 18,2024

With most pregnant women unvaccinated, doctors worry about virus's toll

by Helena OlivieroCredit: CC0 Public DomainKyndal Nipper started the morning with a sense of relief.To the eight-months pregnant, 29-year-old from Columbus, it seemed that her bout with COVID-19 had e

Updated on: April 29,2024

With most pregnant women unvaccinated, doctors worry about virus's toll

by Helena OlivieroCredit: CC0 Public DomainKyndal Nipper started the morning with a sense of relief.To the eight-months pregnant, 29-year-old from Columbus, it seemed that her bout with COVID-19 had e

Updated on:April 29,2024