Treating milder forms of pre-existing high blood pressure during pregnancy improves some outcomes

by American College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainTreating even mildly elevated, or non-severe, blood pressure during pregnancy reduces the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and is unlik

Updated on: March 23,2024

Treating milder forms of pre-existing high blood pressure during pregnancy improves some outcomes

by American College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainTreating even mildly elevated, or non-severe, blood pressure during pregnancy reduces the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and is unlik

Updated on:March 23,2024

Cutting midwife services hurts lower-income, marginalized populations most, says researcher

by Laura Bailey,University of MichiganA mother, infant and midwife. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with MidjourneyAscension Health recently announced that it would eliminate midwife care from

Updated on: May 20,2024

Cutting midwife services hurts lower-income, marginalized populations most, says researcher

by Laura Bailey,University of MichiganA mother, infant and midwife. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with MidjourneyAscension Health recently announced that it would eliminate midwife care from

Updated on:May 20,2024

Specialists insist female genital mutilation must be brought to public debate in Finland

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFemale genital mutilation is a harmful practice violating female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It is estimated that in

Updated on: January 21,2024

Specialists insist female genital mutilation must be brought to public debate in Finland

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFemale genital mutilation is a harmful practice violating female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It is estimated that in

Updated on:January 21,2024

U.S. could cut cervical cancer cases and deaths if more patients got follow-up after screening, study suggests

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Anna Tarazevich from PexelsGetting screened for cervical cancer isn't fun. And getting an alert that your initial exam showed a potential sign of trouble, and

Updated on: March 27,2024

U.S. could cut cervical cancer cases and deaths if more patients got follow-up after screening, study suggests

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Anna Tarazevich from PexelsGetting screened for cervical cancer isn't fun. And getting an alert that your initial exam showed a potential sign of trouble, and

Updated on:March 27,2024

How philosophy can help mothers avoid judgment, guilt and shame

by Fiona Woollard,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainParenting is tough: the lack of sleep, the baby that cries for hours for no reason, the toddler that has a tantrum for all too

Updated on: March 30,2024

How philosophy can help mothers avoid judgment, guilt and shame

by Fiona Woollard,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainParenting is tough: the lack of sleep, the baby that cries for hours for no reason, the toddler that has a tantrum for all too

Updated on:March 30,2024

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

Study could be key to addressing troubling causes of maternal mortality in US

by University of Texas at San AntonioCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from The University of Texas at San Antonio College for Health, Community and Policy (HCaP) have conducted a study that c

Updated on: March 30,2024

Study could be key to addressing troubling causes of maternal mortality in US

by University of Texas at San AntonioCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from The University of Texas at San Antonio College for Health, Community and Policy (HCaP) have conducted a study that c

Updated on:March 30,2024

Study finds that COVID-19 vaccines do not cause infertility

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew findings by Boston University School of Public Health investigators indicate that COVID-19 vaccination does not impair

Updated on: June 11,2024

Study finds that COVID-19 vaccines do not cause infertility

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew findings by Boston University School of Public Health investigators indicate that COVID-19 vaccination does not impair

Updated on:June 11,2024

How does the new OTC birth control pill, Opill, work to prevent pregnancy? 5 questions answered

by Sarah Lynch,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Food and Drug Administration's July 13, 2023, approval of thefirst over-the-counter birth control pill, called Opill, broade

Updated on: January 19,2024

How does the new OTC birth control pill, Opill, work to prevent pregnancy? 5 questions answered

by Sarah Lynch,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Food and Drug Administration's July 13, 2023, approval of thefirst over-the-counter birth control pill, called Opill, broade

Updated on:January 19,2024

Decades-long push to lower stillbirth rate in the US has stalled, research finds

by Greg Bruno,Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA decades-long effort to lower the stillbirth rate in the United States has stalled, as has progress in closing a persistent gap

Updated on: June 05,2024

Decades-long push to lower stillbirth rate in the US has stalled, research finds

by Greg Bruno,Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA decades-long effort to lower the stillbirth rate in the United States has stalled, as has progress in closing a persistent gap

Updated on:June 05,2024