Only 60% of at-risk women report getting counseled on heart health at their postpartum visit

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite having risk factors for heart disease, only 60% of women reported receiving counseling on optimizing their heart health, which

Updated on: January 19,2024

Only 60% of at-risk women report getting counseled on heart health at their postpartum visit

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite having risk factors for heart disease, only 60% of women reported receiving counseling on optimizing their heart health, which

Updated on:January 19,2024

Medication abortions are under fire: Here's how they work

by LINDSEY TANNER and MATTHEW PERRONEBottles of abortion pills mifepristone, left, and misoprostol, right, at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 22, 2010. Medication abortions became the preferred me

Updated on: May 16,2024

Medication abortions are under fire: Here's how they work

by LINDSEY TANNER and MATTHEW PERRONEBottles of abortion pills mifepristone, left, and misoprostol, right, at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 22, 2010. Medication abortions became the preferred me

Updated on:May 16,2024

Conservative Texas judge weighs challenge to abortion pills

by SEAN MURPHY and MATTHEW PERRONEBoxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. A federal judge will hear arguments Wedne

Updated on: March 09,2024

Conservative Texas judge weighs challenge to abortion pills

by SEAN MURPHY and MATTHEW PERRONEBoxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. A federal judge will hear arguments Wedne

Updated on:March 09,2024

Air pollution exposure while pregnant linked to higher gestational diabetes risk

by University of California, IrvineCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant women who live in Southern California areas with poor air quality have an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes me

Updated on: March 07,2024

Air pollution exposure while pregnant linked to higher gestational diabetes risk

by University of California, IrvineCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant women who live in Southern California areas with poor air quality have an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes me

Updated on:March 07,2024

A molecular mechanism that mediates a link between fetal conditions and later health

by Tampere UniversityIndividuals who inherit the unmethylated nc886 gene from both parents have permanently higher levels of nc886 RNA. This level of methylation is also associated with the individual

Updated on: May 10,2024

A molecular mechanism that mediates a link between fetal conditions and later health

by Tampere UniversityIndividuals who inherit the unmethylated nc886 gene from both parents have permanently higher levels of nc886 RNA. This level of methylation is also associated with the individual

Updated on:May 10,2024

Prenatal care providers need to know more about the underlying causes of obesity, says researcher

by Ingebjørg Hestvik,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIncreasing numbers of pregnant women in Norway are overweight. Heidi Sandsæter has studied what overwe

Updated on: April 06,2024

Prenatal care providers need to know more about the underlying causes of obesity, says researcher

by Ingebjørg Hestvik,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIncreasing numbers of pregnant women in Norway are overweight. Heidi Sandsæter has studied what overwe

Updated on:April 06,2024

Self-help post-natal PTSD strategies insufficient, study finds

by University of LiverpoolCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new University of Liverpool-led study, published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, has revealed that many wom

Updated on: May 31,2024

Self-help post-natal PTSD strategies insufficient, study finds

by University of LiverpoolCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new University of Liverpool-led study, published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, has revealed that many wom

Updated on:May 31,2024

Treating infertility with drug-delivering microspheres

by American Chemical SocietyTiny, droplet-like packages can deliver drugs that thicken the lining of the uterus to treat infertility Credit: Adapted fromACS Biomaterials Science & Engin

Updated on: March 05,2024

Treating infertility with drug-delivering microspheres

by American Chemical SocietyTiny, droplet-like packages can deliver drugs that thicken the lining of the uterus to treat infertility Credit: Adapted fromACS Biomaterials Science & Engin

Updated on:March 05,2024

Study: New vaginal film, MB66, is safe

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile a number of topical products designed to reduce the occurrence of sexually transmitted infections have been tested w

Updated on: May 18,2024

Study: New vaginal film, MB66, is safe

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile a number of topical products designed to reduce the occurrence of sexually transmitted infections have been tested w

Updated on:May 18,2024

Quality improvement initiative cuts early elective deliveries

(HealthDay)—A statewide quality improvement initiative can reduce early elective deliveries, according to a study published in the April issue ofObstetrics & Gynecology.Heather C. Kaplan, M.

Updated on: March 23,2024

Quality improvement initiative cuts early elective deliveries

(HealthDay)—A statewide quality improvement initiative can reduce early elective deliveries, according to a study published in the April issue ofObstetrics & Gynecology.Heather C. Kaplan, M.

Updated on:March 23,2024