Telehealth considerably improved disparities in postpartum visit attendance for Black patients

by Christine Weeks,University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMore than half of pregnancy-related deaths occur in the postpartum period, so when the COVID-19 pandemic caused post

Updated on: April 19,2024

Telehealth considerably improved disparities in postpartum visit attendance for Black patients

by Christine Weeks,University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMore than half of pregnancy-related deaths occur in the postpartum period, so when the COVID-19 pandemic caused post

Updated on:April 19,2024

Who's in control when you're giving birth?

by Rebecca Grant, MosaicKimberly Turbin wasn't expecting childbirth to be a pleasant experience, but she wasn't expecting it to be a nightmare either.On 4 May 2013, she was sitting on the couc

Updated on: March 05,2024

Who's in control when you're giving birth?

by Rebecca Grant, MosaicKimberly Turbin wasn't expecting childbirth to be a pleasant experience, but she wasn't expecting it to be a nightmare either.On 4 May 2013, she was sitting on the couc

Updated on:March 05,2024

New study: Black women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have increased stroke risk

byBoston University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainU.S. Black women have a disproportionately higher burden of both preeclamptic pregnancy and stroke compared with white wom

Updated on: January 19,2024

New study: Black women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have increased stroke risk

byBoston University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainU.S. Black women have a disproportionately higher burden of both preeclamptic pregnancy and stroke compared with white wom

Updated on:January 19,2024

As abortion battle shifts, Planned Parenthood to boost regional affiliate funds, cut national staff

by GEOFF MULVIHILL and THALIA BEATYA welcome sign hangs outside a Planned Parenthood branch on May 16, 2023, in Pasadena, Calif. Planned Parenthood is shifting funding to its state affiliates and cutt

Updated on: March 09,2024

As abortion battle shifts, Planned Parenthood to boost regional affiliate funds, cut national staff

by GEOFF MULVIHILL and THALIA BEATYA welcome sign hangs outside a Planned Parenthood branch on May 16, 2023, in Pasadena, Calif. Planned Parenthood is shifting funding to its state affiliates and cutt

Updated on:March 09,2024

US abortion trends have changed since landmark 1973 ruling

by Lindsey TannerDemonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Washington. A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 19

Updated on: March 16,2024

US abortion trends have changed since landmark 1973 ruling

by Lindsey TannerDemonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Washington. A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 19

Updated on:March 16,2024

Research finds hurricane forecasts impair birth outcomes

by University of WyomingCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn August 2011, as Hurricane Irene approached North Carolina, the National Hurricane Center released forecasts depicting where in the stat

Updated on: May 31,2024

Research finds hurricane forecasts impair birth outcomes

by University of WyomingCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn August 2011, as Hurricane Irene approached North Carolina, the National Hurricane Center released forecasts depicting where in the stat

Updated on:May 31,2024

New online tool to support expectant parents with prenatal testing decisions

by Murdoch Children's Research InstituteCredit: AI-generated imageA new online tool has been launched to support expectant parents in their choices around prenatal testing for chromosome cond

Updated on: March 23,2024

New online tool to support expectant parents with prenatal testing decisions

by Murdoch Children's Research InstituteCredit: AI-generated imageA new online tool has been launched to support expectant parents in their choices around prenatal testing for chromosome cond

Updated on:March 23,2024

Increasing staffing levels could reduce cesarean delivery use

by Public Library of ScienceIncreasing staffing levels could reduce cesarean delivery use Credit: pxhere, CC0High staffing levels for obstetricians and midwives at hospital maternal units are ass

Updated on: April 01,2024

Increasing staffing levels could reduce cesarean delivery use

by Public Library of ScienceIncreasing staffing levels could reduce cesarean delivery use Credit: pxhere, CC0High staffing levels for obstetricians and midwives at hospital maternal units are ass

Updated on:April 01,2024

Researchers identify potential approaches to modify the vaginal microbiome

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe female genital tract is naturally colonized by mixed communities of bacteria, known as the vaginal microbiome. When these communities

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers identify potential approaches to modify the vaginal microbiome

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe female genital tract is naturally colonized by mixed communities of bacteria, known as the vaginal microbiome. When these communities

Updated on:May 23,2024

Trial finds drug safe and effective in treating hepatitis C during pregnancy

by University of PittsburghElectron micrographs of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture. Scale bar is 50 nanometers. Credit: Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller Universit

Updated on: March 09,2024

Trial finds drug safe and effective in treating hepatitis C during pregnancy

by University of PittsburghElectron micrographs of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture. Scale bar is 50 nanometers. Credit: Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller Universit

Updated on:March 09,2024