Does birth by cesarean section affect children's academic performance and intelligence?

by WileyIllustration depicting Caesarean section. Credit: BruceBlaus/Wikipedia/CC BY 3.02000, chances of graduating from lower and upper secondary education were significantly lower for children

Updated on: March 09,2024

Does birth by cesarean section affect children's academic performance and intelligence?

by WileyIllustration depicting Caesarean section. Credit: BruceBlaus/Wikipedia/CC BY 3.02000, chances of graduating from lower and upper secondary education were significantly lower for children

Updated on:March 09,2024

Infertility treatment may put women at greater risk for stroke

by Cara MurezScientists have spotted an elevated risk of stroke in women who became pregnant after fertility treatments.Although the absolute number of strokes reported in the new study were low,&nbsp

Updated on: January 17,2024

Infertility treatment may put women at greater risk for stroke

by Cara MurezScientists have spotted an elevated risk of stroke in women who became pregnant after fertility treatments.Although the absolute number of strokes reported in the new study were low,&nbsp

Updated on:January 17,2024

Study shows magnesium sulfate reduces risk of cerebral palsy and death for very preterm babies

by South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)Credit: Kristina Paukshtite from PexelsAn international research collaboration conducting a comprehensive review of studies from acros

Updated on: June 15,2024

Study shows magnesium sulfate reduces risk of cerebral palsy and death for very preterm babies

by South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)Credit: Kristina Paukshtite from PexelsAn international research collaboration conducting a comprehensive review of studies from acros

Updated on:June 15,2024

Experts say access to late terminations in Queensland is vital

by Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: Michael Zimmer - originally posted to Flickr as RBWH, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12166585Despite advances in imaging and prena

Updated on: March 24,2024

Experts say access to late terminations in Queensland is vital

by Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: Michael Zimmer - originally posted to Flickr as RBWH, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12166585Despite advances in imaging and prena

Updated on:March 24,2024

Prenatal care in first trimester for majority of 2016 U.S. births

(HealthDay)—Overall, 77.1 percent of women who gave birth in 2016 initiated prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a report published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control a

Updated on: March 12,2024

Prenatal care in first trimester for majority of 2016 U.S. births

(HealthDay)—Overall, 77.1 percent of women who gave birth in 2016 initiated prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a report published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control a

Updated on:March 12,2024

How advocacy, awareness and algorithms could shorten the long wait for endometriosis diagnosis and treatment

by Eileen Mary Holowka, Maria Kathryn Tomlinson, Mie Kusk Søndergaard and Ulrik Bak Kirk,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageEndometriosis affects an estimated200 million people worl

Updated on: March 09,2024

How advocacy, awareness and algorithms could shorten the long wait for endometriosis diagnosis and treatment

by Eileen Mary Holowka, Maria Kathryn Tomlinson, Mie Kusk Søndergaard and Ulrik Bak Kirk,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageEndometriosis affects an estimated200 million people worl

Updated on:March 09,2024

Discovery of genes linked to preterm birth in landmark study

by March of Dimes FoundationPregnancy test. Credit: public domainA massive DNA analysis of pregnant women has identified six gene regions that influence the length of pregnancy and the timing of

Updated on: March 05,2024

Discovery of genes linked to preterm birth in landmark study

by March of Dimes FoundationPregnancy test. Credit: public domainA massive DNA analysis of pregnant women has identified six gene regions that influence the length of pregnancy and the timing of

Updated on:March 05,2024

Predicting preterm births

by Homa Shalchi,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainPredicting preterm birth can be difficult, especially for women who have not given birth. It has long been known that the best

Updated on: April 23,2024

Predicting preterm births

by Homa Shalchi,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainPredicting preterm birth can be difficult, especially for women who have not given birth. It has long been known that the best

Updated on:April 23,2024

UK study identifies gaps in ethnicity research in maternal care

by University of LiverpoolCredit: NHS Race and Health ObservatoryThe NHS Race and Health Observatory is calling for the development of a central data repository to map improvements around reducin

Updated on: May 05,2024

UK study identifies gaps in ethnicity research in maternal care

by University of LiverpoolCredit: NHS Race and Health ObservatoryThe NHS Race and Health Observatory is calling for the development of a central data repository to map improvements around reducin

Updated on:May 05,2024

Researchers find antibodies in placentas of pregnant women infected with COVID-19

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressThis scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient, emerging from the surfac

Updated on: May 20,2024

Researchers find antibodies in placentas of pregnant women infected with COVID-19

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressThis scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient, emerging from the surfac

Updated on:May 20,2024