Prior abortion does not negatively affect feelings of parental competence

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA recent study found that a prior induced abortion did not negatively impact a woman's psychological well-being or her thoughts about her competence as a pare

Updated on: March 23,2024

Prior abortion does not negatively affect feelings of parental competence

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA recent study found that a prior induced abortion did not negatively impact a woman's psychological well-being or her thoughts about her competence as a pare

Updated on:March 23,2024

Breast milk may have potential protective effects against SARS-CoV-2, say researchers

JANUARY 29, 2024by Betty Zou,University of TorontoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic was an especially harrowing time for pregnant people and new parents.The uncertainties ab

Updated on: March 28,2024

Breast milk may have potential protective effects against SARS-CoV-2, say researchers

JANUARY 29, 2024by Betty Zou,University of TorontoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic was an especially harrowing time for pregnant people and new parents.The uncertainties ab

Updated on:March 28,2024

Don't believe the hype—'egg timer' tests can't reliably predict your chance of conceiving or menopause timing

by Tessa Copp, Jenny Doust and Karin Hammarberg,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany women who want to have children and are getting older worry about their fertility. The &quo

Updated on: February 18,2024

Don't believe the hype—'egg timer' tests can't reliably predict your chance of conceiving or menopause timing

by Tessa Copp, Jenny Doust and Karin Hammarberg,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany women who want to have children and are getting older worry about their fertility. The &quo

Updated on:February 18,2024

Study shows epidurals don't slow labor

by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainEpidural analgesia - a mix of anesthetics and narcotics delivered by catheter placed close to the nerves of the spine - is the most

Updated on: June 11,2024

Study shows epidurals don't slow labor

by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainEpidural analgesia - a mix of anesthetics and narcotics delivered by catheter placed close to the nerves of the spine - is the most

Updated on:June 11,2024

Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy correlated with a higher risk of coronary artery disease and stroke

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGenomic analysis by researchers from the UK and the Netherlands has found links between hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDPs) an

Updated on: March 05,2024

Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy correlated with a higher risk of coronary artery disease and stroke

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGenomic analysis by researchers from the UK and the Netherlands has found links between hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDPs) an

Updated on:March 05,2024

Preventing maternal deaths—how anaesthetists are working to drive down preventable maternal mortality in the UK

by The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC)Credit: CC0 Public DomainIn a session at this year's Euroanaesthesia, Obstetric Anaesthesia Expert Dr. Nuala Lucas (Northwick P

Updated on: April 23,2024

Preventing maternal deaths—how anaesthetists are working to drive down preventable maternal mortality in the UK

by The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC)Credit: CC0 Public DomainIn a session at this year's Euroanaesthesia, Obstetric Anaesthesia Expert Dr. Nuala Lucas (Northwick P

Updated on:April 23,2024

Alternations in gut microbiota in pregnancy and lactation

by Federation of American Societies for Experimental BiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainRecent studies have shown that maternal gut microbiota in humans primes the offspring's immune and metabol

Updated on: March 07,2024

Alternations in gut microbiota in pregnancy and lactation

by Federation of American Societies for Experimental BiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainRecent studies have shown that maternal gut microbiota in humans primes the offspring's immune and metabol

Updated on:March 07,2024

Study calls into question the 'Hispanic paradox' for birth outcomes in New York City

by The City University of New YorkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the United States, African American or non-Hispanic Black infants have historically experienced worse birth outcomes than Hi

Updated on: June 11,2024

Study calls into question the 'Hispanic paradox' for birth outcomes in New York City

by The City University of New YorkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the United States, African American or non-Hispanic Black infants have historically experienced worse birth outcomes than Hi

Updated on:June 11,2024

2016 US election result preceded fall in proportion of boys born in Canada

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe 2016 US presidential election result, which brought Donald Trump to power, was associated with a temporary fall in the proportion of boys to

Updated on: April 11,2024

2016 US election result preceded fall in proportion of boys born in Canada

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe 2016 US presidential election result, which brought Donald Trump to power, was associated with a temporary fall in the proportion of boys to

Updated on:April 11,2024

Study shows mother's diet may boost immune systems of premature infants

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicinePhotomicrographs of tissue taken from the intestines of infant mice and grown in culture as intestinal organoids, or enteroids, that are basically &q

Updated on: June 12,2024

Study shows mother's diet may boost immune systems of premature infants

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicinePhotomicrographs of tissue taken from the intestines of infant mice and grown in culture as intestinal organoids, or enteroids, that are basically &q

Updated on:June 12,2024