NIH study suggests higher air pollution exposure during second pregnancy may increase preterm birth risk

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant women who are exposed to higher air pollution levels during their second pregnancy, compared to their first one, may be at greate

Updated on: March 05,2024

NIH study suggests higher air pollution exposure during second pregnancy may increase preterm birth risk

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant women who are exposed to higher air pollution levels during their second pregnancy, compared to their first one, may be at greate

Updated on:March 05,2024

Endometriosis could be treated with cancer drug, study suggests

by University of EdinburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe painful symptoms of endometriosis—a chronic condition which affects millions of women—could potentially be reduced with a drug that had prev

Updated on: March 05,2024

Endometriosis could be treated with cancer drug, study suggests

by University of EdinburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe painful symptoms of endometriosis—a chronic condition which affects millions of women—could potentially be reduced with a drug that had prev

Updated on:March 05,2024

Study examines the benefits of childbirth education classes during pregnancy

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainParticipating in childbirth classes may help women have normal vaginal deliveries, according to a study published in theInternational Journal of Gynecology

Updated on: June 11,2024

Study examines the benefits of childbirth education classes during pregnancy

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainParticipating in childbirth classes may help women have normal vaginal deliveries, according to a study published in theInternational Journal of Gynecology

Updated on:June 11,2024

Study suggests that wildfire smoke increases risk of going into labor prematurely

by Society for Maternal-Fetal MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy M

Updated on: June 12,2024

Study suggests that wildfire smoke increases risk of going into labor prematurely

by Society for Maternal-Fetal MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy M

Updated on:June 12,2024

Exploring safe contraception methods for women living with HIV

by The City University of New YorkCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen living with HIV need to know which contraceptive methods are safe for them to use both in terms of their own health and in terms o

Updated on: March 09,2024

Exploring safe contraception methods for women living with HIV

by The City University of New YorkCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen living with HIV need to know which contraceptive methods are safe for them to use both in terms of their own health and in terms o

Updated on:March 09,2024

Hepatitis C widespread but rarely treated in postpartum Medicaid beneficiaries with opioid use disorder

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

Hepatitis C widespread but rarely treated in postpartum Medicaid beneficiaries with opioid use disorder

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

Mother's exposure to air pollution associated with low-birth-weight babies

by Hebrew University of JerusalemCredit: CC0 Public DomainSince babies with low birth weight often have poor health outcomes, there is considerable interest in identifying the factors that affect

Updated on: June 29,2024

Mother's exposure to air pollution associated with low-birth-weight babies

by Hebrew University of JerusalemCredit: CC0 Public DomainSince babies with low birth weight often have poor health outcomes, there is considerable interest in identifying the factors that affect

Updated on:June 29,2024

At least 66 US clinics have halted abortions, institute says

by The Associated PressThe recently closed Savannah Medical Clinic, which provided abortions for four decades in Savannah, Ga., is pictured on Thursday, July 21, 2022. According to an analysis release

Updated on: May 21,2024

At least 66 US clinics have halted abortions, institute says

by The Associated PressThe recently closed Savannah Medical Clinic, which provided abortions for four decades in Savannah, Ga., is pictured on Thursday, July 21, 2022. According to an analysis release

Updated on:May 21,2024

In pregnancy, buprenorphine use up, methadone use down

(HealthDay)—From 2009 to 2015, the prevalence of methadone use decreased and buprenorphine use increased among Medicaid-enrolled pregnant women with opioid use disorder, and the 4Ps Plus and Substance

Updated on: April 08,2024

In pregnancy, buprenorphine use up, methadone use down

(HealthDay)—From 2009 to 2015, the prevalence of methadone use decreased and buprenorphine use increased among Medicaid-enrolled pregnant women with opioid use disorder, and the 4Ps Plus and Substance

Updated on:April 08,2024

Study identifies pregnant women at risk for substance use

byStonyBrookUniversityThis graphic highlights some of the leading indicators of substance use risk in prenatal women. Life circumstances such as low education, or past year tobacco u

Updated on: November 23,2024

Study identifies pregnant women at risk for substance use

byStonyBrookUniversityThis graphic highlights some of the leading indicators of substance use risk in prenatal women. Life circumstances such as low education, or past year tobacco u

Updated on:November 23,2024