Expert analysis refutes claims that humans are colonized by bacteria before birth

by University College CorkUniversity College Cork & APC Microbiome Ireland Principal Investigator Prof. Jens Walter assembled a trans-disciplinary team of 46 leading experts from around the w

Updated on: March 24,2024

Expert analysis refutes claims that humans are colonized by bacteria before birth

by University College CorkUniversity College Cork & APC Microbiome Ireland Principal Investigator Prof. Jens Walter assembled a trans-disciplinary team of 46 leading experts from around the w

Updated on:March 24,2024

Study finds 6+ hours/day of sedentary leisure time linked to doubling in uterine fibroids risk

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainClocking up 6 or more hours of sedentary leisure time every day may double a woman's risk of uterine fibroids before she's gone through

Updated on: January 15,2024

Study finds 6+ hours/day of sedentary leisure time linked to doubling in uterine fibroids risk

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainClocking up 6 or more hours of sedentary leisure time every day may double a woman's risk of uterine fibroids before she's gone through

Updated on:January 15,2024

Stigma felt by opioid-dependent moms can impact the health care received by their babies

by Brian Consiglio,University of MissouriCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe rate of opioid use among pregnant women in the United States quadrupled between 1999 and 2014 and continues to rise—an alarm

Updated on: January 15,2024

Stigma felt by opioid-dependent moms can impact the health care received by their babies

by Brian Consiglio,University of MissouriCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe rate of opioid use among pregnant women in the United States quadrupled between 1999 and 2014 and continues to rise—an alarm

Updated on:January 15,2024

More turn to abortion pills by mail, with legality uncertain

by John HannaA Nurse Practitioner works in an office at a Planned Parenthood clinic where she confers via teleconference with patients seeking self-managed abortions as containers of the medication us

Updated on: April 19,2024

More turn to abortion pills by mail, with legality uncertain

by John HannaA Nurse Practitioner works in an office at a Planned Parenthood clinic where she confers via teleconference with patients seeking self-managed abortions as containers of the medication us

Updated on:April 19,2024

IIH patients require closer monitoring during pregnancy for pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, research shows

byUniversity of BirminghamIdiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) pregnancy infographic. Credit: University of BirminghamPublished in theBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and

Updated on: January 16,2024

IIH patients require closer monitoring during pregnancy for pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, research shows

byUniversity of BirminghamIdiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) pregnancy infographic. Credit: University of BirminghamPublished in theBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and

Updated on:January 16,2024

New ways to predict outcomes of pregnancies with fetal growth problems

byUniversity College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of scientists, led by researchers at University College London, have developed new methods to predict outcomes for pregnancies where th

Updated on: January 16,2024

New ways to predict outcomes of pregnancies with fetal growth problems

byUniversity College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of scientists, led by researchers at University College London, have developed new methods to predict outcomes for pregnancies where th

Updated on:January 16,2024

Genetic screening results just got harder to handle under new abortion rules

by Sara ReardonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAnn was 15 weeks pregnant with her fourth child when the results of her prenatal genetic test came back last August. The test suggested that her daughte

Updated on: April 03,2024

Genetic screening results just got harder to handle under new abortion rules

by Sara ReardonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAnn was 15 weeks pregnant with her fourth child when the results of her prenatal genetic test came back last August. The test suggested that her daughte

Updated on:April 03,2024

Study finds link between certain 'forever chemicals' and preeclampsia

by Brigham and Women's HospitalHigh magnification micrograph of hypertrophic decidual vasculopathy, as seen in pregnancy-induced hypertension. Credit: WikipediaPerfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS

Updated on: May 31,2024

Study finds link between certain 'forever chemicals' and preeclampsia

by Brigham and Women's HospitalHigh magnification micrograph of hypertrophic decidual vasculopathy, as seen in pregnancy-induced hypertension. Credit: WikipediaPerfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS

Updated on:May 31,2024

A step forward for IVF patients with predicted poor response to treatment

by European Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainFertility patients who have a poor response to ovarian stimulation represent a stubborn challenge in IVF. Few eggs

Updated on: April 23,2024

A step forward for IVF patients with predicted poor response to treatment

by European Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainFertility patients who have a poor response to ovarian stimulation represent a stubborn challenge in IVF. Few eggs

Updated on:April 23,2024

Researchers discover how the placenta may be blocking SARS-CoV-2 transmission to babies during pregnancy

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhile COVID-19 disease significantly impacts many pregnant women, the rates of transmission from mother to baby in pregnancy are ve

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers discover how the placenta may be blocking SARS-CoV-2 transmission to babies during pregnancy

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhile COVID-19 disease significantly impacts many pregnant women, the rates of transmission from mother to baby in pregnancy are ve

Updated on:May 23,2024