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

Pregnant women living near fracking sites face higher risk of hypertension, study finds

by Oregon State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a study of nearly three million births over 13 years, Oregon State University researchers found that pregnant women living in close proximity

Updated on: June 05,2024

Pregnant women living near fracking sites face higher risk of hypertension, study finds

by Oregon State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a study of nearly three million births over 13 years, Oregon State University researchers found that pregnant women living in close proximity

Updated on:June 05,2024

Stillbirth is not just stillbirth—more information is needed

by University of QueenslandAustralia ranked poorly in reducing its stillbirth rate over the past 15 years. Credit: University of QueenslandForty two babies are stillborn in Australia every week,

Updated on: March 05,2024

Stillbirth is not just stillbirth—more information is needed

by University of QueenslandAustralia ranked poorly in reducing its stillbirth rate over the past 15 years. Credit: University of QueenslandForty two babies are stillborn in Australia every week,

Updated on:March 05,2024

Risks for prematurity, SGA, cesarean up with IBD in pregnancy

Credit: CC0 Public Domain(HealthDay)—The risks for prematurity, small for gestational age, and cesarean section are increased in pregnancies among women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), accordin

Updated on: April 02,2024

Risks for prematurity, SGA, cesarean up with IBD in pregnancy

Credit: CC0 Public Domain(HealthDay)—The risks for prematurity, small for gestational age, and cesarean section are increased in pregnancies among women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), accordin

Updated on:April 02,2024

Common antibiotics linked to increased risk of miscarriage

by Canadian Medical Association JournalPregnancy test. Credit: public domainMany classes of common antibiotics, such as macrolides, quinolones, tetracyclines, sulfonamides and metronidazole, were

Updated on: March 02,2024

Common antibiotics linked to increased risk of miscarriage

by Canadian Medical Association JournalPregnancy test. Credit: public domainMany classes of common antibiotics, such as macrolides, quinolones, tetracyclines, sulfonamides and metronidazole, were

Updated on:March 02,2024

Study shows advantages for stress urinary incontinence surgery

by Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicOne of the most commonly performed surgeries to treat stress urinary incontinence in women may have better long-term results than another common surgical techniqu

Updated on: May 18,2024

Study shows advantages for stress urinary incontinence surgery

by Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicOne of the most commonly performed surgeries to treat stress urinary incontinence in women may have better long-term results than another common surgical techniqu

Updated on:May 18,2024

Job loss linked to increased risk of miscarriage and stillbirth

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have found a link between a pregnant woman or her partner losing their job and an increased r

Updated on: January 17,2024

Job loss linked to increased risk of miscarriage and stillbirth

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have found a link between a pregnant woman or her partner losing their job and an increased r

Updated on:January 17,2024

How birth control pill prescriptions by a pharmacist could broaden access and keep costs down

by Sarah Lynch,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageAlmost 50%of pregnancies in the U.S. are still unplanned or mistimed, even though the first birth control pill was sold almost 60 y

Updated on: May 16,2024

How birth control pill prescriptions by a pharmacist could broaden access and keep costs down

by Sarah Lynch,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageAlmost 50%of pregnancies in the U.S. are still unplanned or mistimed, even though the first birth control pill was sold almost 60 y

Updated on:May 16,2024

Study helps explain cognition decline after the menopause transition

by The North American Menopause SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen often complain of being more forgetful during the transition from premenopause to perimenopause to postmenopause. Such declin

Updated on: March 30,2024

Study helps explain cognition decline after the menopause transition

by The North American Menopause SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen often complain of being more forgetful during the transition from premenopause to perimenopause to postmenopause. Such declin

Updated on:March 30,2024

Sleep problems during pregnancy affect glucose, may increase risk of childhood obesity

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study conducted by Sarah Farabi, Ph.D., RN, while she was a post-doctoral fellow working with Dr. Teri Hernandez at the University of Color

Updated on: April 16,2024

Sleep problems during pregnancy affect glucose, may increase risk of childhood obesity

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study conducted by Sarah Farabi, Ph.D., RN, while she was a post-doctoral fellow working with Dr. Teri Hernandez at the University of Color

Updated on:April 16,2024