Landmark study compiles data on pregnant women in prisons

by Johns Hopkins UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs an expert in reproductive health care for incarcerated women, Carolyn Sufrin kept running up against a troubling obstacle: She needed prison

Updated on: May 13,2024

Landmark study compiles data on pregnant women in prisons

by Johns Hopkins UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs an expert in reproductive health care for incarcerated women, Carolyn Sufrin kept running up against a troubling obstacle: She needed prison

Updated on:May 13,2024

Common gynecological surgery for abnormal bleeding associated with a high risk of hysterectomy

byICESCredit: CC0 Public DomainA recent study has found that 29% of people in Ontario who undergo endometrial ablation will have a subsequent hysterectomy to remove the entire uterus within 15 y

Updated on: October 10,2024

Common gynecological surgery for abnormal bleeding associated with a high risk of hysterectomy

byICESCredit: CC0 Public DomainA recent study has found that 29% of people in Ontario who undergo endometrial ablation will have a subsequent hysterectomy to remove the entire uterus within 15 y

Updated on:October 10,2024

Evidence backs women's choice on where to have their babies

by University of Technology, SydneyCredit: CC0 Public DomainHealthy women have more than twice the chance of a normal labour and birth in a planned birth centre birth compared to a planned hospit

Updated on: April 29,2024

Evidence backs women's choice on where to have their babies

by University of Technology, SydneyCredit: CC0 Public DomainHealthy women have more than twice the chance of a normal labour and birth in a planned birth centre birth compared to a planned hospit

Updated on:April 29,2024

Women's reproductive lives are being interfered with on a large scale – new study

by Sam Rowlands,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageReproductivecoercive controlis where a woman's decisions about contraception and pregnancy are interfered with. The conc

Updated on: May 13,2024

Women's reproductive lives are being interfered with on a large scale – new study

by Sam Rowlands,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageReproductivecoercive controlis where a woman's decisions about contraception and pregnancy are interfered with. The conc

Updated on:May 13,2024

Exposure of pregnant women to chemical pollutants leaves an imprint on their metabolism

by Barcelona Institute for Global HealthCredit: Alfred Palmer/WikipediaA study performed with the INMA birth cohort and the European HELIX project has revealed reproducible associations between e

Updated on: March 07,2024

Exposure of pregnant women to chemical pollutants leaves an imprint on their metabolism

by Barcelona Institute for Global HealthCredit: Alfred Palmer/WikipediaA study performed with the INMA birth cohort and the European HELIX project has revealed reproducible associations between e

Updated on:March 07,2024

Vitamin D exposure in utero might minimize high blood pressure risk for children born to mothers with preeclampsia

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainChildren appear to be at greater risk of having high blood pressure when their mothers had the high blood pre

Updated on: March 19,2024

Vitamin D exposure in utero might minimize high blood pressure risk for children born to mothers with preeclampsia

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainChildren appear to be at greater risk of having high blood pressure when their mothers had the high blood pre

Updated on:March 19,2024

When IVF fails it can be devastating—so why do clinics offer so little in the way of support?

by Sofia Gameiro,The ConversationAround three quarters of IVF treatment is unsuccessful. Credit:Pexels/liza summerFour in every 10 people who start IVF treatment in the UK end it without h

Updated on: January 17,2024

When IVF fails it can be devastating—so why do clinics offer so little in the way of support?

by Sofia Gameiro,The ConversationAround three quarters of IVF treatment is unsuccessful. Credit:Pexels/liza summerFour in every 10 people who start IVF treatment in the UK end it without h

Updated on:January 17,2024

Telehealth visits can boost prenatal, maternal care

Seeing their doctors via telehealth instead of in person during the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have been as good, and sometimes even better, for pregnant women and new moms.Researchers from Oregon H

Updated on: April 20,2024

Telehealth visits can boost prenatal, maternal care

Seeing their doctors via telehealth instead of in person during the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have been as good, and sometimes even better, for pregnant women and new moms.Researchers from Oregon H

Updated on:April 20,2024

Study of pregnant women finds increasing exposure to chemicals from plastics and pesticides

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA national study that enrolled a highly diverse group of pregnant women over 12 years found rising exposure to chemicals

Updated on: May 10,2024

Study of pregnant women finds increasing exposure to chemicals from plastics and pesticides

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA national study that enrolled a highly diverse group of pregnant women over 12 years found rising exposure to chemicals

Updated on:May 10,2024

Novel ADC and immunotherapy combo shows promise in endometrial cancer subtype

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a small, investigator-initiated Phase II study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators, a novel combination of an antibody-drug co

Updated on: April 06,2024

Novel ADC and immunotherapy combo shows promise in endometrial cancer subtype

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a small, investigator-initiated Phase II study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators, a novel combination of an antibody-drug co

Updated on:April 06,2024