What we do and don't know about the many ways COVID-19 can impact pregnant women and their babies

by Children's National HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnant women should get vaccinated to minimize the detrimental health effects COVID-19 has on the placenta, the fetus and the

Updated on: June 29,2024

What we do and don't know about the many ways COVID-19 can impact pregnant women and their babies

by Children's National HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnant women should get vaccinated to minimize the detrimental health effects COVID-19 has on the placenta, the fetus and the

Updated on:June 29,2024

A pregnancy ended by COVID-19 informs new understanding and protocols

by Brita Belli,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen the first pregnant woman diagnosed with COVID-19 was admitted to Yale New Haven Hospital in March, she was in her second trime

Updated on: May 06,2024

A pregnancy ended by COVID-19 informs new understanding and protocols

by Brita Belli,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen the first pregnant woman diagnosed with COVID-19 was admitted to Yale New Haven Hospital in March, she was in her second trime

Updated on:May 06,2024

Large-scale study finds increased risk of stillbirth following infection with COVID-19

byUniversity of CopenhagenCredit: Negative Space from PexelsA large-scale Nordic study reveals that women infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy had increased risk of stillbirth. The risk was h

Updated on: January 16,2024

Large-scale study finds increased risk of stillbirth following infection with COVID-19

byUniversity of CopenhagenCredit: Negative Space from PexelsA large-scale Nordic study reveals that women infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy had increased risk of stillbirth. The risk was h

Updated on:January 16,2024

Dobbs decision now a factor in med school residency picks

by Sandhya RamanCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Rose Al Abosy began weighing which obstetrics and gynecology residencies to apply to, she spoke to advisers, considered programs' academics an

Updated on: February 18,2024

Dobbs decision now a factor in med school residency picks

by Sandhya RamanCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Rose Al Abosy began weighing which obstetrics and gynecology residencies to apply to, she spoke to advisers, considered programs' academics an

Updated on:February 18,2024

More premature babies born following Swedish parental leave policy

byStockholm UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe introduction of a policy protecting parental leave benefits in Sweden in 1980 had unintended consequences on child health. The policy led to an

Updated on: April 27,2024

More premature babies born following Swedish parental leave policy

byStockholm UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe introduction of a policy protecting parental leave benefits in Sweden in 1980 had unintended consequences on child health. The policy led to an

Updated on:April 27,2024

Study recommends ending heparin use for women with recurrent miscarriage and inherited thrombophilia

by National Institute for Health and Care ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainA medication commonly prescribed to pregnant women with an inheritable blood clotting condition and a history of recurrent mi

Updated on: February 18,2024

Study recommends ending heparin use for women with recurrent miscarriage and inherited thrombophilia

by National Institute for Health and Care ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainA medication commonly prescribed to pregnant women with an inheritable blood clotting condition and a history of recurrent mi

Updated on:February 18,2024

Hysterectomy used more for postpartum bleeding compared to less invasive option

by Society of Interventional RadiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany women suffering significant postpartum bleeding continue to receive hysterectomies, rather than uterine artery emboliz

Updated on: April 23,2024

Hysterectomy used more for postpartum bleeding compared to less invasive option

by Society of Interventional RadiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany women suffering significant postpartum bleeding continue to receive hysterectomies, rather than uterine artery emboliz

Updated on:April 23,2024

Patients view perinatal depression screenings as ineffective, study finds

by Sharita Forrest,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlthough many states currently mandate that pregnant and postpartum women be assessed for perinatal depressi

Updated on: June 05,2024

Patients view perinatal depression screenings as ineffective, study finds

by Sharita Forrest,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlthough many states currently mandate that pregnant and postpartum women be assessed for perinatal depressi

Updated on:June 05,2024

Discovery may lead to safer drugs to save more women in childbirth

by University of Southern CaliforniaSome important conditions are treated by misoprostol, including bleeding, inflammation, pain, and labor. Illustrated here is misoprostol in the binding site of

Updated on: March 30,2024

Discovery may lead to safer drugs to save more women in childbirth

by University of Southern CaliforniaSome important conditions are treated by misoprostol, including bleeding, inflammation, pain, and labor. Illustrated here is misoprostol in the binding site of

Updated on:March 30,2024

AP-NORC poll: Most say restrict abortion after 1st trimester

by David Crary and Hannah FingerhutIn this Nov. 30, 2005 file photo, an anti-abortion supporter stands next to a pro-choice demonstrator outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. The new poll from

Updated on: March 13,2024

AP-NORC poll: Most say restrict abortion after 1st trimester

by David Crary and Hannah FingerhutIn this Nov. 30, 2005 file photo, an anti-abortion supporter stands next to a pro-choice demonstrator outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. The new poll from

Updated on:March 13,2024