Sickle cell disease found to worsen maternal health outcomes for Black individuals

by Erin Bluvas,University of South CarolinaCredit: National Institutes of HealthNew research led by Nansi Boghossian, associate professor of epidemiology, has investigated the relationship betwe

Updated on: January 17,2024

Sickle cell disease found to worsen maternal health outcomes for Black individuals

by Erin Bluvas,University of South CarolinaCredit: National Institutes of HealthNew research led by Nansi Boghossian, associate professor of epidemiology, has investigated the relationship betwe

Updated on:January 17,2024

In Mississippi, a huge jump in cases of babies born with syphilis

by Steven ReinbergThe United States is experiencing an alarming wave of congenital syphilis, and one southern state saw a 1,000% rise in babies born with the infection between 2016 and 2022.The number

Updated on: January 17,2024

In Mississippi, a huge jump in cases of babies born with syphilis

by Steven ReinbergThe United States is experiencing an alarming wave of congenital syphilis, and one southern state saw a 1,000% rise in babies born with the infection between 2016 and 2022.The number

Updated on:January 17,2024

Shedding light on alcohol's long shadow among pregnant and parenting women

by Alvin Powell,Harvard UniversityPrevalence of reported barriers to AUD treatment by parenting status. Credit:PLOS ONE(2024). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301810The woman came in cryi

Updated on: October 10,2024

Shedding light on alcohol's long shadow among pregnant and parenting women

by Alvin Powell,Harvard UniversityPrevalence of reported barriers to AUD treatment by parenting status. Credit:PLOS ONE(2024). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301810The woman came in cryi

Updated on:October 10,2024

Predictive placentas: Using artificial intelligence to protect mothers' future pregnancies

by ElsevierA digitized whole slide image of a placental membrane roll [low magnification; haemotoxylin and eosin (H&E) stain]. To illustrate relative scale, the blue square indicates a single

Updated on: April 20,2024

Predictive placentas: Using artificial intelligence to protect mothers' future pregnancies

by ElsevierA digitized whole slide image of a placental membrane roll [low magnification; haemotoxylin and eosin (H&E) stain]. To illustrate relative scale, the blue square indicates a single

Updated on:April 20,2024

Diet and exercise do not reduce the risk of gestational diabetes

by Medical University of ViennaCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe assumption that minimizing weight gain in obese pregnant women is advantageous for avoiding gestational diabetes has not been borne out

Updated on: May 06,2024

Diet and exercise do not reduce the risk of gestational diabetes

by Medical University of ViennaCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe assumption that minimizing weight gain in obese pregnant women is advantageous for avoiding gestational diabetes has not been borne out

Updated on:May 06,2024

US deaths of new mothers rose during pandemic, minorities hit hardest

Expectant U.S. women died in greater numbers during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, either during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth, a new federal study reports.This increase hit Black

Updated on: May 06,2024

US deaths of new mothers rose during pandemic, minorities hit hardest

Expectant U.S. women died in greater numbers during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, either during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth, a new federal study reports.This increase hit Black

Updated on:May 06,2024

Talking postpartum depression and exercise with kinesiology expert

by University of MinnesotaBeth Lewis, Ph.D. Credit: University of MinnesotaMay is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that one in nine

Updated on: April 23,2024

Talking postpartum depression and exercise with kinesiology expert

by University of MinnesotaBeth Lewis, Ph.D. Credit: University of MinnesotaMay is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that one in nine

Updated on:April 23,2024

Study finds men's antidepressant use doesn't negatively impact IVF success

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn vitro fertilization (IVF) is a time-intensive and often stress-inducing fertility procedure. Yet how does that stress impact its success

Updated on: January 15,2024

Study finds men's antidepressant use doesn't negatively impact IVF success

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn vitro fertilization (IVF) is a time-intensive and often stress-inducing fertility procedure. Yet how does that stress impact its success

Updated on:January 15,2024

Daily folic acid supplement may reduce risk of gestational diabetes

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Darren Lewis/public domainTaking a folic acid supplement daily before pregnancy may reduce the risk of gestational, or pregnancy-related, diabetes, accordi

Updated on: March 05,2024

Daily folic acid supplement may reduce risk of gestational diabetes

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Darren Lewis/public domainTaking a folic acid supplement daily before pregnancy may reduce the risk of gestational, or pregnancy-related, diabetes, accordi

Updated on:March 05,2024

U.S.-born Black women at higher risk of preeclampsia than Black immigrants

by American Heart AssociationHigh magnification micrograph of hypertrophic decidual vasculopathy, as seen in pregnancy-induced hypertension. Credit: WikipediaBlack women born in the United States

Updated on: May 05,2024

U.S.-born Black women at higher risk of preeclampsia than Black immigrants

by American Heart AssociationHigh magnification micrograph of hypertrophic decidual vasculopathy, as seen in pregnancy-induced hypertension. Credit: WikipediaBlack women born in the United States

Updated on:May 05,2024