Maternal deaths up with pregnancies complicated by cancer

Among pregnancies complicated by cancer, the risks for severe maternal morbidity and mortality are increased, according to a research letter published online June 16 inJAMA Oncology.Koji Matsuo,

Updated on: April 18,2024

Maternal deaths up with pregnancies complicated by cancer

Among pregnancies complicated by cancer, the risks for severe maternal morbidity and mortality are increased, according to a research letter published online June 16 inJAMA Oncology.Koji Matsuo,

Updated on:April 18,2024

Better care could have saved 45 babies: UK maternity probe

Credit: CC0 Public DomainForty-five babies who died at two British hospitals might have survived if their care had been better, the author of an independent investigation into poor maternity services

Updated on: May 05,2024

Better care could have saved 45 babies: UK maternity probe

Credit: CC0 Public DomainForty-five babies who died at two British hospitals might have survived if their care had been better, the author of an independent investigation into poor maternity services

Updated on:May 05,2024

Rates of depression up in U.S. women at hospital to give birth

(HealthDay)—From 2000 to 2015, the rates of depressive disorders recorded for women during delivery hospitalization increased nationally, according to a study published online May 9 inObstetrics

Updated on: April 03,2024

Rates of depression up in U.S. women at hospital to give birth

(HealthDay)—From 2000 to 2015, the rates of depressive disorders recorded for women during delivery hospitalization increased nationally, according to a study published online May 9 inObstetrics

Updated on:April 03,2024

A common abortion pill will come before the US Supreme Court. Here's how mifepristone works

by Matthew PerroneBottles of abortion pills mifepristone, left, and misoprostol, right, at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sept. 22, 2010. Medication abortion is the preferred method of ending pregna

Updated on: January 13,2024

A common abortion pill will come before the US Supreme Court. Here's how mifepristone works

by Matthew PerroneBottles of abortion pills mifepristone, left, and misoprostol, right, at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sept. 22, 2010. Medication abortion is the preferred method of ending pregna

Updated on:January 13,2024

Unaffordable food putting moms-to-be at risk, research shows

byNewcastle UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnant women who have limited access to affordable, nutritious, and healthy foods have a higher chance of developing both physical and me

Updated on: September 18,2024

Unaffordable food putting moms-to-be at risk, research shows

byNewcastle UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnant women who have limited access to affordable, nutritious, and healthy foods have a higher chance of developing both physical and me

Updated on:September 18,2024

Pandemic distress may affect fetal brain development, small study finds

by Nature Publishing GroupScatter plots with exponential fits of brain tissue volumes vs. gestational age. a Cortical gray matter (CGM); b White matter (WM); c Cerebellum; d Deep gray matter (DGM

Updated on: May 13,2024

Pandemic distress may affect fetal brain development, small study finds

by Nature Publishing GroupScatter plots with exponential fits of brain tissue volumes vs. gestational age. a Cortical gray matter (CGM); b White matter (WM); c Cerebellum; d Deep gray matter (DGM

Updated on:May 13,2024

Measurement of uterine contractions could predict the outcome of in vitro fertilization

by Valentina Bonito,Eindhoven University of TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn vitro fertilization (IVF) is considered as the gold standard of assisted reproductive technologies. Yet, the fai

Updated on: March 16,2024

Measurement of uterine contractions could predict the outcome of in vitro fertilization

by Valentina Bonito,Eindhoven University of TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn vitro fertilization (IVF) is considered as the gold standard of assisted reproductive technologies. Yet, the fai

Updated on:March 16,2024

COVID infection in women having ovary stimulation lowered chances for pregnancy

by Cara MurezTesting positive for a COVID-19 infection during a particular phase of fertility treatment could reduce the odds for a successful pregnancy, a new study says.That phase of treatment is ca

Updated on: January 19,2024

COVID infection in women having ovary stimulation lowered chances for pregnancy

by Cara MurezTesting positive for a COVID-19 infection during a particular phase of fertility treatment could reduce the odds for a successful pregnancy, a new study says.That phase of treatment is ca

Updated on:January 19,2024

COVID-19 vaccinations found to cause small, temporary changes in menstruation

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Graphic: A. Mastin/Science. FromScience(2022). DOI: 10.1126/science.ade1051Victoria Male, a digestion and metabolism professor at Imperial College Lond

Updated on: June 11,2024

COVID-19 vaccinations found to cause small, temporary changes in menstruation

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Graphic: A. Mastin/Science. FromScience(2022). DOI: 10.1126/science.ade1051Victoria Male, a digestion and metabolism professor at Imperial College Lond

Updated on:June 11,2024

Only 5% of fertility apps contain professional advice or cite science, finds new study

by Taylor & FrancisCredit: CC0 Public DomainOnly 5% of accurate fertility apps contain professional advice or cite scientific literature and need "substantial improvement," finds a

Updated on: May 13,2024

Only 5% of fertility apps contain professional advice or cite science, finds new study

by Taylor & FrancisCredit: CC0 Public DomainOnly 5% of accurate fertility apps contain professional advice or cite scientific literature and need "substantial improvement," finds a

Updated on:May 13,2024