Access to safe abortions saves lives: WHO chief

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that access to safe abortions saves lives, after a leaked draft ruling indicated the US Supreme Court was mulling endi

Updated on: July 01,2024

Access to safe abortions saves lives: WHO chief

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that access to safe abortions saves lives, after a leaked draft ruling indicated the US Supreme Court was mulling endi

Updated on:July 01,2024

High-fat diet during pregnancy found to change respiratory nerve development, increase asthma risk in adult offspring

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCharacteristics of offspring from a dam fed a high-fat diet. Credit:American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology(2023). DOI:

Updated on: January 17,2024

High-fat diet during pregnancy found to change respiratory nerve development, increase asthma risk in adult offspring

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCharacteristics of offspring from a dam fed a high-fat diet. Credit:American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology(2023). DOI:

Updated on:January 17,2024

New York proposal would protect doctors who send abortion pills across state lines

by Michael HillBoxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. Doctors in New York who prescribe abortion pills to patients

Updated on: February 18,2024

New York proposal would protect doctors who send abortion pills across state lines

by Michael HillBoxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. Doctors in New York who prescribe abortion pills to patients

Updated on:February 18,2024

Research links common insecticide to neurodevelopmental disorders

by University of ToledoNND-related behavioral changes in DPE mice. A) The experimental design, showing pesticide exposures in the dam (3 mg/kg every 3 days) for 2 weeks preconception, then throug

Updated on: May 27,2024

Research links common insecticide to neurodevelopmental disorders

by University of ToledoNND-related behavioral changes in DPE mice. A) The experimental design, showing pesticide exposures in the dam (3 mg/kg every 3 days) for 2 weeks preconception, then throug

Updated on:May 27,2024

Study: Metformin combined with insulin does not reduce pregnancy outcome risks compared to placebo

by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine study has concluded that metformin—a drug used to con

Updated on: May 18,2024

Study: Metformin combined with insulin does not reduce pregnancy outcome risks compared to placebo

by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine study has concluded that metformin—a drug used to con

Updated on:May 18,2024

COVID-19 recession resulted in 'baby bump,' says study

by Elana GotkineThe COVID-19 recession resulted in an overall baby bump, or increase in births, among U.S.-born mothers, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in theProceedings of the Na

Updated on: January 19,2024

COVID-19 recession resulted in 'baby bump,' says study

by Elana GotkineThe COVID-19 recession resulted in an overall baby bump, or increase in births, among U.S.-born mothers, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in theProceedings of the Na

Updated on:January 19,2024

Postpartum women filled more opioid prescriptions during pandemic, finds new study

by Leigh Beeson,University of GeorgiaComparison of Percentage of Patients Receiving an Opioid and Variables of Intensity: All Delivery Types, Pre– and Post–COVID-19 Onset in March 2020 A, Share

Updated on: May 13,2024

Postpartum women filled more opioid prescriptions during pandemic, finds new study

by Leigh Beeson,University of GeorgiaComparison of Percentage of Patients Receiving an Opioid and Variables of Intensity: All Delivery Types, Pre– and Post–COVID-19 Onset in March 2020 A, Share

Updated on:May 13,2024

Pandemic alcohol use linked to nervous system disruption in pregnant and postpartum women

byResearch Society on AlcoholismCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIncreased alcohol use among pregnant and postpartum women during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with autonomic nervous sys

Updated on: February 18,2024

Pandemic alcohol use linked to nervous system disruption in pregnant and postpartum women

byResearch Society on AlcoholismCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIncreased alcohol use among pregnant and postpartum women during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with autonomic nervous sys

Updated on:February 18,2024

Premature births linked to changes in mother's bacteria

by Imperial College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainChanges to the communities of microbes living in the reproductive tract of pregnant women could help to spot those at risk of giving birth prema

Updated on: April 01,2024

Premature births linked to changes in mother's bacteria

by Imperial College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainChanges to the communities of microbes living in the reproductive tract of pregnant women could help to spot those at risk of giving birth prema

Updated on:April 01,2024

Decrease in U.S. preterm mortality seen in recent decades

by Elana GotkineFrom 1995-1997 to 2018-2020, there was an improvement in the preterm mortality rate in the United States, according to a study published online Sept. 5 inJAMA Pediatrics.Tim Venk

Updated on: January 17,2024

Decrease in U.S. preterm mortality seen in recent decades

by Elana GotkineFrom 1995-1997 to 2018-2020, there was an improvement in the preterm mortality rate in the United States, according to a study published online Sept. 5 inJAMA Pediatrics.Tim Venk

Updated on:January 17,2024