Earlier gestational diabetes diagnosis, less weight gain

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study has shown that initiating screening for gestational diabetes in high-risk women in the first trimester of pregnancy instead of the sec

Updated on: March 05,2024

Earlier gestational diabetes diagnosis, less weight gain

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study has shown that initiating screening for gestational diabetes in high-risk women in the first trimester of pregnancy instead of the sec

Updated on:March 05,2024

COVID-19 vaccination associated with a small, temporary increase in menstrual cycle length, study suggests

by NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen receiving one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine during a single menstrual cy

Updated on: May 20,2024

COVID-19 vaccination associated with a small, temporary increase in menstrual cycle length, study suggests

by NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen receiving one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine during a single menstrual cy

Updated on:May 20,2024

COVID-19 vaccine does not increase risk of preterm birth, says study

by Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnant people who contract COVID-19 have an increased risk of disease severity and death, yet only 31% of pregnant people in the United States

Updated on: March 05,2024

COVID-19 vaccine does not increase risk of preterm birth, says study

by Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnant people who contract COVID-19 have an increased risk of disease severity and death, yet only 31% of pregnant people in the United States

Updated on:March 05,2024

Diagnoses of suicidal ideation surged among Black pregnant women in 10-year study

by Sharita Forrest,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDiagnoses of suicidal ideation soared by more than 700% among Black women in the year before childbi

Updated on: May 13,2024

Diagnoses of suicidal ideation surged among Black pregnant women in 10-year study

by Sharita Forrest,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDiagnoses of suicidal ideation soared by more than 700% among Black women in the year before childbi

Updated on:May 13,2024

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

Hope emerges for women with debilitating hormonal disorder

by Vittoria D'Alessio,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Emelyne Heluin of France was diagnosed at the age of 17 with a hormonal disorder

Updated on: January 17,2024

Hope emerges for women with debilitating hormonal disorder

by Vittoria D'Alessio,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Emelyne Heluin of France was diagnosed at the age of 17 with a hormonal disorder

Updated on:January 17,2024

Researchers find antibodies in placentas of pregnant women infected with COVID-19

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressThis scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient, emerging from the surfac

Updated on: May 20,2024

Researchers find antibodies in placentas of pregnant women infected with COVID-19

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressThis scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient, emerging from the surfac

Updated on:May 20,2024

Aussie women born overseas have higher rates of stillbirths

by Cate Swannell, Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainStillbirth occurs more frequently among women with non-white backgrounds born overseas than for Australian-born women, particular

Updated on: April 08,2024

Aussie women born overseas have higher rates of stillbirths

by Cate Swannell, Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainStillbirth occurs more frequently among women with non-white backgrounds born overseas than for Australian-born women, particular

Updated on:April 08,2024

Does Medicaid managed care impact obstetrical care and birth outcomes?

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersA new study shows that among a set of disadvantaged women, Medicaid managed care reduces the women's access to high-quality h

Updated on: May 09,2024

Does Medicaid managed care impact obstetrical care and birth outcomes?

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersA new study shows that among a set of disadvantaged women, Medicaid managed care reduces the women's access to high-quality h

Updated on:May 09,2024

Black women less likely to get laparoscopic fibroid surgeries

by Amy NortonSurgery for uterine fibroids can often be done through minimally invasive techniques that avoid a hospital stay. But Black and Hispanic women may be less likely to receive these treatment

Updated on: March 13,2024

Black women less likely to get laparoscopic fibroid surgeries

by Amy NortonSurgery for uterine fibroids can often be done through minimally invasive techniques that avoid a hospital stay. But Black and Hispanic women may be less likely to receive these treatment

Updated on:March 13,2024