Husbands' self-esteem linked to lower risk of preterm birth in partners

byUniversity of California - MercedCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA husband's optimism and confidence may play a crucial, if often unseen, role in helping babies arrive healthy and on time.A new

Updated on: January 25,2026

Husbands' self-esteem linked to lower risk of preterm birth in partners

byUniversity of California - MercedCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA husband's optimism and confidence may play a crucial, if often unseen, role in helping babies arrive healthy and on time.A new

Updated on:January 25,2026

Imaging technique reveals an ecosystem that determines how eggs mature and ovaries age

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe ticking of the biological clock is especially loud in the ovaries—the organs that store and release a woman's eggs. Fr

Updated on: January 26,2026

Imaging technique reveals an ecosystem that determines how eggs mature and ovaries age

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe ticking of the biological clock is especially loud in the ovaries—the organs that store and release a woman's eggs. Fr

Updated on:January 26,2026

New classification system reveals PCOS subtype linked to extended fertility in Asian populations

byNational University of SingaporeDr. Huang Zhongwei and Professor Yong Eu Leong, from the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, NUS Medicine and NUH. Credit: NUS MedicineGlobally, around 11% to

Updated on: February 06,2026

New classification system reveals PCOS subtype linked to extended fertility in Asian populations

byNational University of SingaporeDr. Huang Zhongwei and Professor Yong Eu Leong, from the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, NUS Medicine and NUH. Credit: NUS MedicineGlobally, around 11% to

Updated on:February 06,2026

Many newborn baby deaths linked to preventable or treatable factors

by Samuel Jeremic,Curtin UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA Curtin University-ledstudyhas identified the most critical risk factors linked to neonatal deaths worldwide, providing comprehens

Updated on: January 29,2026

Many newborn baby deaths linked to preventable or treatable factors

by Samuel Jeremic,Curtin UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA Curtin University-ledstudyhas identified the most critical risk factors linked to neonatal deaths worldwide, providing comprehens

Updated on:January 29,2026

Microbiome may aid in healthy pregnancies by training maternal immune system

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit:Cell(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.11.022Gut microbes may play a key role in training a mother's immune system to adapt to the developing fetus during pregn

Updated on: February 02,2026

Microbiome may aid in healthy pregnancies by training maternal immune system

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit:Cell(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.11.022Gut microbes may play a key role in training a mother's immune system to adapt to the developing fetus during pregn

Updated on:February 02,2026

New method could catch more women at risk of dangerous blood loss during childbirth

byLancetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new way of diagnosing heavy bleeding after birth (postpartum hemorrhage or PPH) is more effective at identifying women in need of treatment than the current

Updated on: February 07,2026

New method could catch more women at risk of dangerous blood loss during childbirth

byLancetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new way of diagnosing heavy bleeding after birth (postpartum hemorrhage or PPH) is more effective at identifying women in need of treatment than the current

Updated on:February 07,2026

Pregnant women often miss out on specialist allergy care, researchers say

byAmerican College of Allergy, Asthma, and ImmunologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainMany pregnant women experience allergies, asthma, or reactions to medications—conditions that can affect both mother and b

Updated on: February 08,2026

Pregnant women often miss out on specialist allergy care, researchers say

byAmerican College of Allergy, Asthma, and ImmunologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainMany pregnant women experience allergies, asthma, or reactions to medications—conditions that can affect both mother and b

Updated on:February 08,2026

Pregnant women with opioid use disorder get more health care, but few medications

by Laura Bailey,University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainPerinatal mothers enrolled in Michigan Medicaid between 2012 and 2021 who had opioid use disorder were more likely to have a premature bi

Updated on: February 11,2026

Pregnant women with opioid use disorder get more health care, but few medications

by Laura Bailey,University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainPerinatal mothers enrolled in Michigan Medicaid between 2012 and 2021 who had opioid use disorder were more likely to have a premature bi

Updated on:February 11,2026

Sexual dysfunction in women at midlife explored by largest study of its kind

byMonash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlmost 50% of women in midlife surveyed in a Monash University-led study had poor sexual well-being, including a doubling of the likelihood of desir

Updated on: February 16,2026

Sexual dysfunction in women at midlife explored by largest study of its kind

byMonash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlmost 50% of women in midlife surveyed in a Monash University-led study had poor sexual well-being, including a doubling of the likelihood of desir

Updated on:February 16,2026

Study finds fertility remains high in rural Tanzania despite access to family planning

by Marianne Stein,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFamilies in Sub-Saharan Africa continue to have many children. Credit: Aine Seitz McCarthy.Fertility rates in much of Sub-Saharan Africa rem

Updated on: February 17,2026

Study finds fertility remains high in rural Tanzania despite access to family planning

by Marianne Stein,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFamilies in Sub-Saharan Africa continue to have many children. Credit: Aine Seitz McCarthy.Fertility rates in much of Sub-Saharan Africa rem

Updated on:February 17,2026