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

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

HPV vaccine can protect against severe lesions of the vulva and vagina, study finds

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGirls who are vaccinated against HPV are not only well protected against cervical cancer; they are also less likely to develop severe precancer

Updated on: January 16,2026

HPV vaccine can protect against severe lesions of the vulva and vagina, study finds

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGirls who are vaccinated against HPV are not only well protected against cervical cancer; they are also less likely to develop severe precancer

Updated on:January 16,2026

Breaking the silence on women's pelvic floor disorders

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeDr. Larissa Rodríguez, chair of the Department of Urology and the James J. Colt Professor of Urology at Weill Cornell Medicine and urologist-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyte

Updated on: January 09,2026

Breaking the silence on women's pelvic floor disorders

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeDr. Larissa Rodríguez, chair of the Department of Urology and the James J. Colt Professor of Urology at Weill Cornell Medicine and urologist-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyte

Updated on:January 09,2026

Global health agencies issue new recommendations to help end deaths from postpartum hemorrhage

byWorld Health OrganizationInside a delivery room at Kabul's Malalai National and Specialized Hospital, midwives in training help deliver babies under the supervision of the head midwife. Credit:

Updated on: January 15,2026

Global health agencies issue new recommendations to help end deaths from postpartum hemorrhage

byWorld Health OrganizationInside a delivery room at Kabul's Malalai National and Specialized Hospital, midwives in training help deliver babies under the supervision of the head midwife. Credit:

Updated on:January 15,2026

'Good' gut bacteria can boost placenta for healthier pregnancy

byUniversity of CambridgeMice with Bifidobacterium breve in their gut lost fewer of their pregnancies. Credit: Jorge Lopez-Tello/ University of CambridgeResearch led by the University of Cambridge has

Updated on: December 29,2025

'Good' gut bacteria can boost placenta for healthier pregnancy

byUniversity of CambridgeMice with Bifidobacterium breve in their gut lost fewer of their pregnancies. Credit: Jorge Lopez-Tello/ University of CambridgeResearch led by the University of Cambridge has

Updated on:December 29,2025

Doctors deliver 'miracle' baby while removing 22-pound ovarian cyst

by Dennis ThompsonRyu Lopez is quite literally a miracle baby. Ryu developed completely outside his mother's uterus, resting on his mother's vital organs in what doctors called a very rare abd

Updated on: January 09,2026

Doctors deliver 'miracle' baby while removing 22-pound ovarian cyst

by Dennis ThompsonRyu Lopez is quite literally a miracle baby. Ryu developed completely outside his mother's uterus, resting on his mother's vital organs in what doctors called a very rare abd

Updated on:January 09,2026

Health experts say axing CDC research on maternal health is a 'huge' step backward

Updated on: May 27,2025

Health experts say axing CDC research on maternal health is a 'huge' step backward

Updated on:May 27,2025

Navigating Promise and Perils: Applying Artificial Intelligence to the Perinatal Mental Health Care Cascade

Updated on: August 25,2025

Navigating Promise and Perils: Applying Artificial Intelligence to the Perinatal Mental Health Care Cascade

Updated on:August 25,2025

FDA adds brain tumor warning to Depo-Provera birth control shot

by I. EdwardsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new safety warning for Depo-Provera, a widely used birth control shot made by Pfizer, alerting patients to a possible risk for a typ

Updated on: January 14,2026

FDA adds brain tumor warning to Depo-Provera birth control shot

by I. EdwardsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new safety warning for Depo-Provera, a widely used birth control shot made by Pfizer, alerting patients to a possible risk for a typ

Updated on:January 14,2026