Quality improvement initiative cuts early elective deliveries

(HealthDay)—A statewide quality improvement initiative can reduce early elective deliveries, according to a study published in the April issue ofObstetrics & Gynecology.Heather C. Kaplan, M.

Updated on: March 23,2024

Quality improvement initiative cuts early elective deliveries

(HealthDay)—A statewide quality improvement initiative can reduce early elective deliveries, according to a study published in the April issue ofObstetrics & Gynecology.Heather C. Kaplan, M.

Updated on:March 23,2024

Expert Reaction: Meghan Markle and pregnancy body image

by Samantha Martin,University of YorkCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn expert in body image at the University of York comments on the pressures and anxiety that pregnant women and new mothers can expe

Updated on: March 23,2024

Expert Reaction: Meghan Markle and pregnancy body image

by Samantha Martin,University of YorkCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn expert in body image at the University of York comments on the pressures and anxiety that pregnant women and new mothers can expe

Updated on:March 23,2024

Midwife's research features in new national guidance on drinking during pregnancy

by Northumbria UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs thousands of people are committing to giving up alcohol during Dry January, research from a midwifery lecturer at Northumbria University has b

Updated on: March 23,2024

Midwife's research features in new national guidance on drinking during pregnancy

by Northumbria UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs thousands of people are committing to giving up alcohol during Dry January, research from a midwifery lecturer at Northumbria University has b

Updated on:March 23,2024

Water injections to relieve back pain in labor no longer 'midwifery voodoo'

by University of QueenslandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSterile water injections provide effective pain relief for women with labor back pain, according to University of Queensland-led resear

Updated on: March 23,2024

Water injections to relieve back pain in labor no longer 'midwifery voodoo'

by University of QueenslandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSterile water injections provide effective pain relief for women with labor back pain, according to University of Queensland-led resear

Updated on:March 23,2024

Drug to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder in women of 'very limited use'

by Taylor & FrancisCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn independent analysis of the medical trials which formed the final basis of approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) strongly sugges

Updated on: March 23,2024

Drug to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder in women of 'very limited use'

by Taylor & FrancisCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn independent analysis of the medical trials which formed the final basis of approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) strongly sugges

Updated on:March 23,2024

Only 50% of CO clinicians are willing and able to counsel women on abortion

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant patients in Colorado may be told about parenting and adoption, but not abortion. This is according to a new study led by Kate Colema

Updated on: March 23,2024

Only 50% of CO clinicians are willing and able to counsel women on abortion

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant patients in Colorado may be told about parenting and adoption, but not abortion. This is according to a new study led by Kate Colema

Updated on:March 23,2024

Troubling connection between workplace pregnancy discrimination and health of mothers, babies

by Baylor UniversityKaylee Hackney, Ph.D., assistant professor of management in Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business. Credit: Baylor UniversityPerceived pregnancy discrimination indire

Updated on: March 23,2024

Troubling connection between workplace pregnancy discrimination and health of mothers, babies

by Baylor UniversityKaylee Hackney, Ph.D., assistant professor of management in Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business. Credit: Baylor UniversityPerceived pregnancy discrimination indire

Updated on:March 23,2024

Prior abortion does not negatively affect feelings of parental competence

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA recent study found that a prior induced abortion did not negatively impact a woman's psychological well-being or her thoughts about her competence as a pare

Updated on: March 23,2024

Prior abortion does not negatively affect feelings of parental competence

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA recent study found that a prior induced abortion did not negatively impact a woman's psychological well-being or her thoughts about her competence as a pare

Updated on:March 23,2024

Healing the heartbreak of stillbirth and newborn death

by University of QueenslandCredit: CC0 Public DomainParents who experience stillbirth or neonatal death will be offered "the best possible care in the worst possible circumstance," than

Updated on: March 23,2024

Healing the heartbreak of stillbirth and newborn death

by University of QueenslandCredit: CC0 Public DomainParents who experience stillbirth or neonatal death will be offered "the best possible care in the worst possible circumstance," than

Updated on:March 23,2024

Specialized cells teach the mother's immune system to maintain a healthy pregnancy

by Eva Gillis-Buck, James Gardner, Tippi MacKenzie,The ConversationDuring pregnancy, the body’s specialized immune cells must learn to recognize the fetus as part of the self so that they don’t

Updated on: March 21,2024

Specialized cells teach the mother's immune system to maintain a healthy pregnancy

by Eva Gillis-Buck, James Gardner, Tippi MacKenzie,The ConversationDuring pregnancy, the body’s specialized immune cells must learn to recognize the fetus as part of the self so that they don’t

Updated on:March 21,2024