Research suggests neighborhood stressors dangerously elevate pregnancy hormones

byRutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant women living in blighted neighborhoods with high levels of known stressors have higher levels of testosterone—the primary sex hormone in mal

Updated on: January 15,2024

Research suggests neighborhood stressors dangerously elevate pregnancy hormones

byRutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant women living in blighted neighborhoods with high levels of known stressors have higher levels of testosterone—the primary sex hormone in mal

Updated on:January 15,2024

Study offers new insights into how metal exposures can impact fetal growth

by Timothy Dean,Dartmouth CollegeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new Dartmouth-led study, published in the journalEnvironmental International, reveals how prenatal exposure to mixtures

Updated on: March 30,2024

Study offers new insights into how metal exposures can impact fetal growth

by Timothy Dean,Dartmouth CollegeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new Dartmouth-led study, published in the journalEnvironmental International, reveals how prenatal exposure to mixtures

Updated on:March 30,2024

COVID-19 damages placenta's immune response, study finds

by University of Washington School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf a woman contracts COVID-19 during her pregnancy, the infection, even if it's mild, damages the placenta's

Updated on: June 11,2024

COVID-19 damages placenta's immune response, study finds

by University of Washington School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf a woman contracts COVID-19 during her pregnancy, the infection, even if it's mild, damages the placenta's

Updated on:June 11,2024

Bed sharing, maternal smoking raise risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy

by Anna Kellett,University of AucklandCredit: University of AucklandThe combination of bed sharing and maternal smoking is extremely hazardous for infants, giving rise to a 32-fold increase in t

Updated on: March 02,2024

Bed sharing, maternal smoking raise risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy

by Anna Kellett,University of AucklandCredit: University of AucklandThe combination of bed sharing and maternal smoking is extremely hazardous for infants, giving rise to a 32-fold increase in t

Updated on:March 02,2024

Menstruation involves complex everyday routines

by University of GothenburgCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMenstruating can be more emotionally taxing and difficult than it needs to be. This is according to new research from the University of

Updated on: April 19,2024

Menstruation involves complex everyday routines

by University of GothenburgCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMenstruating can be more emotionally taxing and difficult than it needs to be. This is according to new research from the University of

Updated on:April 19,2024

Are more babies born if embryos are cultured for three or five days in the lab? Trial suggests that age matters

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen are just as likely to give birth to live babies after fertility treatment if embryos are transferred to thei

Updated on: February 18,2024

Are more babies born if embryos are cultured for three or five days in the lab? Trial suggests that age matters

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen are just as likely to give birth to live babies after fertility treatment if embryos are transferred to thei

Updated on:February 18,2024

Researchers evaluate safety of popular method of sterilization

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2002 approved hysteroscopic sterilization, a less invasive type of permane

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers evaluate safety of popular method of sterilization

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2002 approved hysteroscopic sterilization, a less invasive type of permane

Updated on:May 23,2024

Living near oil and gas wells may increase preterm birth risk

by Stanford UniversityA pumpjack operating a well in the Signal Hill neighborhood in Los Angeles County, California. In the San Joaquin Valley, where pumpjacks are also in close proximity to hous

Updated on: March 24,2024

Living near oil and gas wells may increase preterm birth risk

by Stanford UniversityA pumpjack operating a well in the Signal Hill neighborhood in Los Angeles County, California. In the San Joaquin Valley, where pumpjacks are also in close proximity to hous

Updated on:March 24,2024

Well-known drug has less risk for preterm delivery in PCOS

by Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyMetformin 500mg tablets. Credit: public domainMetformin can halve the risk of late miscarriage and preterm births for women with polycystic ovary

Updated on: March 24,2024

Well-known drug has less risk for preterm delivery in PCOS

by Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyMetformin 500mg tablets. Credit: public domainMetformin can halve the risk of late miscarriage and preterm births for women with polycystic ovary

Updated on:March 24,2024

Prenatal exposure to lead linked to lower birth weights, earlier births in gold mining communities

byDuke UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study on the impacts of prenatal exposure to toxic metals linked to artisanal gold mining and other sources in Madre de Dios, Peru, finds that mer

Updated on: January 15,2024

Prenatal exposure to lead linked to lower birth weights, earlier births in gold mining communities

byDuke UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study on the impacts of prenatal exposure to toxic metals linked to artisanal gold mining and other sources in Madre de Dios, Peru, finds that mer

Updated on:January 15,2024