E-cigarettes may be better than nicotine patches to help pregnant women stop smoking, reduce the risk of low birthweight

byQueen Mary, University of LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainSmoking in pregnancy can harm developing babies, especially their growth. Current guidelines recommend that pregnant smokers who find q

Updated on: January 19,2024

E-cigarettes may be better than nicotine patches to help pregnant women stop smoking, reduce the risk of low birthweight

byQueen Mary, University of LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainSmoking in pregnancy can harm developing babies, especially their growth. Current guidelines recommend that pregnant smokers who find q

Updated on:January 19,2024

Getting an IUD doesn't need to be painful, say doctors

by Lisa Jarvis, Bloomberg OpinionCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAnyone who watched Olympic bronze medalist Ilona Maher giving her rugby opponents the stiff arm knows she is tough as nails. Yet she

Updated on: September 18,2024

Getting an IUD doesn't need to be painful, say doctors

by Lisa Jarvis, Bloomberg OpinionCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAnyone who watched Olympic bronze medalist Ilona Maher giving her rugby opponents the stiff arm knows she is tough as nails. Yet she

Updated on:September 18,2024

Caesarean section use has almost doubled globally since 2000

by LancetCredit: CC0 Public DomainGlobally, the number of babies born through caesarean section (C-section) almost doubled between 2000 and 2015—from 12% to 21% of all births—according to a Serie

Updated on: March 16,2024

Caesarean section use has almost doubled globally since 2000

by LancetCredit: CC0 Public DomainGlobally, the number of babies born through caesarean section (C-section) almost doubled between 2000 and 2015—from 12% to 21% of all births—according to a Serie

Updated on:March 16,2024

Researchers find molecular mechanisms behind women's biological clock

by University of CopenhagenCredit: University of CopenhagenResearchers have mapped out some of the mechanisms that may affect women's fertility from the teenage years to menopause. These mech

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers find molecular mechanisms behind women's biological clock

by University of CopenhagenCredit: University of CopenhagenResearchers have mapped out some of the mechanisms that may affect women's fertility from the teenage years to menopause. These mech

Updated on:May 23,2024

A new molecule is found to prevent preterm birth

by University of MontrealA new molecule is found to prevent preterm birth. Image does not depict child involved in study. Credit: Sarah Hopkins. BY NC ND 2.0Premature births are intimately linked

Updated on: March 26,2024

A new molecule is found to prevent preterm birth

by University of MontrealA new molecule is found to prevent preterm birth. Image does not depict child involved in study. Credit: Sarah Hopkins. BY NC ND 2.0Premature births are intimately linked

Updated on:March 26,2024

Study defines a newly recognized clinical condition: Cesarean scar disorder

by University of AmsterdamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMore than 30% of women who give birth by cesarean section suffer from long-term symptoms, such as abdominal pain, blood loss or fertilit

Updated on: June 11,2024

Study defines a newly recognized clinical condition: Cesarean scar disorder

by University of AmsterdamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMore than 30% of women who give birth by cesarean section suffer from long-term symptoms, such as abdominal pain, blood loss or fertilit

Updated on:June 11,2024

Feds try to head off growing problem of overdoses among expectant mothers

by Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, Katheryn Houghton, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen Andria Peterson began working as a clinical pharmacist in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units at

Updated on: January 15,2024

Feds try to head off growing problem of overdoses among expectant mothers

by Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, Katheryn Houghton, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen Andria Peterson began working as a clinical pharmacist in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units at

Updated on:January 15,2024

Delivery for hospitalized pregnant women improves recovery outcome, study finds

by University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant women hospitalized with COVID-19 had improved recovery outcomes after delivering their babies early, accor

Updated on: May 31,2024

Delivery for hospitalized pregnant women improves recovery outcome, study finds

by University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant women hospitalized with COVID-19 had improved recovery outcomes after delivering their babies early, accor

Updated on:May 31,2024

South Florida's HIV dilemma: How to prevent babies from being born with the disease

by Cindy Krischer Goodman, South Florida Sun-SentinelCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs the international community observes World AIDS Day on Friday, doctors in South Florida confront a challenging reality:

Updated on: January 13,2024

South Florida's HIV dilemma: How to prevent babies from being born with the disease

by Cindy Krischer Goodman, South Florida Sun-SentinelCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs the international community observes World AIDS Day on Friday, doctors in South Florida confront a challenging reality:

Updated on:January 13,2024

Health care for millions of pregnant teenage girls is being neglected, reports study

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe health care needs of pregnant adolescents will continue to be ignored in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) unless there are

Updated on: January 15,2024

Health care for millions of pregnant teenage girls is being neglected, reports study

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe health care needs of pregnant adolescents will continue to be ignored in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) unless there are

Updated on:January 15,2024