Induced labor after 39 weeks in healthy women may reduce the need for cesarean birth

by Society for Maternal-Fetal MedicineIllustration depicting Caesarean section. Credit: BruceBlaus/Wikipedia/CC BY 3.0Approximately one-third of women in the United States give birth via cesarean

Updated on: March 09,2024

Induced labor after 39 weeks in healthy women may reduce the need for cesarean birth

by Society for Maternal-Fetal MedicineIllustration depicting Caesarean section. Credit: BruceBlaus/Wikipedia/CC BY 3.0Approximately one-third of women in the United States give birth via cesarean

Updated on:March 09,2024

ART contributed to 12.5% of multiple births in US in 2018

(HealthDay)—Assisted reproductive technology (ART) contributed to 12.5% of all multiple births in the United States in 2018, according to research published in the Feb. 18 issue of the U.S. Centers fo

Updated on: March 12,2024

ART contributed to 12.5% of multiple births in US in 2018

(HealthDay)—Assisted reproductive technology (ART) contributed to 12.5% of all multiple births in the United States in 2018, according to research published in the Feb. 18 issue of the U.S. Centers fo

Updated on:March 12,2024

Study shows preventability of adverse fetal or neonatal outcomes

by Victoria University of WellingtonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study led by a Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researcher shows more than half of adverse fetal or neonatal outcom

Updated on: June 11,2024

Study shows preventability of adverse fetal or neonatal outcomes

by Victoria University of WellingtonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study led by a Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researcher shows more than half of adverse fetal or neonatal outcom

Updated on:June 11,2024

CDC: Preterm births increased in US during 2014-2016

(HealthDay)—During 2014 to 2016, the rate of preterm births in the United States increased, according to a June data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Nation

Updated on: March 13,2024

CDC: Preterm births increased in US during 2014-2016

(HealthDay)—During 2014 to 2016, the rate of preterm births in the United States increased, according to a June data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Nation

Updated on:March 13,2024

Many mothers may have delayed or abandoned plans for additional children because of COVID-19 pandemic

by NYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNearly half of New York City mothers who had been trying to become pregnant again before the coronavirus pandemic began stopped in the first

Updated on: May 05,2024

Many mothers may have delayed or abandoned plans for additional children because of COVID-19 pandemic

by NYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNearly half of New York City mothers who had been trying to become pregnant again before the coronavirus pandemic began stopped in the first

Updated on:May 05,2024

Decreasing the maternal mortality rate in Ghana

by Brigham Young UniversityCredit: Brigham Young UniversityThis past summer, students from the College of Life Sciences Department of Public Health worked to lower the maternal mortality rate in

Updated on: March 09,2024

Decreasing the maternal mortality rate in Ghana

by Brigham Young UniversityCredit: Brigham Young UniversityThis past summer, students from the College of Life Sciences Department of Public Health worked to lower the maternal mortality rate in

Updated on:March 09,2024

Prenatal lifestyle interventions found to improve child neurodevelopmental outcomes

by Elana GotkineMaternal structured lifestyle interventions during pregnancy based on a Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) improve child neurodevelopmental outcomes at age

Updated on: January 17,2024

Prenatal lifestyle interventions found to improve child neurodevelopmental outcomes

by Elana GotkineMaternal structured lifestyle interventions during pregnancy based on a Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) improve child neurodevelopmental outcomes at age

Updated on:January 17,2024

Vaccinating women infected with COVID during pregnancy prior to delivery provides antibodies to newborns

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen with COVID in pregnancy who are subsequently vaccinated after recovery, but prior to delivery, are more likely to p

Updated on: April 08,2024

Vaccinating women infected with COVID during pregnancy prior to delivery provides antibodies to newborns

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen with COVID in pregnancy who are subsequently vaccinated after recovery, but prior to delivery, are more likely to p

Updated on:April 08,2024

Doctors suggest ways to reduce obstetrical complications in endometriosis patients

by RUDN UniversityA team of doctors from RUDN University with their Italian colleagues had studied the data of existing studies on the effect of endometriosis on pregnancy and childbirth and sugg

Updated on: May 09,2024

Doctors suggest ways to reduce obstetrical complications in endometriosis patients

by RUDN UniversityA team of doctors from RUDN University with their Italian colleagues had studied the data of existing studies on the effect of endometriosis on pregnancy and childbirth and sugg

Updated on:May 09,2024

Study finds no link between first-trimester diet quality and gestational weight gain among pregnant women in Nepal

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study on the factors driving a rise in weight gain among pregnant woman in Nepal has ruled out poor diet quality in the first trimester as

Updated on: March 05,2024

Study finds no link between first-trimester diet quality and gestational weight gain among pregnant women in Nepal

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study on the factors driving a rise in weight gain among pregnant woman in Nepal has ruled out poor diet quality in the first trimester as

Updated on:March 05,2024