Neighborhoods most affected by racism and COVID-19 pandemic stressors at a greater risk for preterm births, study finds

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new cohort study follows women through pregnancy and birth to study if a SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19, is as

Updated on: June 04,2024

Neighborhoods most affected by racism and COVID-19 pandemic stressors at a greater risk for preterm births, study finds

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new cohort study follows women through pregnancy and birth to study if a SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19, is as

Updated on:June 04,2024

Cervical cancer screening rates dropped during stay-at-home order

There was a considerable decrease in the cervical cancer screening rate during the stay-at-home order issued by the governor of California on March 19, 2020, to contain the spread of severe acute resp

Updated on: April 07,2024

Cervical cancer screening rates dropped during stay-at-home order

There was a considerable decrease in the cervical cancer screening rate during the stay-at-home order issued by the governor of California on March 19, 2020, to contain the spread of severe acute resp

Updated on:April 07,2024

Researchers develop first catalogue of genes that comprise community of microbes in vaginal microbiome

by Deborah Kotz,University of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine's (UMSOM) Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) researchers have cre

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers develop first catalogue of genes that comprise community of microbes in vaginal microbiome

by Deborah Kotz,University of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine's (UMSOM) Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) researchers have cre

Updated on:May 23,2024

Uterus transplantation—as ethically problematic as altruistic surrogacy

by Linköping UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn 2014, the first child gestated in a donated uterus was born. Although research into uterus transplantation is still in an early phase, many see

Updated on: March 16,2024

Uterus transplantation—as ethically problematic as altruistic surrogacy

by Linköping UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn 2014, the first child gestated in a donated uterus was born. Although research into uterus transplantation is still in an early phase, many see

Updated on:March 16,2024

COVID-19 vaccine does not increase risk of preterm birth, says study

by Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnant people who contract COVID-19 have an increased risk of disease severity and death, yet only 31% of pregnant people in the United States

Updated on: March 05,2024

COVID-19 vaccine does not increase risk of preterm birth, says study

by Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnant people who contract COVID-19 have an increased risk of disease severity and death, yet only 31% of pregnant people in the United States

Updated on:March 05,2024

Giving birth outside of working hours in England is safe, suggests study

byCity University LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study suggests that between 2005 and 2014, for almost all births in England, being born outside of working hours did not carry a s

Updated on: February 18,2024

Giving birth outside of working hours in England is safe, suggests study

byCity University LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study suggests that between 2005 and 2014, for almost all births in England, being born outside of working hours did not carry a s

Updated on:February 18,2024

Early research suggests climate change could lead to more stillbirths

by University of QueenslandCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists are investigating whether rising global temperatures may lead to more stillbirths, saying further study is needed on the subject as

Updated on: April 01,2024

Early research suggests climate change could lead to more stillbirths

by University of QueenslandCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists are investigating whether rising global temperatures may lead to more stillbirths, saying further study is needed on the subject as

Updated on:April 01,2024

Around 60 percent of pregnant women got flu shot in 2019 to 2020

(HealthDay)—About 61 percent of pregnant women received the influenza vaccination and 56.6 percent received the reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination in 2019 to 2020, ac

Updated on: March 12,2024

Around 60 percent of pregnant women got flu shot in 2019 to 2020

(HealthDay)—About 61 percent of pregnant women received the influenza vaccination and 56.6 percent received the reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination in 2019 to 2020, ac

Updated on:March 12,2024

Preventing hepatitis C transmission from mothers to babies

by Canadian Medical Association JournalElectron micrographs of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture. Scale bar is 50 nanometers. Credit: Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefell

Updated on: March 09,2024

Preventing hepatitis C transmission from mothers to babies

by Canadian Medical Association JournalElectron micrographs of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture. Scale bar is 50 nanometers. Credit: Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefell

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

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