Recognizing disabilities vital to improve maternal outcomes, say researchers

by Royal Women's HospitalCredit: Royal Women's HospitalResearchers from the Royal Women's Hospital are calling for disabilities to be routinely asked about and recorded on patient maternit

Updated on: May 21,2024

Recognizing disabilities vital to improve maternal outcomes, say researchers

by Royal Women's HospitalCredit: Royal Women's HospitalResearchers from the Royal Women's Hospital are calling for disabilities to be routinely asked about and recorded on patient maternit

Updated on:May 21,2024

Aussie women born overseas have higher rates of stillbirths

by Cate Swannell, Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainStillbirth occurs more frequently among women with non-white backgrounds born overseas than for Australian-born women, particular

Updated on: April 08,2024

Aussie women born overseas have higher rates of stillbirths

by Cate Swannell, Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainStillbirth occurs more frequently among women with non-white backgrounds born overseas than for Australian-born women, particular

Updated on:April 08,2024

New mothers twice as likely to have post-natal depression in lockdown

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlmost half (47.5%) of women with babies aged six months or younger met the threshold for postnatal depression during the first COVID-19 lockd

Updated on: April 08,2024

New mothers twice as likely to have post-natal depression in lockdown

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlmost half (47.5%) of women with babies aged six months or younger met the threshold for postnatal depression during the first COVID-19 lockd

Updated on:April 08,2024

Examining the genomics of pregnancy-induced diabetes

by University of MaltaCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnancy-induced diabetes, also known as gestational diabetes, is a common metabolic complication of pregnancy. The disorder carries a significant

Updated on: March 05,2024

Examining the genomics of pregnancy-induced diabetes

by University of MaltaCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnancy-induced diabetes, also known as gestational diabetes, is a common metabolic complication of pregnancy. The disorder carries a significant

Updated on:March 05,2024

Researchers find genetic 'Achilles heel' in ovarian and uterine cancers

by Allessandra Dicorato,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardOvarian cancer cells overexpress high levels of the phosphate importer protein SLC34A2 (red) which pumps phosphate into a cell and leave

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers find genetic 'Achilles heel' in ovarian and uterine cancers

by Allessandra Dicorato,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardOvarian cancer cells overexpress high levels of the phosphate importer protein SLC34A2 (red) which pumps phosphate into a cell and leave

Updated on:May 23,2024

No significant increase seen in fetal mortality rates from 2019 to 2020

(HealthDay)—From 2019 to 2020, there was no significant change in fetal mortality rates, according to a JanuaryVital Statistics Rapid Releasereport, a publication from the U.S. Centers for

Updated on: March 12,2024

No significant increase seen in fetal mortality rates from 2019 to 2020

(HealthDay)—From 2019 to 2020, there was no significant change in fetal mortality rates, according to a JanuaryVital Statistics Rapid Releasereport, a publication from the U.S. Centers for

Updated on:March 12,2024

Research claims cannabis use can cause chromosomal damage, increasing cancer risk and harming offspring

by Society for the Study of AddictionCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCannabis use causes cellular damage that increases the risk of highly cancerous tumors, according to a paperpublished

Updated on: November 23,2024

Research claims cannabis use can cause chromosomal damage, increasing cancer risk and harming offspring

by Society for the Study of AddictionCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCannabis use causes cellular damage that increases the risk of highly cancerous tumors, according to a paperpublished

Updated on:November 23,2024

Smartphone app could improve aspirin use for healthy pregnancies

by University of PittsburghVisual abstract: Use of a smartphone app to explore potential underuse of prophylactic aspirin for preeclampsia. Credit: University of Pittsburgh Division of General In

Updated on: March 24,2024

Smartphone app could improve aspirin use for healthy pregnancies

by University of PittsburghVisual abstract: Use of a smartphone app to explore potential underuse of prophylactic aspirin for preeclampsia. Credit: University of Pittsburgh Division of General In

Updated on:March 24,2024

Pregnancy complications in assisted reproduction linked to a specific process

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaHuman Embryo. Credit: Ed Uthman, MD/WikipediaAn experimental study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the Unive

Updated on: April 23,2024

Pregnancy complications in assisted reproduction linked to a specific process

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaHuman Embryo. Credit: Ed Uthman, MD/WikipediaAn experimental study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the Unive

Updated on:April 23,2024

Trial finds drug safe and effective in treating hepatitis C during pregnancy

by University of PittsburghElectron micrographs of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture. Scale bar is 50 nanometers. Credit: Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller Universit

Updated on: March 09,2024

Trial finds drug safe and effective in treating hepatitis C during pregnancy

by University of PittsburghElectron micrographs of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture. Scale bar is 50 nanometers. Credit: Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller Universit

Updated on:March 09,2024