Midwifery care at hospitals is associated with fewer medical interventions

by University of Massachusetts AmherstLaura Attanasio at UMass Amherst and colleagues analyzed hospital-level data reported in New York State over one year and found that women who gave birth at

Updated on: May 09,2024

Midwifery care at hospitals is associated with fewer medical interventions

by University of Massachusetts AmherstLaura Attanasio at UMass Amherst and colleagues analyzed hospital-level data reported in New York State over one year and found that women who gave birth at

Updated on:May 09,2024

Illinois launches service to connect complex abortion cases with needed medical care

by Angie Leventis Lourgos and Dan Petrella, Chicago TribuneCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA few weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 19-year-old woman traveled from Memphis t

Updated on: January 19,2024

Illinois launches service to connect complex abortion cases with needed medical care

by Angie Leventis Lourgos and Dan Petrella, Chicago TribuneCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA few weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 19-year-old woman traveled from Memphis t

Updated on:January 19,2024

Guidelines published to help improve practice in UK when the state intervenes to safeguard an unborn or newborn baby

by Lancaster UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGuidelines to help improve practice when the state takes action to safeguard an unborn or newborn baby have been finalized and published b

Updated on: April 03,2024

Guidelines published to help improve practice in UK when the state intervenes to safeguard an unborn or newborn baby

by Lancaster UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGuidelines to help improve practice when the state takes action to safeguard an unborn or newborn baby have been finalized and published b

Updated on:April 03,2024

Endometriosis: No cure, but diagnosis could avert surgery

by University of South AustraliaJasmine Teurlings is one of 176 million women worldwide who have endometriosis, a painful gynaecological condition. Credit: University of South AustraliaJasmin Teu

Updated on: March 19,2024

Endometriosis: No cure, but diagnosis could avert surgery

by University of South AustraliaJasmine Teurlings is one of 176 million women worldwide who have endometriosis, a painful gynaecological condition. Credit: University of South AustraliaJasmin Teu

Updated on:March 19,2024

New survey examines status of abortion laws in Texas, California, Arizona

by Sally Strong,University of HoustonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the year since the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its landmark Dobbs decision, the U.S. stepped away fro

Updated on: February 18,2024

New survey examines status of abortion laws in Texas, California, Arizona

by Sally Strong,University of HoustonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the year since the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its landmark Dobbs decision, the U.S. stepped away fro

Updated on:February 18,2024

Study calls into question the 'Hispanic paradox' for birth outcomes in New York City

by The City University of New YorkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the United States, African American or non-Hispanic Black infants have historically experienced worse birth outcomes than Hi

Updated on: June 11,2024

Study calls into question the 'Hispanic paradox' for birth outcomes in New York City

by The City University of New YorkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the United States, African American or non-Hispanic Black infants have historically experienced worse birth outcomes than Hi

Updated on:June 11,2024

Research examines causes of complications during pregnancy and delivery in adolescents

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnancy in adolescence has been linked with increased risks of mortality and life-threatening complications in young mothers and their newborn babies. New resea

Updated on: June 11,2024

Research examines causes of complications during pregnancy and delivery in adolescents

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnancy in adolescence has been linked with increased risks of mortality and life-threatening complications in young mothers and their newborn babies. New resea

Updated on:June 11,2024

Probiotics don't improve poor vaginal health

by European Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnancy chances in IVF can be affected by many factors including the type of bacteria which naturally co

Updated on: May 06,2024

Probiotics don't improve poor vaginal health

by European Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnancy chances in IVF can be affected by many factors including the type of bacteria which naturally co

Updated on:May 06,2024

Fetal mortality drops to historic low of 5.70 per 1,000 in 2019

(HealthDay)—The fetal mortality rate at 20 or more weeks of gestation in the United States was 5.70 per 1,000 live births or fetal deaths in 2019, down 3 percent from 2018, according to the Oct. 26&nb

Updated on: March 12,2024

Fetal mortality drops to historic low of 5.70 per 1,000 in 2019

(HealthDay)—The fetal mortality rate at 20 or more weeks of gestation in the United States was 5.70 per 1,000 live births or fetal deaths in 2019, down 3 percent from 2018, according to the Oct. 26&nb

Updated on:March 12,2024

Intimate partner violence before or during pregnancy more common among rural residents, finds study

byUniversity of MinnesotaProportions of health care visit attendance and abuse screening by perinatal period, among rural and urban United States residents who experienced intimate partner viole

Updated on: January 17,2024

Intimate partner violence before or during pregnancy more common among rural residents, finds study

byUniversity of MinnesotaProportions of health care visit attendance and abuse screening by perinatal period, among rural and urban United States residents who experienced intimate partner viole

Updated on:January 17,2024