A decades-long drop in teen births is slowing, and advocates worry a reversal is coming

by Catherine Sweeney, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCicely Wilson's work doesn't end when she leaves her day job as a lactation consultant, doula and child care expert.Wilson

Updated on: January 16,2024

A decades-long drop in teen births is slowing, and advocates worry a reversal is coming

by Catherine Sweeney, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCicely Wilson's work doesn't end when she leaves her day job as a lactation consultant, doula and child care expert.Wilson

Updated on:January 16,2024

Improved access to midwifery units in England is urgently needed

by Shamim Quadir,City University LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA high number of pregnant women in England cannot access the maternity care most appropriate for them, according to a new study, w

Updated on: May 05,2024

Improved access to midwifery units in England is urgently needed

by Shamim Quadir,City University LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA high number of pregnant women in England cannot access the maternity care most appropriate for them, according to a new study, w

Updated on:May 05,2024

In US first, baby is born from dead donor's transplanted womb

This June 18, 2019 photo provided by the Cleveland Clinic shows the newborn girl born from a woman who received the hospital's first uterus transplant. Uterine transplants have enabled more than a

Updated on: April 07,2024

In US first, baby is born from dead donor's transplanted womb

This June 18, 2019 photo provided by the Cleveland Clinic shows the newborn girl born from a woman who received the hospital's first uterus transplant. Uterine transplants have enabled more than a

Updated on:April 07,2024

Fewer than 14% of high-risk women have attended a postpartum blood pressure screening

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new study, only 13.7% of women diagnosed with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) attended a blood pressure screening visit wit

Updated on: March 23,2024

Fewer than 14% of high-risk women have attended a postpartum blood pressure screening

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new study, only 13.7% of women diagnosed with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) attended a blood pressure screening visit wit

Updated on:March 23,2024

Preterm birth ups mom's long-term heart disease risk, study says

(HealthDay)—Over a lifetime, women who've had a preterm delivery have a higher risk of heart disease, new research suggests.The findings point to the fact that doctors should include a woman's

Updated on: June 12,2024

Preterm birth ups mom's long-term heart disease risk, study says

(HealthDay)—Over a lifetime, women who've had a preterm delivery have a higher risk of heart disease, new research suggests.The findings point to the fact that doctors should include a woman's

Updated on:June 12,2024

Researchers have discovered new links between miscarriage and maternal genes

by Estonian Research CouncilTriin Laisk, a Senior Research Fellow at the Estonian Genome Center. Credit: Reedik MägiResearchers at the Estonian Genome Center at the University of Tartu have described

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers have discovered new links between miscarriage and maternal genes

by Estonian Research CouncilTriin Laisk, a Senior Research Fellow at the Estonian Genome Center. Credit: Reedik MägiResearchers at the Estonian Genome Center at the University of Tartu have described

Updated on:May 23,2024

Research team improves fetal heart defect detection using machine learning

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUC San Francisco researchers have found a way to double doctors' accuracy in detecting the vast majority of complex

Updated on: May 18,2024

Research team improves fetal heart defect detection using machine learning

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUC San Francisco researchers have found a way to double doctors' accuracy in detecting the vast majority of complex

Updated on:May 18,2024

UK study reveals ethnic differences in obstetric anesthesia care

by AAGBICredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research published inAnaesthesiashows that Black pregnant women in the UK are much more likely than white women to be given general anesthesia

Updated on: March 02,2024

UK study reveals ethnic differences in obstetric anesthesia care

by AAGBICredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research published inAnaesthesiashows that Black pregnant women in the UK are much more likely than white women to be given general anesthesia

Updated on:March 02,2024

Expert Reaction: Meghan Markle and pregnancy body image

by Samantha Martin,University of YorkCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn expert in body image at the University of York comments on the pressures and anxiety that pregnant women and new mothers can expe

Updated on: March 23,2024

Expert Reaction: Meghan Markle and pregnancy body image

by Samantha Martin,University of YorkCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn expert in body image at the University of York comments on the pressures and anxiety that pregnant women and new mothers can expe

Updated on:March 23,2024

How does Zika virus replicate and transmit from mother to fetus?

FEBRUARY 6, 2024by Sara LaJeunesse,Pennsylvania State UniversityResearchers found that Zika virus induces cells to create connections, called tunneling nanotubes, that may enable the virus to re

Updated on: March 30,2024

How does Zika virus replicate and transmit from mother to fetus?

FEBRUARY 6, 2024by Sara LaJeunesse,Pennsylvania State UniversityResearchers found that Zika virus induces cells to create connections, called tunneling nanotubes, that may enable the virus to re

Updated on:March 30,2024