Team develops smartphone app to enhance midwifery care in Tanzania

byHiroshima UniversityScientists from Hiroshima University developed a smartphone app for midwifery education to provide quality care for mothers and babies in Tanzania. Credit: Dorkasi Mwakawan

Updated on: February 18,2024

Team develops smartphone app to enhance midwifery care in Tanzania

byHiroshima UniversityScientists from Hiroshima University developed a smartphone app for midwifery education to provide quality care for mothers and babies in Tanzania. Credit: Dorkasi Mwakawan

Updated on:February 18,2024

Change to diagnosis of gestational diabetes helped women

by Amy NortonUsing a lower threshold to diagnose pregnancy-related diabetes does not seem to reduce the risk of having a big baby, on average—but some women do benefit, a new clinical trial suggests.G

Updated on: March 21,2024

Change to diagnosis of gestational diabetes helped women

by Amy NortonUsing a lower threshold to diagnose pregnancy-related diabetes does not seem to reduce the risk of having a big baby, on average—but some women do benefit, a new clinical trial suggests.G

Updated on:March 21,2024

New research seeks to improve safety equipment for pregnant women

by University of British ColumbiaHadi Mohammadi is an assistant professor at UBC's School of Engineering. Credit: UBC OkanaganAs technology advances in the things we use every day, it's g

Updated on: May 10,2024

New research seeks to improve safety equipment for pregnant women

by University of British ColumbiaHadi Mohammadi is an assistant professor at UBC's School of Engineering. Credit: UBC OkanaganAs technology advances in the things we use every day, it's g

Updated on:May 10,2024

Insufficient vitamin D linked to miscarriage among women with prior pregnancy loss

by NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentCredit: CC0 Public DomainAmong women planning to conceive after a pregnancy loss, those who had sufficient levels

Updated on: April 08,2024

Insufficient vitamin D linked to miscarriage among women with prior pregnancy loss

by NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentCredit: CC0 Public DomainAmong women planning to conceive after a pregnancy loss, those who had sufficient levels

Updated on:April 08,2024

Improved neonatal outcomes with routine third-trimester ultrasound in the UK

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressThe number of term breech presentations that were undiagnosed during the study period in St. George’s University Hospital. Dotted line represents the fitted regressio

Updated on: May 05,2024

Improved neonatal outcomes with routine third-trimester ultrasound in the UK

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressThe number of term breech presentations that were undiagnosed during the study period in St. George’s University Hospital. Dotted line represents the fitted regressio

Updated on:May 05,2024

According to scientists, boys are more demanding than girls before they are born

by University of CambridgeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFinding out the sex of a baby during pregnancy could lead to better life chances, a new Cambridge study has discovered.Male baby pregnan

Updated on: July 01,2024

According to scientists, boys are more demanding than girls before they are born

by University of CambridgeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFinding out the sex of a baby during pregnancy could lead to better life chances, a new Cambridge study has discovered.Male baby pregnan

Updated on:July 01,2024

Fibroid-related QOL better with myomectomy for uterine fibroids

(HealthDay)—For women with symptomatic uterine fibroids, fibroid-related quality of life at two years is better for those undergoing myomectomy than those undergoing uterine-artery embolization, accor

Updated on: March 19,2024

Fibroid-related QOL better with myomectomy for uterine fibroids

(HealthDay)—For women with symptomatic uterine fibroids, fibroid-related quality of life at two years is better for those undergoing myomectomy than those undergoing uterine-artery embolization, accor

Updated on:March 19,2024

Positive outlook for couples with fertility difficulties

by University of OtagoYoung couples who fear they are infertile may just need more time rather than costly treatments, University of Otago research shows.Difficulties conceiving a wantedchi

Updated on: March 02,2024

Positive outlook for couples with fertility difficulties

by University of OtagoYoung couples who fear they are infertile may just need more time rather than costly treatments, University of Otago research shows.Difficulties conceiving a wantedchi

Updated on:March 02,2024

New research sheds light on genetics of placenta growth and link to preeclampsia

byUniversity of ExeterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research has shed light on how genetics influences the growth of the placenta, revealing a link to risk of disease in the mother.Scient

Updated on: January 16,2024

New research sheds light on genetics of placenta growth and link to preeclampsia

byUniversity of ExeterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research has shed light on how genetics influences the growth of the placenta, revealing a link to risk of disease in the mother.Scient

Updated on:January 16,2024

Fluid 'stickiness' in female reproductive tract could influence fertility

byMonash UniversityEffect of culture media viscosity on FTEC viability and proliferation. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51481-9In a study providing impo

Updated on: September 07,2024

Fluid 'stickiness' in female reproductive tract could influence fertility

byMonash UniversityEffect of culture media viscosity on FTEC viability and proliferation. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51481-9In a study providing impo

Updated on:September 07,2024