Pregnant women with very high blood pressure face greater heart disease risk

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen with high blood pressure in their first pregnancy have a greater risk of heart attack or cardiovascular death, according to a Rutgers study.The

Updated on: March 05,2024

Pregnant women with very high blood pressure face greater heart disease risk

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen with high blood pressure in their first pregnancy have a greater risk of heart attack or cardiovascular death, according to a Rutgers study.The

Updated on:March 05,2024

Study finds women's birth choices more likely to be supported by a midwife

by Western Sydney UniversityCredit: PixabayMany women believe that once they've had a caesarean, they are not able to give birth vaginally.They may have been told that a previous caesarean ad

Updated on: June 05,2024

Study finds women's birth choices more likely to be supported by a midwife

by Western Sydney UniversityCredit: PixabayMany women believe that once they've had a caesarean, they are not able to give birth vaginally.They may have been told that a previous caesarean ad

Updated on:June 05,2024

Mothers of color can't see if providers have a history of mistreatment. Why not?

by Sarah Kwon, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen Selam Solomon Caldwell and her husband learned she was pregnant last year, the stakes for finding the right OB-GYN felt high. Caldw

Updated on: January 17,2024

Mothers of color can't see if providers have a history of mistreatment. Why not?

by Sarah Kwon, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen Selam Solomon Caldwell and her husband learned she was pregnant last year, the stakes for finding the right OB-GYN felt high. Caldw

Updated on:January 17,2024

Vaginal immune system may hint at prime vaccine timing

by University of WashingtonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLevels of key immune-signaling molecules in the vagina "undergo clear and consistent" fluctuations during the menstrual cycle

Updated on: May 06,2024

Vaginal immune system may hint at prime vaccine timing

by University of WashingtonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLevels of key immune-signaling molecules in the vagina "undergo clear and consistent" fluctuations during the menstrual cycle

Updated on:May 06,2024

Some hospitals ban vaginal birth after cesarean. A California obstetrician rebelled and won

by Ariane Lange, The Sacramento BeeCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAnnette Fineberg realized the policy was bull.The obstetrician's patient—who was overweight, in active labor, delivering a prem

Updated on: January 16,2024

Some hospitals ban vaginal birth after cesarean. A California obstetrician rebelled and won

by Ariane Lange, The Sacramento BeeCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAnnette Fineberg realized the policy was bull.The obstetrician's patient—who was overweight, in active labor, delivering a prem

Updated on:January 16,2024

In the US, menopause finally gets its due

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor years, the sweeping physical and emotional midlife change that women undergo has been shunted to the shadowy corners of public view, and barely even discussed amon

Updated on: April 07,2024

In the US, menopause finally gets its due

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor years, the sweeping physical and emotional midlife change that women undergo has been shunted to the shadowy corners of public view, and barely even discussed amon

Updated on:April 07,2024

'No place for a mother': S. Korea battles to raise birth rate

by Jung HawonSouth Korea's fertility rate—the number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime—fell to 0.95 in the third quarter of 2018, the first time it has dropped below 1 and fa

Updated on: March 09,2024

'No place for a mother': S. Korea battles to raise birth rate

by Jung HawonSouth Korea's fertility rate—the number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime—fell to 0.95 in the third quarter of 2018, the first time it has dropped below 1 and fa

Updated on:March 09,2024

Study identifies cardiovascular risk factors that may lead to pregnancy problems for first-time moms

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study of first-time pregnant women found risk factors for heart disease, such as obesity and elevated blood sugar, can put

Updated on: May 27,2024

Study identifies cardiovascular risk factors that may lead to pregnancy problems for first-time moms

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study of first-time pregnant women found risk factors for heart disease, such as obesity and elevated blood sugar, can put

Updated on:May 27,2024

Higher selenium and manganese levels during pregnancy may protect babies from future high blood pressure

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainChildren who were exposed to higher levels of trace minerals manganese and selenium during their mothers'

Updated on: April 16,2024

Higher selenium and manganese levels during pregnancy may protect babies from future high blood pressure

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainChildren who were exposed to higher levels of trace minerals manganese and selenium during their mothers'

Updated on:April 16,2024

Maternal transmission of COVID-19 to baby during pregnancy is uncommon, study finds

by University of NottinghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainTransmission of COVID-19 from mother to baby during pregnancy is uncommon, and the rate of infection is no greater when the baby is born vagina

Updated on: June 04,2024

Maternal transmission of COVID-19 to baby during pregnancy is uncommon, study finds

by University of NottinghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainTransmission of COVID-19 from mother to baby during pregnancy is uncommon, and the rate of infection is no greater when the baby is born vagina

Updated on:June 04,2024