How do epidurals work? And why is there a global shortage of them?

by Alicia Dennis,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated image40% of people in Australia who access pain relief during labor use epidurals. That amounts to around92,000 epiduralsa year.

Updated on: March 09,2024

How do epidurals work? And why is there a global shortage of them?

by Alicia Dennis,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated image40% of people in Australia who access pain relief during labor use epidurals. That amounts to around92,000 epiduralsa year.

Updated on:March 09,2024

Give newborn to mom right away—after moving the electrodes

(HealthDay)—Immediate skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their mothers is encouraged, but poses some potential risks in cases of cesarean birth, researchers say.In a new report, the researchers

Updated on: May 09,2024

Give newborn to mom right away—after moving the electrodes

(HealthDay)—Immediate skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their mothers is encouraged, but poses some potential risks in cases of cesarean birth, researchers say.In a new report, the researchers

Updated on:May 09,2024

Connecticut legislature approves historic endometriosis bill

byJackson LaboratoryElise Courtois, Ph.D. is an endometriosis researcher and is the director of single cell biology at JAX. She has dedicated her career to understanding endometriosis. Credit: T

Updated on: February 18,2024

Connecticut legislature approves historic endometriosis bill

byJackson LaboratoryElise Courtois, Ph.D. is an endometriosis researcher and is the director of single cell biology at JAX. She has dedicated her career to understanding endometriosis. Credit: T

Updated on:February 18,2024

Adolescent childbirth remains linked to poor outcomes for both mother and child in Cote d'Ivoire

by KeAi Communications Co.Flow chart of patients. Credit:Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.gocm.2022.04.002According to the 2014 general population census f

Updated on: April 07,2024

Adolescent childbirth remains linked to poor outcomes for both mother and child in Cote d'Ivoire

by KeAi Communications Co.Flow chart of patients. Credit:Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.gocm.2022.04.002According to the 2014 general population census f

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

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

Having a low birthweight baby may increase risk for early heart failure

by American College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt's normal for expectant parents to worry about how well their baby is developing and growing. But could a newborn's birthweight

Updated on: April 29,2024

Having a low birthweight baby may increase risk for early heart failure

by American College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt's normal for expectant parents to worry about how well their baby is developing and growing. But could a newborn's birthweight

Updated on:April 29,2024

Geographic access to critical maternal health services in an African megacity

by Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas,The ConversationA pregnant woman prepares to travel to a health facility in Ikorodu, Lagos. Credit: Aduragbemi Banke-ThomasDespite a30% drop in global maternal d

Updated on: March 09,2024

Geographic access to critical maternal health services in an African megacity

by Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas,The ConversationA pregnant woman prepares to travel to a health facility in Ikorodu, Lagos. Credit: Aduragbemi Banke-ThomasDespite a30% drop in global maternal d

Updated on:March 09,2024

Womb natural killer cell discovery could lead to screening for miscarriage risk

by University of WarwickImage from a human embryo cultured with decidual cells in the lab. Credit: Jan BrosensFor the first time the functions of natural killer cells in the womb have been identi

Updated on: March 09,2024

Womb natural killer cell discovery could lead to screening for miscarriage risk

by University of WarwickImage from a human embryo cultured with decidual cells in the lab. Credit: Jan BrosensFor the first time the functions of natural killer cells in the womb have been identi

Updated on:March 09,2024

Small risk of muscle and bone problems in babies of mothers who took common thrush treatment

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant women who take the thrush treatment fluconazole orally appear to have a higher risk of giving birth to a baby with muscle and bone malf

Updated on: July 01,2024

Small risk of muscle and bone problems in babies of mothers who took common thrush treatment

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant women who take the thrush treatment fluconazole orally appear to have a higher risk of giving birth to a baby with muscle and bone malf

Updated on:July 01,2024

Researchers find potential way to prevent most common pregnancy-related conditions

by Deborah Kotz,University of Maryland School of MedicineEugene D. Albrecht, Ph.D. Credit: UMSOMAbout 1 in 10 pregnant women experience placenta abnormalities that lead to life-threatening preec

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers find potential way to prevent most common pregnancy-related conditions

by Deborah Kotz,University of Maryland School of MedicineEugene D. Albrecht, Ph.D. Credit: UMSOMAbout 1 in 10 pregnant women experience placenta abnormalities that lead to life-threatening preec

Updated on:May 23,2024