Epidemiologist updates and validates 'gold standard' of prenatal physical activity tools

byUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher has updated and validated the widely used Pregnancy Physical

Updated on: February 18,2024

Epidemiologist updates and validates 'gold standard' of prenatal physical activity tools

byUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher has updated and validated the widely used Pregnancy Physical

Updated on:February 18,2024

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

Rates of depression up in U.S. women at hospital to give birth

(HealthDay)—From 2000 to 2015, the rates of depressive disorders recorded for women during delivery hospitalization increased nationally, according to a study published online May 9 inObstetrics

Updated on: April 03,2024

Rates of depression up in U.S. women at hospital to give birth

(HealthDay)—From 2000 to 2015, the rates of depressive disorders recorded for women during delivery hospitalization increased nationally, according to a study published online May 9 inObstetrics

Updated on:April 03,2024

One cancer is almost 100% preventable. And Chicago is making a move to eradicate it

by Darcel RockettKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIH"It happens when you least expect it. ... It was my last semester before it was time for me to graduate. That's when I found

Updated on: March 09,2024

One cancer is almost 100% preventable. And Chicago is making a move to eradicate it

by Darcel RockettKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIH"It happens when you least expect it. ... It was my last semester before it was time for me to graduate. That's when I found

Updated on:March 09,2024

Are some sex lubricants really 'sperm-friendly'?

by WileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLubricants are used by couples during sexual intercourse for numerous reasons, and several lubricants are promoted as "sperm-friendly," suggest

Updated on: May 10,2024

Are some sex lubricants really 'sperm-friendly'?

by WileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLubricants are used by couples during sexual intercourse for numerous reasons, and several lubricants are promoted as "sperm-friendly," suggest

Updated on:May 10,2024

Research lays the groundwork for a lifesaving group B strep vaccine

by Jennifer Micale,Binghamton UniversityAn image of a mother holding a baby Image Credit: Pixabay.One in five pregnant women carry Streptococcus agalactiae (group B strep or GBS) in the vaginal

Updated on: May 31,2024

Research lays the groundwork for a lifesaving group B strep vaccine

by Jennifer Micale,Binghamton UniversityAn image of a mother holding a baby Image Credit: Pixabay.One in five pregnant women carry Streptococcus agalactiae (group B strep or GBS) in the vaginal

Updated on:May 31,2024

Unaffordable food putting moms-to-be at risk, research shows

byNewcastle UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnant women who have limited access to affordable, nutritious, and healthy foods have a higher chance of developing both physical and me

Updated on: September 18,2024

Unaffordable food putting moms-to-be at risk, research shows

byNewcastle UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnant women who have limited access to affordable, nutritious, and healthy foods have a higher chance of developing both physical and me

Updated on:September 18,2024

States continue passing and litigating legal restrictions to reproductive health care

by Temple University Center for Public Health Law ResearchAbortion Bans from from December 1, 2018, through March 1, 2021. Credit: Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple UniversityEven a

Updated on: March 09,2024

States continue passing and litigating legal restrictions to reproductive health care

by Temple University Center for Public Health Law ResearchAbortion Bans from from December 1, 2018, through March 1, 2021. Credit: Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple UniversityEven a

Updated on:March 09,2024

Air pollution exposure early in pregnancy increases gestational diabetes risk, study finds

by Leigh Hopper,University of Southern CaliforniaGestational diabetes usually goes away after childbirth, but it can cause problems during pregnancy. Credit: PexelsExposure to air pollution earl

Updated on: January 19,2024

Air pollution exposure early in pregnancy increases gestational diabetes risk, study finds

by Leigh Hopper,University of Southern CaliforniaGestational diabetes usually goes away after childbirth, but it can cause problems during pregnancy. Credit: PexelsExposure to air pollution earl

Updated on:January 19,2024

Risk of death related to pregnancy and childbirth more than doubled between 1999 and 2019 in the US

by Laura Fleszar, Allison Bryant Mantha, Catherine O. Johnson and Greg Roth,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBlack women were more likely to die during pregnancy or soon after in

Updated on: January 19,2024

Risk of death related to pregnancy and childbirth more than doubled between 1999 and 2019 in the US

by Laura Fleszar, Allison Bryant Mantha, Catherine O. Johnson and Greg Roth,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBlack women were more likely to die during pregnancy or soon after in

Updated on:January 19,2024