Research finds hurricane forecasts impair birth outcomes

by University of WyomingCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn August 2011, as Hurricane Irene approached North Carolina, the National Hurricane Center released forecasts depicting where in the stat

Updated on: May 31,2024

Research finds hurricane forecasts impair birth outcomes

by University of WyomingCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn August 2011, as Hurricane Irene approached North Carolina, the National Hurricane Center released forecasts depicting where in the stat

Updated on:May 31,2024

Earlier gestational diabetes diagnosis, less weight gain

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study has shown that initiating screening for gestational diabetes in high-risk women in the first trimester of pregnancy instead of the sec

Updated on: March 05,2024

Earlier gestational diabetes diagnosis, less weight gain

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study has shown that initiating screening for gestational diabetes in high-risk women in the first trimester of pregnancy instead of the sec

Updated on:March 05,2024

Decreasing the maternal mortality rate in Ghana

by Brigham Young UniversityCredit: Brigham Young UniversityThis past summer, students from the College of Life Sciences Department of Public Health worked to lower the maternal mortality rate in

Updated on: March 09,2024

Decreasing the maternal mortality rate in Ghana

by Brigham Young UniversityCredit: Brigham Young UniversityThis past summer, students from the College of Life Sciences Department of Public Health worked to lower the maternal mortality rate in

Updated on:March 09,2024

Q and A: What is overactive bladder?

by Robyn BernettCredit: CC0 Public DomainI'm a 48-year-old woman who just started going through menopause. I feel like I'm handling the hot flashes, sleepless nights and other symptoms OK, but

Updated on: February 18,2024

Q and A: What is overactive bladder?

by Robyn BernettCredit: CC0 Public DomainI'm a 48-year-old woman who just started going through menopause. I feel like I'm handling the hot flashes, sleepless nights and other symptoms OK, but

Updated on:February 18,2024

Self-help post-natal PTSD strategies insufficient, study finds

by University of LiverpoolCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new University of Liverpool-led study, published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, has revealed that many wom

Updated on: May 31,2024

Self-help post-natal PTSD strategies insufficient, study finds

by University of LiverpoolCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new University of Liverpool-led study, published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, has revealed that many wom

Updated on:May 31,2024

Catching COVID-19 during pregnancy increases risk of hospitalization, premature birth, study finds

by University of British ColumbiaAdverse Maternal Outcomes Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis in Pregnancy From March 1, 2020, to October 31, 2021 (N = 6012). Points are offset a small amount a

Updated on: June 04,2024

Catching COVID-19 during pregnancy increases risk of hospitalization, premature birth, study finds

by University of British ColumbiaAdverse Maternal Outcomes Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis in Pregnancy From March 1, 2020, to October 31, 2021 (N = 6012). Points are offset a small amount a

Updated on:June 04,2024

New mothers twice as likely to have post-natal depression in lockdown

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlmost half (47.5%) of women with babies aged six months or younger met the threshold for postnatal depression during the first COVID-19 lockd

Updated on: April 08,2024

New mothers twice as likely to have post-natal depression in lockdown

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlmost half (47.5%) of women with babies aged six months or younger met the threshold for postnatal depression during the first COVID-19 lockd

Updated on:April 08,2024

Telehealth considerably improved disparities in postpartum visit attendance for Black patients

by Christine Weeks,University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMore than half of pregnancy-related deaths occur in the postpartum period, so when the COVID-19 pandemic caused post

Updated on: April 19,2024

Telehealth considerably improved disparities in postpartum visit attendance for Black patients

by Christine Weeks,University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMore than half of pregnancy-related deaths occur in the postpartum period, so when the COVID-19 pandemic caused post

Updated on:April 19,2024

Pregnancy and opioid-use disorder: How to keep pregnant patients and babies healthy

by Alex Gardner,University of PennsylvaniaPercentage of women reporting desire to cut down or stop using prescription opioids among respondents reporting use during pregnancy (N = 1,405) — 34 U.

Updated on: March 05,2024

Pregnancy and opioid-use disorder: How to keep pregnant patients and babies healthy

by Alex Gardner,University of PennsylvaniaPercentage of women reporting desire to cut down or stop using prescription opioids among respondents reporting use during pregnancy (N = 1,405) — 34 U.

Updated on:March 05,2024

Researchers identify potential approaches to modify the vaginal microbiome

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe female genital tract is naturally colonized by mixed communities of bacteria, known as the vaginal microbiome. When these communities

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers identify potential approaches to modify the vaginal microbiome

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe female genital tract is naturally colonized by mixed communities of bacteria, known as the vaginal microbiome. When these communities

Updated on:May 23,2024