Study finds association between elevated phthalate levels and increased risk of postpartum depression

byNational Institutes of HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new study from the NIH's Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program, higher prenatal phthalate leve

Updated on: January 17,2024

Study finds association between elevated phthalate levels and increased risk of postpartum depression

byNational Institutes of HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new study from the NIH's Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program, higher prenatal phthalate leve

Updated on:January 17,2024

Death rates from cesarean section far higher in developing countries

by Queen Mary, University of LondonIllustration depicting Caesarean section. Credit: BruceBlaus/Wikipedia/CC BY 3.0Caesarean sections are disproportionately threatening the lives of women and bab

Updated on: April 08,2024

Death rates from cesarean section far higher in developing countries

by Queen Mary, University of LondonIllustration depicting Caesarean section. Credit: BruceBlaus/Wikipedia/CC BY 3.0Caesarean sections are disproportionately threatening the lives of women and bab

Updated on:April 08,2024

South Florida's HIV dilemma: How to prevent babies from being born with the disease

by Cindy Krischer Goodman, South Florida Sun-SentinelCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs the international community observes World AIDS Day on Friday, doctors in South Florida confront a challenging reality:

Updated on: January 13,2024

South Florida's HIV dilemma: How to prevent babies from being born with the disease

by Cindy Krischer Goodman, South Florida Sun-SentinelCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs the international community observes World AIDS Day on Friday, doctors in South Florida confront a challenging reality:

Updated on:January 13,2024

Researchers measure DINCH levels in women to help understand its effects

by National Institute of Standards and TechnologyFormer NIST postdoctoral researcher Abby Wenzel demonstrates the extraction process for the measurements of DINCH metabolites in urine. Credit: A.

Updated on: May 26,2024

Researchers measure DINCH levels in women to help understand its effects

by National Institute of Standards and TechnologyFormer NIST postdoctoral researcher Abby Wenzel demonstrates the extraction process for the measurements of DINCH metabolites in urine. Credit: A.

Updated on:May 26,2024

A year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions

by GEOFF MULVIHILL, KIMBERLEE KRUESI and CLAIRE SAVAGEEmma Rousseau of Oakland, N.J., her mouth bound with a red, white and blue netting, attends a rally on the Fourth of July to protest for abortion

Updated on: February 18,2024

A year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions

by GEOFF MULVIHILL, KIMBERLEE KRUESI and CLAIRE SAVAGEEmma Rousseau of Oakland, N.J., her mouth bound with a red, white and blue netting, attends a rally on the Fourth of July to protest for abortion

Updated on:February 18,2024

A leap forward in women's health: Unlocking genetic clues to gestational diabetes

byUniversity of HelsinkiCell-type specificity analysis of GDM and T2D highlights different cell associations. Cell-type specificity analysis was performed for GDM (a) and for prior meta-analysis

Updated on: January 12,2024

A leap forward in women's health: Unlocking genetic clues to gestational diabetes

byUniversity of HelsinkiCell-type specificity analysis of GDM and T2D highlights different cell associations. Cell-type specificity analysis was performed for GDM (a) and for prior meta-analysis

Updated on:January 12,2024

Sibling's likelihood of autism diagnosis impacted by age gap

by Curtin UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMothers of children with autism who delayed their subsequent pregnancy by 2.5 to three years reduced the likelihood of their next child also being dia

Updated on: March 07,2024

Sibling's likelihood of autism diagnosis impacted by age gap

by Curtin UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMothers of children with autism who delayed their subsequent pregnancy by 2.5 to three years reduced the likelihood of their next child also being dia

Updated on:March 07,2024

Limited postpartum follow-up may miss high blood pressure in 1 in 10 new moms

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn an analysis of more than 2,400 women, about 1 in 10 without a history of blood pressure issues were diagnosed with high blood pres

Updated on: April 29,2024

Limited postpartum follow-up may miss high blood pressure in 1 in 10 new moms

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn an analysis of more than 2,400 women, about 1 in 10 without a history of blood pressure issues were diagnosed with high blood pres

Updated on:April 29,2024

High blood pressure isn't only a risk during pregnancy

by Joyce Tsai,American Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAfter enduring a difficult pregnancy marred with severe bouts of nausea and vomiting, Christina Roberto recalls the over

Updated on: January 15,2024

High blood pressure isn't only a risk during pregnancy

by Joyce Tsai,American Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAfter enduring a difficult pregnancy marred with severe bouts of nausea and vomiting, Christina Roberto recalls the over

Updated on:January 15,2024

Heart rate and blood pressure changes during pregnancy are less dramatic than previously thought

by University of OxfordCredit: University of OxfordNew analysis from over 36,000 healthy women in 20 countries suggests that physiological changes during pregnancy may not be as dramatic as tradi

Updated on: April 08,2024

Heart rate and blood pressure changes during pregnancy are less dramatic than previously thought

by University of OxfordCredit: University of OxfordNew analysis from over 36,000 healthy women in 20 countries suggests that physiological changes during pregnancy may not be as dramatic as tradi

Updated on:April 08,2024