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Genetic screening results just got harder to handle under new abortion rules

Genetic screening results just got harder to handle under new abortion rules

by Sara ReardonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAnn was 15 weeks pregnant with her fourth child when the results of her prenatal genetic test came back last August. The test suggested that her daughte

Genetic screening results just got harder to handle under new abortion rules

by Sara ReardonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAnn was 15 weeks pregnant with her fourth child when the results of her prenatal genetic test came back last August. The test suggested that her daughte
Local budgets may cause severe consequences for maternal outcomes in New Jersey

Local budgets may cause severe consequences for maternal outcomes in New Jersey

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLife-threatening outcomes of labor and delivery are associated with the amount of funding municipal governments spend on services ranging fr

Local budgets may cause severe consequences for maternal outcomes in New Jersey

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLife-threatening outcomes of labor and delivery are associated with the amount of funding municipal governments spend on services ranging fr
A few hundred dollars makes a difference in use of long-lasting birth control

A few hundred dollars makes a difference in use of long-lasting birth control

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainGetting a birth control implant used to cost some women hundreds of dollars, if they were among the nearly half of privately insured Americans co

A few hundred dollars makes a difference in use of long-lasting birth control

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainGetting a birth control implant used to cost some women hundreds of dollars, if they were among the nearly half of privately insured Americans co
Weight loss before fertility treatment may not increase births for obese women

Weight loss before fertility treatment may not increase births for obese women

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainHealth care professionals often encourage women with obesity to lose weight prior to trying to conceive or start infertility treatments. B

Weight loss before fertility treatment may not increase births for obese women

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainHealth care professionals often encourage women with obesity to lose weight prior to trying to conceive or start infertility treatments. B
Testing embryos before IVF doesn't increase the chance of a baby

Testing embryos before IVF doesn't increase the chance of a baby

by Karin Hammarberg, Robert Norman, Sarah Lensen,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageIn the past two decades there has been asignificant risein IVF clinics worldwide offering c

Testing embryos before IVF doesn't increase the chance of a baby

by Karin Hammarberg, Robert Norman, Sarah Lensen,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageIn the past two decades there has been asignificant risein IVF clinics worldwide offering c
Selective abortion of girls occurs—for different reasons—among Indian and Chinese diaspora

Selective abortion of girls occurs—for different reasons—among Indian and Chinese diaspora

by University of TorontoConditional sex ratio (CSR) of second and third order births in the UK by mother’s country of birth. CSRs shown are based on the total number of births (shown on each grap

Selective abortion of girls occurs—for different reasons—among Indian and Chinese diaspora

by University of TorontoConditional sex ratio (CSR) of second and third order births in the UK by mother’s country of birth. CSRs shown are based on the total number of births (shown on each grap
Giving birth during the pandemic? Facts you need to know

Giving birth during the pandemic? Facts you need to know

(HealthDay)—Giving birth during the coronavirus pandemic presents its own challenges, but the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) wants to reassure pregnant women that they need not panic.Inst

Giving birth during the pandemic? Facts you need to know

(HealthDay)—Giving birth during the coronavirus pandemic presents its own challenges, but the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) wants to reassure pregnant women that they need not panic.Inst
Endometrial scratch of no value to first-time IVF patients in a large randomized trial

Endometrial scratch of no value to first-time IVF patients in a large randomized trial

by European Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn add-on treatment commonly offered to patients in preparation for IVF has proved ineffective in a large-scale ra

Endometrial scratch of no value to first-time IVF patients in a large randomized trial

by European Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn add-on treatment commonly offered to patients in preparation for IVF has proved ineffective in a large-scale ra
IVF success rates higher at clinics that provide more outcomes data

IVF success rates higher at clinics that provide more outcomes data

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: CC0 Public DomainSuccess rates for in vitro fertilization are higher at clinics that voluntarily share more information than required by government regulators

IVF success rates higher at clinics that provide more outcomes data

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: CC0 Public DomainSuccess rates for in vitro fertilization are higher at clinics that voluntarily share more information than required by government regulators
Chromosomal abnormalities uncovered in many couples struggling with recurrent miscarriage

Chromosomal abnormalities uncovered in many couples struggling with recurrent miscarriage

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen a couple loses a pregnancy, and especially when the same couple loses multiple pregnancies, doctors are often at a loss to explain

Chromosomal abnormalities uncovered in many couples struggling with recurrent miscarriage

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen a couple loses a pregnancy, and especially when the same couple loses multiple pregnancies, doctors are often at a loss to explain
In small study, no sign that coronavirus can be passed to baby during pregnancy

In small study, no sign that coronavirus can be passed to baby during pregnancy

There's some good news about the new coronavirus: Preliminary research suggests that the virus cannot be transmitted from an infected pregnant woman to the fetus.The researchers stressed that the

In small study, no sign that coronavirus can be passed to baby during pregnancy

There's some good news about the new coronavirus: Preliminary research suggests that the virus cannot be transmitted from an infected pregnant woman to the fetus.The researchers stressed that the
Pregnant/postpartum women report higher depression, post-traumatic stress during pandemic

Pregnant/postpartum women report higher depression, post-traumatic stress during pandemic

by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a worldwide survey, pregnant and postpartum women reported high levels of depression, anxiety, loneliness, and post

Pregnant/postpartum women report higher depression, post-traumatic stress during pandemic

by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a worldwide survey, pregnant and postpartum women reported high levels of depression, anxiety, loneliness, and post