Lipid test can reveal risk of preeclampsia, a potentially deadly pregnancy complication

byUniversity of VirginiaDistinct eicosanoids show significant differences in the plasma from uncomplicated term pregnant patients versus total PE pregnancies. A and B: Eicosanoid species that oc

Updated on: January 21,2024 14

Lipid test can reveal risk of preeclampsia, a potentially deadly pregnancy complication

byUniversity of VirginiaDistinct eicosanoids show significant differences in the plasma from uncomplicated term pregnant patients versus total PE pregnancies. A and B: Eicosanoid species that oc

Updated on:January 21,2024 14

Joint study unveils how COVID-19 adversely impacts placenta during pregnancy

byHong Kong University of Science and TechnologyThe team analyzes different cell types in placenta by single-nuclei assays and reveals that significant alterations in gene regulation affected by

Updated on: January 21,2024 16

Joint study unveils how COVID-19 adversely impacts placenta during pregnancy

byHong Kong University of Science and TechnologyThe team analyzes different cell types in placenta by single-nuclei assays and reveals that significant alterations in gene regulation affected by

Updated on:January 21,2024 16

Do magazines exaggerate fertility at advanced reproductive age?

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersA new study has shown that popular magazines commonly feature older pregnant celebrities on their covers with no mention

Updated on: April 11,2024 10

Do magazines exaggerate fertility at advanced reproductive age?

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersA new study has shown that popular magazines commonly feature older pregnant celebrities on their covers with no mention

Updated on:April 11,2024 10

Treating milder forms of pre-existing high blood pressure during pregnancy improves some outcomes

by American College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainTreating even mildly elevated, or non-severe, blood pressure during pregnancy reduces the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and is unlik

Updated on: March 23,2024 20

Treating milder forms of pre-existing high blood pressure during pregnancy improves some outcomes

by American College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainTreating even mildly elevated, or non-severe, blood pressure during pregnancy reduces the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and is unlik

Updated on:March 23,2024 20

Enhancing newborn genetic screening via prenatal carrier screening

by BGI GenomicsDemographic characteristics of respondents. Credit:Journal of Global Health(2024). DOI: 10.7189/jogh.14.04044Newborn genetic screening (NBGS) seeks to assist in the early id

Updated on: April 06,2024 0

Enhancing newborn genetic screening via prenatal carrier screening

by BGI GenomicsDemographic characteristics of respondents. Credit:Journal of Global Health(2024). DOI: 10.7189/jogh.14.04044Newborn genetic screening (NBGS) seeks to assist in the early id

Updated on:April 06,2024 0

Back sleeping in late pregnancy linked to lower birth weight

(HealthDay)—Back sleeping in late pregnancy is independently associated with lower birth weight, according to a study published online Oct. 2 inJAMA Network Open.Ngaire H. Anderson, Ph.D., from

Updated on: April 11,2024 14

Back sleeping in late pregnancy linked to lower birth weight

(HealthDay)—Back sleeping in late pregnancy is independently associated with lower birth weight, according to a study published online Oct. 2 inJAMA Network Open.Ngaire H. Anderson, Ph.D., from

Updated on:April 11,2024 14

Rethinking how reproductive health care quality is measured

byThe City University of New YorkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study by CUNY SPH researchers suggests the quality of reproductive health care should be measured from the patient's pers

Updated on: January 13,2024 9

Rethinking how reproductive health care quality is measured

byThe City University of New YorkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study by CUNY SPH researchers suggests the quality of reproductive health care should be measured from the patient's pers

Updated on:January 13,2024 9

Placentas from COVID-19-positive pregnant women show injury

by Northwestern UniversityThe fetal side of a placenta from a patient with coronavirus, connected to the umbilical cord. Evidence of the disease process in the placenta is not visible in this pho

Updated on: March 09,2024 20

Placentas from COVID-19-positive pregnant women show injury

by Northwestern UniversityThe fetal side of a placenta from a patient with coronavirus, connected to the umbilical cord. Evidence of the disease process in the placenta is not visible in this pho

Updated on:March 09,2024 20

Illinois launches service to connect complex abortion cases with needed medical care

by Angie Leventis Lourgos and Dan Petrella, Chicago TribuneCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA few weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 19-year-old woman traveled from Memphis t

Updated on: January 19,2024 6

Illinois launches service to connect complex abortion cases with needed medical care

by Angie Leventis Lourgos and Dan Petrella, Chicago TribuneCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA few weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 19-year-old woman traveled from Memphis t

Updated on:January 19,2024 6

Review finds more effective drugs to stop bleeding after childbirth

by University of BirminghamTo reduce excessive bleeding at childbirth, the routine administration of a uterotonic drug called Oxytocin which contracts the uterus has become standard practice acro

Updated on: March 16,2024 14

Review finds more effective drugs to stop bleeding after childbirth

by University of BirminghamTo reduce excessive bleeding at childbirth, the routine administration of a uterotonic drug called Oxytocin which contracts the uterus has become standard practice acro

Updated on:March 16,2024 14

Las 5 funciones de la flora vaginal (y cómo cuidarla)

Las 5 funciones de la flora vaginal (y cómo cuidarla)La flora vaginal tiene un rol fundamental en la salud sexual y reproductiva de las mujeres y actúa como barrera para prevenir infecciones, además d

Updated on: March 06,2024 0 0 909

Researchers identify blood markers that indicate labor is approaching

by Stanford University Medical CenterMulti-omic prediction of time to labor from maternal blood. Credit: Stelzer et al.For the first time, researchers have found a way to predict when a pregnant

Updated on: May 23,2024 7

Researchers identify blood markers that indicate labor is approaching

by Stanford University Medical CenterMulti-omic prediction of time to labor from maternal blood. Credit: Stelzer et al.For the first time, researchers have found a way to predict when a pregnant

Updated on:May 23,2024 7