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Is continuous electronic fetal monitoring useful for all women in labor?

Is continuous electronic fetal monitoring useful for all women in labor?

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainElectronic fetal monitoring is often used during labour to detect unborn babies at risk of brain damage (neonatal encephalopathy) from a lack of

Is continuous electronic fetal monitoring useful for all women in labor?

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainElectronic fetal monitoring is often used during labour to detect unborn babies at risk of brain damage (neonatal encephalopathy) from a lack of
Study links endometriosis to DNA changes

Study links endometriosis to DNA changes

by NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentDNA double helix. Credit: public domainDNA from uterine cells of women with endometriosis has different chemi

Study links endometriosis to DNA changes

by NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentDNA double helix. Credit: public domainDNA from uterine cells of women with endometriosis has different chemi
Preventing hepatitis C transmission from mothers to babies

Preventing hepatitis C transmission from mothers to babies

by Canadian Medical Association JournalElectron micrographs of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture. Scale bar is 50 nanometers. Credit: Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefell

Preventing hepatitis C transmission from mothers to babies

by Canadian Medical Association JournalElectron micrographs of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture. Scale bar is 50 nanometers. Credit: Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefell
Study: Access to long-lasting contraception after childbirth lags behind demand

Study: Access to long-lasting contraception after childbirth lags behind demand

by University of MichiganInpatient postpartum IUDs, Implants and Sterlization over five years. Credit: University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and InnovationBefore leaving the hosp

Study: Access to long-lasting contraception after childbirth lags behind demand

by University of MichiganInpatient postpartum IUDs, Implants and Sterlization over five years. Credit: University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and InnovationBefore leaving the hosp
First birth control clinics reduced maternal and infant mortality in the US, study finds

First birth control clinics reduced maternal and infant mortality in the US, study finds

by Universität PassauBirth control clinic openings and press coverage. Data source: Birth control clinics statistics by Hajo (2010) and Newspapers.com. The left y-axis shows the number of press articl

First birth control clinics reduced maternal and infant mortality in the US, study finds

by Universität PassauBirth control clinic openings and press coverage. Data source: Birth control clinics statistics by Hajo (2010) and Newspapers.com. The left y-axis shows the number of press articl
Prenatal detection of heart defects lower in rural, poor areas and among Hispanic women

Prenatal detection of heart defects lower in rural, poor areas and among Hispanic women

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainDetecting a critical heart defect before birth (congenital heart defects) is less likely when a mother lives in a rural area, lives in a neig

Prenatal detection of heart defects lower in rural, poor areas and among Hispanic women

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainDetecting a critical heart defect before birth (congenital heart defects) is less likely when a mother lives in a rural area, lives in a neig
Having a baby at a birth centre is as safe as hospital but results in less intervention

Having a baby at a birth centre is as safe as hospital but results in less intervention

by Caroline Homer, David Ellwood, Hannah Dahlen and Vanessa Scarf,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainHaving a baby at a birth centre is as safe as giving birth in hospital, according to ou

Having a baby at a birth centre is as safe as hospital but results in less intervention

by Caroline Homer, David Ellwood, Hannah Dahlen and Vanessa Scarf,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainHaving a baby at a birth centre is as safe as giving birth in hospital, according to ou
Women with a low desire to avoid pregnancy still use contraception

Women with a low desire to avoid pregnancy still use contraception

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and Columbia University Mailman School of P

Women with a low desire to avoid pregnancy still use contraception

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and Columbia University Mailman School of P
Research trial aims to reduce major cause of birth disabilities

Research trial aims to reduce major cause of birth disabilities

by St. George's University of LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers are beginning recruitment in a trial to see if changing pregnant women's hygiene habits could reduce the risks of

Research trial aims to reduce major cause of birth disabilities

by St. George's University of LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers are beginning recruitment in a trial to see if changing pregnant women's hygiene habits could reduce the risks of
Research reveals racial and ethnic disparities persist in pregnancy outcomes of patients with lupus

Research reveals racial and ethnic disparities persist in pregnancy outcomes of patients with lupus

by Hospital for Special SurgeryCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhile investigators have known that maternal and fetal outcomes of pregnancy among women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have impro

Research reveals racial and ethnic disparities persist in pregnancy outcomes of patients with lupus

by Hospital for Special SurgeryCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhile investigators have known that maternal and fetal outcomes of pregnancy among women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have impro
Di-isononyl phthalate disrupts pregnancy in mice, study finds

Di-isononyl phthalate disrupts pregnancy in mice, study finds

by Ananya Sen,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe are constantly exposed to phthalates in our environment through plastic products such as storage containers, m

Di-isononyl phthalate disrupts pregnancy in mice, study finds

by Ananya Sen,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe are constantly exposed to phthalates in our environment through plastic products such as storage containers, m
Research team discovers genetic cause of low birth weight among children conceived after fertility treatment

Research team discovers genetic cause of low birth weight among children conceived after fertility treatment

by Université libre de BruxellesLower birthweight spontaneously conceived individuals and ART that are exposed to Vitrolife culture medium have higher incidence of non-synonymous and rRNA variant

Research team discovers genetic cause of low birth weight among children conceived after fertility treatment

by Université libre de BruxellesLower birthweight spontaneously conceived individuals and ART that are exposed to Vitrolife culture medium have higher incidence of non-synonymous and rRNA variant