With mortality a high risk for pregnant and postpartum Black women, new center aims to improve maternal health

by Darcel RockettCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNina Thomas, 24, is a single mom who lived in Kankakee, Illinois, before COVID-19 upended her life.Her routine, for nearly four years, included workin

Updated on: April 29,2024 14

With mortality a high risk for pregnant and postpartum Black women, new center aims to improve maternal health

by Darcel RockettCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNina Thomas, 24, is a single mom who lived in Kankakee, Illinois, before COVID-19 upended her life.Her routine, for nearly four years, included workin

Updated on:April 29,2024 14

Children exposed to antiseizure meds during pregnancy face neurodevelopmental risks, study finds

byDrexel UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren born to mothers who take antiseizure medications to manage seizures and psychiatric conditions during pregnancy may face increased ri

Updated on: November 28,2024 0

Children exposed to antiseizure meds during pregnancy face neurodevelopmental risks, study finds

byDrexel UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren born to mothers who take antiseizure medications to manage seizures and psychiatric conditions during pregnancy may face increased ri

Updated on:November 28,2024 0

COVID-19 vaccination associated with a small, temporary increase in menstrual cycle length, study suggests

by NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen receiving one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine during a single menstrual cy

Updated on: May 20,2024 6

COVID-19 vaccination associated with a small, temporary increase in menstrual cycle length, study suggests

by NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen receiving one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine during a single menstrual cy

Updated on:May 20,2024 6

Familial endocrine diseases linked to increased risk of pregnancy loss, new research shows

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen who have close family members with endocrine diseases--including type 2 diabetes, thyroid diseases and polyc

Updated on: July 10,2024 0

Familial endocrine diseases linked to increased risk of pregnancy loss, new research shows

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen who have close family members with endocrine diseases--including type 2 diabetes, thyroid diseases and polyc

Updated on:July 10,2024 0

Study teases out factors associated with postpartum overdose

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainMassachusetts researchers have published a new study in the journalAddictionthat uncovers several risk factors associated wit

Updated on: May 21,2024 7

Study teases out factors associated with postpartum overdose

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainMassachusetts researchers have published a new study in the journalAddictionthat uncovers several risk factors associated wit

Updated on:May 21,2024 7

Dietary changes could help reduce pregnancy complications in women with type 1 diabetes

by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchBeta diversity analysis by T1D status. PCoA ordination plots based on Bray-Curtis distances between samples at the strain and species taxonom

Updated on: May 06,2024 20

Dietary changes could help reduce pregnancy complications in women with type 1 diabetes

by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchBeta diversity analysis by T1D status. PCoA ordination plots based on Bray-Curtis distances between samples at the strain and species taxonom

Updated on:May 06,2024 20

Study identifies how infection by Zika virus during pregnancy can affect the fetal brain

by José Tadeu Arantes,FAPESPBrazilian scientists investigated tens of thousands of genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic variables, discovering several alterations caused by the vírus. Cre

Updated on: May 26,2024 8

Study identifies how infection by Zika virus during pregnancy can affect the fetal brain

by José Tadeu Arantes,FAPESPBrazilian scientists investigated tens of thousands of genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic variables, discovering several alterations caused by the vírus. Cre

Updated on:May 26,2024 8

A review has found only a third of cases with severe illness in pregnancy were managed appropriately

by Victoria University of WellingtonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study shows approximately one third of cases of pregnant women admitted to intensive care units and high dependency units in New

Updated on: May 13,2024 8

A review has found only a third of cases with severe illness in pregnancy were managed appropriately

by Victoria University of WellingtonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study shows approximately one third of cases of pregnant women admitted to intensive care units and high dependency units in New

Updated on:May 13,2024 8

Midwifery care cuts poor birth outcomes versus physician care

(HealthDay)—Compared with physician models of care, midwifery care is associated with lower odds of poor birth outcomes for low-income women, according to a study published in the October issue of&nbs

Updated on: April 23,2024 11

Midwifery care cuts poor birth outcomes versus physician care

(HealthDay)—Compared with physician models of care, midwifery care is associated with lower odds of poor birth outcomes for low-income women, according to a study published in the October issue of&nbs

Updated on:April 23,2024 11

Geographic access to critical maternal health services in an African megacity

by Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas,The ConversationA pregnant woman prepares to travel to a health facility in Ikorodu, Lagos. Credit: Aduragbemi Banke-ThomasDespite a30% drop in global maternal d

Updated on: March 09,2024 18

Geographic access to critical maternal health services in an African megacity

by Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas,The ConversationA pregnant woman prepares to travel to a health facility in Ikorodu, Lagos. Credit: Aduragbemi Banke-ThomasDespite a30% drop in global maternal d

Updated on:March 09,2024 18

Pandemic distress may affect fetal brain development, small study finds

by Nature Publishing GroupScatter plots with exponential fits of brain tissue volumes vs. gestational age. a Cortical gray matter (CGM); b White matter (WM); c Cerebellum; d Deep gray matter (DGM

Updated on: May 13,2024 6

Pandemic distress may affect fetal brain development, small study finds

by Nature Publishing GroupScatter plots with exponential fits of brain tissue volumes vs. gestational age. a Cortical gray matter (CGM); b White matter (WM); c Cerebellum; d Deep gray matter (DGM

Updated on:May 13,2024 6

Researchers develop app to determine risk of preterm birth

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn improved mobile phone app will help identify women who need special treatments at the right time and reduce emotional and financial burden

Updated on: May 23,2024 7

Researchers develop app to determine risk of preterm birth

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn improved mobile phone app will help identify women who need special treatments at the right time and reduce emotional and financial burden

Updated on:May 23,2024 7