Aussie women born overseas have higher rates of stillbirths

by Cate Swannell, Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainStillbirth occurs more frequently among women with non-white backgrounds born overseas than for Australian-born women, particular

Updated on: April 08,2024 14

Aussie women born overseas have higher rates of stillbirths

by Cate Swannell, Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainStillbirth occurs more frequently among women with non-white backgrounds born overseas than for Australian-born women, particular

Updated on:April 08,2024 14

Study finds gap in care for pregnant people with opioid use disorder in US jails

by Johns Hopkins UniversityCredit: M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins MedicineIn a large survey study looking at the availability of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for pregnant and postpartum

Updated on: May 31,2024 6

Study finds gap in care for pregnant people with opioid use disorder in US jails

by Johns Hopkins UniversityCredit: M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins MedicineIn a large survey study looking at the availability of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for pregnant and postpartum

Updated on:May 31,2024 6

Nine in ten women were never educated about menopause, according to study

by University College LondonThe women’s feeling towards the menopause before they went through it. Credit:Post Reproductive Health(2023). DOI: 10.1177/20533691231166543More than 90% o

Updated on: May 18,2024 3

Nine in ten women were never educated about menopause, according to study

by University College LondonThe women’s feeling towards the menopause before they went through it. Credit:Post Reproductive Health(2023). DOI: 10.1177/20533691231166543More than 90% o

Updated on:May 18,2024 3

Fetal mortality drops to historic low of 5.70 per 1,000 in 2019

(HealthDay)—The fetal mortality rate at 20 or more weeks of gestation in the United States was 5.70 per 1,000 live births or fetal deaths in 2019, down 3 percent from 2018, according to the Oct. 26&nb

Updated on: March 12,2024 19

Fetal mortality drops to historic low of 5.70 per 1,000 in 2019

(HealthDay)—The fetal mortality rate at 20 or more weeks of gestation in the United States was 5.70 per 1,000 live births or fetal deaths in 2019, down 3 percent from 2018, according to the Oct. 26&nb

Updated on:March 12,2024 19

Parents' psychiatric diagnoses are associated with risk of preterm birth, study finds

byPublic Library of ScienceResearchers find both children of parents with mental illness are at increased risk of being born too early—both the mothers and fathers are important. Credit: Julia F

Updated on: January 19,2024 15

Parents' psychiatric diagnoses are associated with risk of preterm birth, study finds

byPublic Library of ScienceResearchers find both children of parents with mental illness are at increased risk of being born too early—both the mothers and fathers are important. Credit: Julia F

Updated on:January 19,2024 15

Endometriosis linked to reduction in live births before diagnosis of the disease

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEndometriosis is linked to a reduction in fertility in the years preceding a definitive surgical diagnosis

Updated on: January 19,2024 14

Endometriosis linked to reduction in live births before diagnosis of the disease

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEndometriosis is linked to a reduction in fertility in the years preceding a definitive surgical diagnosis

Updated on:January 19,2024 14

Researchers identify novel factors involved in silencing fetal hemoglobin

by Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaHemoglobin. Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe genetic blood disorders sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia are caused by errors in the genes for hemoglobin, a prot

Updated on: May 16,2024 8

Researchers identify novel factors involved in silencing fetal hemoglobin

by Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaHemoglobin. Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe genetic blood disorders sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia are caused by errors in the genes for hemoglobin, a prot

Updated on:May 16,2024 8

Hospitals with the most vulnerable maternity patients understaffed with nurses, finds study

by New York UniversityFrequency of Guideline Adherence. Credit:Nursing Outlook(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2023.101960Hospitals serving more patients at risk for complications durin

Updated on: May 11,2024 8

Hospitals with the most vulnerable maternity patients understaffed with nurses, finds study

by New York UniversityFrequency of Guideline Adherence. Credit:Nursing Outlook(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2023.101960Hospitals serving more patients at risk for complications durin

Updated on:May 11,2024 8

Antidepressants in pregnancy do not affect child neurodevelopment, study finds

Antidepressant use in pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk for neurodevelopmental disorders in children, according to a study published online Oct. 3 inJAMA Internal Medicine.Eliza

Updated on: June 07,2024 8

Antidepressants in pregnancy do not affect child neurodevelopment, study finds

Antidepressant use in pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk for neurodevelopmental disorders in children, according to a study published online Oct. 3 inJAMA Internal Medicine.Eliza

Updated on:June 07,2024 8

Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? An immunologist answers 3 questions

by William Petri,The ConversationI am a physician, and I just got my first shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Credit: William Petri,CC BY-SAThis week, I was vaccinated against COVID-19 w

Updated on: April 18,2024 15

Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? An immunologist answers 3 questions

by William Petri,The ConversationI am a physician, and I just got my first shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Credit: William Petri,CC BY-SAThis week, I was vaccinated against COVID-19 w

Updated on:April 18,2024 15

Blood test reveals which women are at higher risk of preeclampsia in the later stages of pregnancy

by Nena Testelmans,KU LeuvenCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPreeclampsia is a severe complication of pregnancy, affecting one in 40 pregnant women. Identifying high-risk patients is often diff

Updated on: January 17,2024 9

Blood test reveals which women are at higher risk of preeclampsia in the later stages of pregnancy

by Nena Testelmans,KU LeuvenCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPreeclampsia is a severe complication of pregnancy, affecting one in 40 pregnant women. Identifying high-risk patients is often diff

Updated on:January 17,2024 9

Studies explore links between stress, choline deficiency, preterm births, and mental health

by Valerie Gleaton,CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn two recent articles published in Schizophrenia Bulletin, Sharon Hunter, Ph.D., an associate professor in the University o

Updated on: May 20,2024 3

Studies explore links between stress, choline deficiency, preterm births, and mental health

by Valerie Gleaton,CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn two recent articles published in Schizophrenia Bulletin, Sharon Hunter, Ph.D., an associate professor in the University o

Updated on:May 20,2024 3