Many healthy women have labor induced for no medical reason, study shows

by Hannah Dahlen, Ank de Jonge, Lilian Peters and Soo Downe,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant women in Australia are increasingly having their labors induced rather than giving b

Updated on: May 18,2024

Many healthy women have labor induced for no medical reason, study shows

by Hannah Dahlen, Ank de Jonge, Lilian Peters and Soo Downe,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant women in Australia are increasingly having their labors induced rather than giving b

Updated on:May 18,2024

Troubling connection between workplace pregnancy discrimination and health of mothers, babies

by Baylor UniversityKaylee Hackney, Ph.D., assistant professor of management in Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business. Credit: Baylor UniversityPerceived pregnancy discrimination indire

Updated on: March 23,2024

Troubling connection between workplace pregnancy discrimination and health of mothers, babies

by Baylor UniversityKaylee Hackney, Ph.D., assistant professor of management in Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business. Credit: Baylor UniversityPerceived pregnancy discrimination indire

Updated on:March 23,2024

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

Updated on: April 03,2024

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

Updated on:April 03,2024

Study reveals new insights into what caused the 1920 baby boom

by University of OxfordCredit: AI-generated imageA new study led by Oxford University's Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science has found that the 1918 influenza pandemic had a much longer

Updated on: May 27,2024

Study reveals new insights into what caused the 1920 baby boom

by University of OxfordCredit: AI-generated imageA new study led by Oxford University's Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science has found that the 1918 influenza pandemic had a much longer

Updated on:May 27,2024

Multiple endometriosis symptoms can appear a decade before diagnosis, finds study

byUniversity of QueenslandAssociation between subgroups of endometriosis and each symptom (often vs never or rarely). AOR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. Credit:American Journal of O

Updated on: January 16,2024

Multiple endometriosis symptoms can appear a decade before diagnosis, finds study

byUniversity of QueenslandAssociation between subgroups of endometriosis and each symptom (often vs never or rarely). AOR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. Credit:American Journal of O

Updated on:January 16,2024

Drinking alcohol is linked to reduced chances of pregnancy

by European Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyTable II from Human Reproduction paper showing odds ratios for becoming pregnant in a single cycle comparing different alcohol intakes duri

Updated on: May 06,2024

Drinking alcohol is linked to reduced chances of pregnancy

by European Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyTable II from Human Reproduction paper showing odds ratios for becoming pregnant in a single cycle comparing different alcohol intakes duri

Updated on:May 06,2024

Researchers discover how the placenta may be blocking SARS-CoV-2 transmission to babies during pregnancy

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhile COVID-19 disease significantly impacts many pregnant women, the rates of transmission from mother to baby in pregnancy are ve

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers discover how the placenta may be blocking SARS-CoV-2 transmission to babies during pregnancy

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhile COVID-19 disease significantly impacts many pregnant women, the rates of transmission from mother to baby in pregnancy are ve

Updated on:May 23,2024

Postpartum diabetes testing low for women with gestational diabetes

by University of OtagoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen with gestational diabetes are seven times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those without, yet over a ten-year period only

Updated on: July 02,2024

Postpartum diabetes testing low for women with gestational diabetes

by University of OtagoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen with gestational diabetes are seven times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those without, yet over a ten-year period only

Updated on:July 02,2024

Adolescents are aware of and invested in the potential impacts of abortion restrictions, study says

byUniversity of North Carolina Health CareCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOn July 1, North Carolina's new abortion limits go into effect. As restrictions on abortions are being tightened ac

Updated on: February 18,2024

Adolescents are aware of and invested in the potential impacts of abortion restrictions, study says

byUniversity of North Carolina Health CareCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOn July 1, North Carolina's new abortion limits go into effect. As restrictions on abortions are being tightened ac

Updated on:February 18,2024

Women's pain is often not believed—here's how to make your voice heard when seeking help

by Annalise Weckesser,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageWhen you go to the doctor, you expect they'll listen to your concerns and help fix whatever problem you may be experiencing. B

Updated on: January 17,2024

Women's pain is often not believed—here's how to make your voice heard when seeking help

by Annalise Weckesser,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageWhen you go to the doctor, you expect they'll listen to your concerns and help fix whatever problem you may be experiencing. B

Updated on:January 17,2024