Study sheds more light on use of oxytocin during labour

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Updated on: March 02,2024

Study sheds more light on use of oxytocin during labour

by British Medical JournalSpacefilling model of oxytocin. Created using ACD/ChemSketch 8.0, ACD/3D Viewer and The GIMP. Credit: Wikipedia.A study published byThe BMJtoday sheds more l

Updated on:March 02,2024

Sterilization rates among women rose after Supreme Court abortion ruling, study finds

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSurgical sterilization rates among women increased in the United States after a 2022 Supreme Court ruling (Dobbs v. Ja

Updated on: September 18,2024

Sterilization rates among women rose after Supreme Court abortion ruling, study finds

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSurgical sterilization rates among women increased in the United States after a 2022 Supreme Court ruling (Dobbs v. Ja

Updated on:September 18,2024

Fat-shaming pregnant women isn't just mean, it's harmful

by Angela Incollingo Rodriguez,The ConversationCredit: Eddson Lens from PexelsDecember is considered the most fertile month, a time when there's thegreatest likelihood that children wi

Updated on: May 06,2024

Fat-shaming pregnant women isn't just mean, it's harmful

by Angela Incollingo Rodriguez,The ConversationCredit: Eddson Lens from PexelsDecember is considered the most fertile month, a time when there's thegreatest likelihood that children wi

Updated on:May 06,2024

Want long-term contraception? There are more effective options than the pill—but they can be hard to find

by Deborah Bateson and Kathleen McNamee,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated image,Australians' access to a range of contraceptive options depends on where they live and how wealthy they are

Updated on: February 18,2024

Want long-term contraception? There are more effective options than the pill—but they can be hard to find

by Deborah Bateson and Kathleen McNamee,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated image,Australians' access to a range of contraceptive options depends on where they live and how wealthy they are

Updated on:February 18,2024

Fathers should be screened for postpartum depression, study suggests

by Emily Stone,University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainDads can suffer from postpartum depression, and a new pilot study at the University of Illinois Chicago suggests they can

Updated on: January 17,2024

Fathers should be screened for postpartum depression, study suggests

by Emily Stone,University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainDads can suffer from postpartum depression, and a new pilot study at the University of Illinois Chicago suggests they can

Updated on:January 17,2024

Abortion is now legal but still hard to access across Australia. Doctors are both the problem and the solution

by Barbara Baird,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAbortion is now fully legal in every jurisdiction in Australia. Western Australia became the last state to decriminalize it just

Updated on: January 13,2024

Abortion is now legal but still hard to access across Australia. Doctors are both the problem and the solution

by Barbara Baird,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAbortion is now fully legal in every jurisdiction in Australia. Western Australia became the last state to decriminalize it just

Updated on:January 13,2024

Prenatal care for foreign-born Latinx people dropped during 2016 presidential campaign

by Wolters Kluwer HealthA, Counterfactual (solid line; 13mo lost to modeling) and observed (points) values of logits for inadequate prenatal care among monthly conception cohorts among fore

Updated on: April 11,2024

Prenatal care for foreign-born Latinx people dropped during 2016 presidential campaign

by Wolters Kluwer HealthA, Counterfactual (solid line; 13mo lost to modeling) and observed (points) values of logits for inadequate prenatal care among monthly conception cohorts among fore

Updated on:April 11,2024

High-resolution map of the human placenta reveals COVID virus hideouts

byBaylor College of MedicineFetus in utero, between fifth and sixth months. Image credit: Wikipedia.Until now, scientific evidence has been inconclusive regarding the ability of SARS-CoV-2, the

Updated on: January 18,2024

High-resolution map of the human placenta reveals COVID virus hideouts

byBaylor College of MedicineFetus in utero, between fifth and sixth months. Image credit: Wikipedia.Until now, scientific evidence has been inconclusive regarding the ability of SARS-CoV-2, the

Updated on:January 18,2024

U.S.-born black women at higher risk of preeclampsia; race alone does not explain disparity

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicinePublic domain image. Credit: Mustafa OmarA novel analysis of medical records for a racially diverse group of more than 6,000 women has added to evide

Updated on: April 07,2024

U.S.-born black women at higher risk of preeclampsia; race alone does not explain disparity

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicinePublic domain image. Credit: Mustafa OmarA novel analysis of medical records for a racially diverse group of more than 6,000 women has added to evide

Updated on:April 07,2024

Researchers identify new mechanism of communication between maternal gut bacteria and the fetus

byUniversity of OuluRepresentative transmission electron micrographs of the amniotic fluid and fecal EVs. Credit:Microbiome(2023). DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01694-9A research group fro

Updated on: January 15,2024

Researchers identify new mechanism of communication between maternal gut bacteria and the fetus

byUniversity of OuluRepresentative transmission electron micrographs of the amniotic fluid and fecal EVs. Credit:Microbiome(2023). DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01694-9A research group fro

Updated on:January 15,2024