Study explores the pandemic's impact on breastfeeding practices in historically marginalized communities

bySaint Louis UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Saint Louis University study has explored the impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders on breastfeeding practices in the U.S.The study, r

Updated on: December 05,2024

Study explores the pandemic's impact on breastfeeding practices in historically marginalized communities

bySaint Louis UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Saint Louis University study has explored the impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders on breastfeeding practices in the U.S.The study, r

Updated on:December 05,2024

'One size fits all' medication approach doesn't work in pregnancy

by University of South AustraliaSome prescribed or over-the-counter drugs may put growth restricted babies at risk if the dosage is incorrect. Credit: UniSANew research led by the University of S

Updated on: March 12,2024

'One size fits all' medication approach doesn't work in pregnancy

by University of South AustraliaSome prescribed or over-the-counter drugs may put growth restricted babies at risk if the dosage is incorrect. Credit: UniSANew research led by the University of S

Updated on:March 12,2024

Having a baby in the U.S. is costly and confusing, even for a health policy expert

by Simon F. Haeder,The ConversationLukas Haeder, the author’s son, on his birthday. Credit: Simon Haeder/Author, CC BY-SAIt is hard to believe that it has been just over since five months since

Updated on: March 09,2024

Having a baby in the U.S. is costly and confusing, even for a health policy expert

by Simon F. Haeder,The ConversationLukas Haeder, the author’s son, on his birthday. Credit: Simon Haeder/Author, CC BY-SAIt is hard to believe that it has been just over since five months since

Updated on:March 09,2024

100-year-old fertility technique reduces need for IVF

by University of AdelaideBen Mol as a baby (just a few weeks old) with his mother, Annemie Mol-Albers, 1965. Until he embarked on this study, Professor Mol had no idea that he himself was the res

Updated on: March 12,2024

100-year-old fertility technique reduces need for IVF

by University of AdelaideBen Mol as a baby (just a few weeks old) with his mother, Annemie Mol-Albers, 1965. Until he embarked on this study, Professor Mol had no idea that he himself was the res

Updated on:March 12,2024

Double-edged health care experience for endometriosis

(HealthDay)—For women with endometriosis, the health care experience is double-edged, with both a destructive and constructive side, according to a study published online May 11 in theJournal of

Updated on: March 19,2024

Double-edged health care experience for endometriosis

(HealthDay)—For women with endometriosis, the health care experience is double-edged, with both a destructive and constructive side, according to a study published online May 11 in theJournal of

Updated on:March 19,2024

COVID vaccination in pregnancy found to protect infants against infection and hospital admission

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTwo doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy are highly effective against delta and moderately effective against omicron infecti

Updated on: May 27,2024

COVID vaccination in pregnancy found to protect infants against infection and hospital admission

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTwo doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy are highly effective against delta and moderately effective against omicron infecti

Updated on:May 27,2024

Risk of miscarriage may increase during the summer

by Boston University School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUp to 30 percent of pregnancies end in miscarriage, defined as pregnancy loss before 20 weeks of pregnancy. As many as half

Updated on: March 05,2024

Risk of miscarriage may increase during the summer

by Boston University School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUp to 30 percent of pregnancies end in miscarriage, defined as pregnancy loss before 20 weeks of pregnancy. As many as half

Updated on:March 05,2024

Crowded homes, poor neighborhoods linked to COVID-19

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of nearly 400 pregnant women in New York City is among the first to show that lower neighborhood socioeconomic

Updated on: May 05,2024

Crowded homes, poor neighborhoods linked to COVID-19

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of nearly 400 pregnant women in New York City is among the first to show that lower neighborhood socioeconomic

Updated on:May 05,2024

Research lays the groundwork for a lifesaving group B strep vaccine

by Jennifer Micale,Binghamton UniversityAn image of a mother holding a baby Image Credit: Pixabay.One in five pregnant women carry Streptococcus agalactiae (group B strep or GBS) in the vaginal

Updated on: May 31,2024

Research lays the groundwork for a lifesaving group B strep vaccine

by Jennifer Micale,Binghamton UniversityAn image of a mother holding a baby Image Credit: Pixabay.One in five pregnant women carry Streptococcus agalactiae (group B strep or GBS) in the vaginal

Updated on:May 31,2024

Telehealth considerably improved disparities in postpartum visit attendance for Black patients

by Christine Weeks,University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMore than half of pregnancy-related deaths occur in the postpartum period, so when the COVID-19 pandemic caused post

Updated on: April 19,2024

Telehealth considerably improved disparities in postpartum visit attendance for Black patients

by Christine Weeks,University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMore than half of pregnancy-related deaths occur in the postpartum period, so when the COVID-19 pandemic caused post

Updated on:April 19,2024