Uncovering the link between attending prenatal checkups and low birth weight in Japan

byTokyo Institute of TechnologyScientists recently pinpointed the main factors associated with mothers' attendance at prenatal checkups and uncovered its link with low birth weight in Japan.

Updated on: February 18,2024

Uncovering the link between attending prenatal checkups and low birth weight in Japan

byTokyo Institute of TechnologyScientists recently pinpointed the main factors associated with mothers' attendance at prenatal checkups and uncovered its link with low birth weight in Japan.

Updated on:February 18,2024

UK's young people at risk of leaving school without vital knowledge of reproductive health, study finds

byTaylor & FrancisCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPupils in the UK are not learning about potentially life-changing issues such as endometriosis, infertility, and miscarriage, according to

Updated on: February 18,2024

UK's young people at risk of leaving school without vital knowledge of reproductive health, study finds

byTaylor & FrancisCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPupils in the UK are not learning about potentially life-changing issues such as endometriosis, infertility, and miscarriage, according to

Updated on:February 18,2024

US regulators approve new type of contraceptive gel

by Linda A. JohnsonThis May 2020 photo shows Phexxi, a contraceptive made by San Diego-based Evofem Bioscience. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday, May 22, 2020 approved the new contraceptive.

Updated on: March 02,2024

US regulators approve new type of contraceptive gel

by Linda A. JohnsonThis May 2020 photo shows Phexxi, a contraceptive made by San Diego-based Evofem Bioscience. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday, May 22, 2020 approved the new contraceptive.

Updated on:March 02,2024

Air pollution exposure in early pregnancy linked to miscarriage, study suggests

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainExposure to common air pollutants, such as ozone and fine particles, may increase the risk of early pregnancy loss, according to a study c

Updated on: March 05,2024

Air pollution exposure in early pregnancy linked to miscarriage, study suggests

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainExposure to common air pollutants, such as ozone and fine particles, may increase the risk of early pregnancy loss, according to a study c

Updated on:March 05,2024

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

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

Telehealth could 'break barriers' to antenatal care

by SciDev.NetCredit: CC0 Public DomainTelemedicine should be used to increase access to routine care delivered to expectant mothers from the time they conceive to the onset of labor in resource-limite

Updated on: July 01,2024

Telehealth could 'break barriers' to antenatal care

by SciDev.NetCredit: CC0 Public DomainTelemedicine should be used to increase access to routine care delivered to expectant mothers from the time they conceive to the onset of labor in resource-limite

Updated on:July 01,2024

Risk of death related to pregnancy and childbirth more than doubled between 1999 and 2019 in the US

by Laura Fleszar, Allison Bryant Mantha, Catherine O. Johnson and Greg Roth,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBlack women were more likely to die during pregnancy or soon after in

Updated on: January 19,2024

Risk of death related to pregnancy and childbirth more than doubled between 1999 and 2019 in the US

by Laura Fleszar, Allison Bryant Mantha, Catherine O. Johnson and Greg Roth,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBlack women were more likely to die during pregnancy or soon after in

Updated on:January 19,2024

Researchers identify proteins that prevent COVID-19 transmission through the placenta

by Boston Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Boston Medical Center's Maxwell Finland Laboratory for Infectious Diseases have identified properties in placenta tissue that

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers identify proteins that prevent COVID-19 transmission through the placenta

by Boston Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Boston Medical Center's Maxwell Finland Laboratory for Infectious Diseases have identified properties in placenta tissue that

Updated on:May 23,2024

Exposure to marijuana in the womb may increase risk of addiction to opioids later in life, study finds

byUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineCue- and reward-evoked NAc dopamine release events during food PR responding. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adq5652Wit

Updated on: November 23,2024

Exposure to marijuana in the womb may increase risk of addiction to opioids later in life, study finds

byUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineCue- and reward-evoked NAc dopamine release events during food PR responding. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adq5652Wit

Updated on:November 23,2024

How the Middle Ages' female doctors were consigned to oblivion

by Isabella Gagliardi,The ConversationThe medical school of Salerno as it appears in a miniature of Avicenna’s Canon. The image represents the legendary story of Robert, Duke of Normandy. Mortal

Updated on: March 09,2024

How the Middle Ages' female doctors were consigned to oblivion

by Isabella Gagliardi,The ConversationThe medical school of Salerno as it appears in a miniature of Avicenna’s Canon. The image represents the legendary story of Robert, Duke of Normandy. Mortal

Updated on:March 09,2024