What we do and don't know about the many ways COVID-19 can impact pregnant women and their babies

by Children's National HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnant women should get vaccinated to minimize the detrimental health effects COVID-19 has on the placenta, the fetus and the

Updated on: June 29,2024

What we do and don't know about the many ways COVID-19 can impact pregnant women and their babies

by Children's National HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnant women should get vaccinated to minimize the detrimental health effects COVID-19 has on the placenta, the fetus and the

Updated on:June 29,2024

Women's wellness: Understanding the depression gender gap

by From Mayo Clinic News NetworkkCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with depression and it can occur at any age.Somemood changesanddepre

Updated on: July 02,2024

Women's wellness: Understanding the depression gender gap

by From Mayo Clinic News NetworkkCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with depression and it can occur at any age.Somemood changesanddepre

Updated on:July 02,2024

More premature babies born following Swedish parental leave policy

byStockholm UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe introduction of a policy protecting parental leave benefits in Sweden in 1980 had unintended consequences on child health. The policy led to an

Updated on: April 27,2024

More premature babies born following Swedish parental leave policy

byStockholm UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe introduction of a policy protecting parental leave benefits in Sweden in 1980 had unintended consequences on child health. The policy led to an

Updated on:April 27,2024

How periods may affect sensitivity to insulin

by Eberhard Karls UniversityCredit: Annika Gordon/UnsplashThe sensitivity of the brain to insulin may be modulated by menstrual cycle phase, a paper published inNature Metabolismsuggests.

Updated on: January 17,2024

How periods may affect sensitivity to insulin

by Eberhard Karls UniversityCredit: Annika Gordon/UnsplashThe sensitivity of the brain to insulin may be modulated by menstrual cycle phase, a paper published inNature Metabolismsuggests.

Updated on:January 17,2024

A Catch-22 for clinics: State bans limit abortion counseling. Federal Title X rules require it

by Rachana PradhanCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainState abortion bans in Tennessee and beyond, which constrain women's health care, have put family planning clinics at risk of losing their feder

Updated on: February 18,2024

A Catch-22 for clinics: State bans limit abortion counseling. Federal Title X rules require it

by Rachana PradhanCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainState abortion bans in Tennessee and beyond, which constrain women's health care, have put family planning clinics at risk of losing their feder

Updated on:February 18,2024

'There are two Americas': Pregnancy-related deaths up to three times more likely in states with abortion bans

by Christine FernandoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen in states with abortions bans are up to three times more likely to die during pregnancy, childbirth or soon after giving birth, according t

Updated on: March 12,2024

'There are two Americas': Pregnancy-related deaths up to three times more likely in states with abortion bans

by Christine FernandoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen in states with abortions bans are up to three times more likely to die during pregnancy, childbirth or soon after giving birth, according t

Updated on:March 12,2024

Unborn babies could contract COVID-19 says study, but it would be uncommon

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn unborn baby could become infected with COVID-19 if their gut is exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, finds a new study led by UCL researchers w

Updated on: June 12,2024

Unborn babies could contract COVID-19 says study, but it would be uncommon

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn unborn baby could become infected with COVID-19 if their gut is exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, finds a new study led by UCL researchers w

Updated on:June 12,2024

Substance in the blood of pregnant women fights pathological immune reaction

by Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of scientists from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University with their colleagues from the Institute of Ecology and Gen

Updated on: April 18,2024

Substance in the blood of pregnant women fights pathological immune reaction

by Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of scientists from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University with their colleagues from the Institute of Ecology and Gen

Updated on:April 18,2024

How do epidurals work? And why is there a global shortage of them?

by Alicia Dennis,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated image40% of people in Australia who access pain relief during labor use epidurals. That amounts to around92,000 epiduralsa year.

Updated on: March 09,2024

How do epidurals work? And why is there a global shortage of them?

by Alicia Dennis,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated image40% of people in Australia who access pain relief during labor use epidurals. That amounts to around92,000 epiduralsa year.

Updated on:March 09,2024

Body weight is an important health factor in pregnancy, regardless of country of birth, finds study

by Karin Söderlund Leifler,Linköping UniversityThe research group led by Pontus Henriksson at Linköping University. Credit: Magnus Johansson/Linköping UniversityOverweight is a major contributor

Updated on: October 10,2024

Body weight is an important health factor in pregnancy, regardless of country of birth, finds study

by Karin Söderlund Leifler,Linköping UniversityThe research group led by Pontus Henriksson at Linköping University. Credit: Magnus Johansson/Linköping UniversityOverweight is a major contributor

Updated on:October 10,2024