Pregnancy-related deaths spiked for second consecutive year during COVID-19

by Boston UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainFollowing the emergence of the highly contagious Delta and Omicron COVID-19 variants pregnancy-related mortality rates, in the United States rose fast

Updated on: April 11,2024

Pregnancy-related deaths spiked for second consecutive year during COVID-19

by Boston UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainFollowing the emergence of the highly contagious Delta and Omicron COVID-19 variants pregnancy-related mortality rates, in the United States rose fast

Updated on:April 11,2024

Preterm birth drug pulled from market over lack of effectiveness

by Cara MurezPregnant women will no longer have any drug to prevent preterm birth after the maker of the only available treatment announced Tuesday that it will withdraw its product, Makena, from the

Updated on: April 02,2024

Preterm birth drug pulled from market over lack of effectiveness

by Cara MurezPregnant women will no longer have any drug to prevent preterm birth after the maker of the only available treatment announced Tuesday that it will withdraw its product, Makena, from the

Updated on:April 02,2024

How a San Diego doctor led the antiabortion movement to embrace controversial pill 'reversal'

by Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTwo months before the U.S. Supreme Court shot down an attempt to ban abortion medication, a San Diego County doctor who was a plai

Updated on: July 08,2024

How a San Diego doctor led the antiabortion movement to embrace controversial pill 'reversal'

by Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTwo months before the U.S. Supreme Court shot down an attempt to ban abortion medication, a San Diego County doctor who was a plai

Updated on:July 08,2024

Foot massage effective in improving sleep quality and anxiety in postmenopausal women

by The North American Menopause SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe therapeutic benefits of massage have long been recognized. A new study suggests that foot massage, in particular, can h

Updated on: March 16,2024

Foot massage effective in improving sleep quality and anxiety in postmenopausal women

by The North American Menopause SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe therapeutic benefits of massage have long been recognized. A new study suggests that foot massage, in particular, can h

Updated on:March 16,2024

Pregnancy in low-income, food-scarce neighborhoods may increase risk of adverse birth outcomes, study reveals

by Environmental influences on Child Health OutcomesCredit: CC0 Public DomainLiving in neighborhoods where residents have lower incomes and limited food access during pregnancy was associated with an

Updated on: March 27,2024

Pregnancy in low-income, food-scarce neighborhoods may increase risk of adverse birth outcomes, study reveals

by Environmental influences on Child Health OutcomesCredit: CC0 Public DomainLiving in neighborhoods where residents have lower incomes and limited food access during pregnancy was associated with an

Updated on:March 27,2024

Study identifies gene that plays important role in embryonic development

by Johannes Seiler, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität BonnCredit:Journal of Medical Genetics(2022). DOI: 10.1136/jmg-2022-108738An international study led by the medical Faculty of

Updated on: May 26,2024

Study identifies gene that plays important role in embryonic development

by Johannes Seiler, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität BonnCredit:Journal of Medical Genetics(2022). DOI: 10.1136/jmg-2022-108738An international study led by the medical Faculty of

Updated on:May 26,2024

Fetal mortality rate 5.73 per 1,000 live births in 2021 in U.S.

by Elana Gotkine2021 saw a fetal mortality rate of 5.73 fetal deaths per 1,000 live births, which was essentially unchanged from 5.74 in 2020, according to the July 26National Vital Statistics R

Updated on: January 19,2024

Fetal mortality rate 5.73 per 1,000 live births in 2021 in U.S.

by Elana Gotkine2021 saw a fetal mortality rate of 5.73 fetal deaths per 1,000 live births, which was essentially unchanged from 5.74 in 2020, according to the July 26National Vital Statistics R

Updated on:January 19,2024

Is vigorous exercise safe during the third trimester of pregnancy?

by Kassia Beetham,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay from PexelsExpectant mothers receive an avalanche of information about potential risks to their baby. There's a growing list of foods, toxin

Updated on: March 09,2024

Is vigorous exercise safe during the third trimester of pregnancy?

by Kassia Beetham,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay from PexelsExpectant mothers receive an avalanche of information about potential risks to their baby. There's a growing list of foods, toxin

Updated on:March 09,2024

U.S. abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities

by Heidi Fantasia,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the year since theU.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson rulingstruck down the constitutional right to aborti

Updated on: February 18,2024

U.S. abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities

by Heidi Fantasia,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the year since theU.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson rulingstruck down the constitutional right to aborti

Updated on:February 18,2024

More IVF babies born after egg collection in summer rather than in autumn, study finds

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe time of year when eggs are collected from women's ovaries during fertility treatment makes a difference to

Updated on: January 19,2024

More IVF babies born after egg collection in summer rather than in autumn, study finds

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe time of year when eggs are collected from women's ovaries during fertility treatment makes a difference to

Updated on:January 19,2024