More Americans are traveling farther for maternity care, study finds

byHarvard Pilgrim Health Care InstituteFewer people in the United States can reach hospital-based obstetric care within a reasonable drive than a decade ago, according to a new national study led by t

Updated on: June 05,2026

More Americans are traveling farther for maternity care, study finds

byHarvard Pilgrim Health Care InstituteFewer people in the United States can reach hospital-based obstetric care within a reasonable drive than a decade ago, according to a new national study led by t

Updated on:June 05,2026

Assessing health care workers attitudes about prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

byResearch Society on AlcoholCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe authors of a recent study have recommended improvements to commonly used assessments of health care and social service providers'

Updated on: June 08,2026

Assessing health care workers attitudes about prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

byResearch Society on AlcoholCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe authors of a recent study have recommended improvements to commonly used assessments of health care and social service providers'

Updated on:June 08,2026

Planning a pregnancy? Study suggests antibiotic timing may affect mental well-being

byUniversity of ToyamaAnalysis of 94,490 pregnant women enrolled in the Japan Environment and Children's Study shows that antibiotic use before and during pregnancy was associated with a higher li

Updated on: June 07,2026

Planning a pregnancy? Study suggests antibiotic timing may affect mental well-being

byUniversity of ToyamaAnalysis of 94,490 pregnant women enrolled in the Japan Environment and Children's Study shows that antibiotic use before and during pregnancy was associated with a higher li

Updated on:June 07,2026

Teens are driving the demand for online abortion pills via telehealth

by Dana Johnson, Laura D. Lindberg,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTeens in the U.S. are obtaining medication abortion pills through telehealth, and young people aged 18 to 24 are or

Updated on: June 13,2026

Teens are driving the demand for online abortion pills via telehealth

by Dana Johnson, Laura D. Lindberg,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTeens in the U.S. are obtaining medication abortion pills through telehealth, and young people aged 18 to 24 are or

Updated on:June 13,2026

Baby brain myth fades as 300 new parents match non-parents on cognition

byMonash UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe largest and most comprehensive study of memory and cognition in new parents has found no evidence for "baby brain" in mums and dads.

Updated on: June 24,2026

Baby brain myth fades as 300 new parents match non-parents on cognition

byMonash UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe largest and most comprehensive study of memory and cognition in new parents has found no evidence for "baby brain" in mums and dads.

Updated on:June 24,2026