Spain MPs back Europe's first paid 'menstrual leave'

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSpanish lawmakers on Thursday voted through a bill granting paid medical leave to women who suffer from severe period pain, becoming the first European country to adva

Updated on: March 07,2024

Spain MPs back Europe's first paid 'menstrual leave'

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSpanish lawmakers on Thursday voted through a bill granting paid medical leave to women who suffer from severe period pain, becoming the first European country to adva

Updated on:March 07,2024

Study seeks to guide maternal weight gain in twin pregnancies

by University of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn old adage urges pregnant women to "eat for two." So with twins, is it "eat for three?" While that is likely bad advice,

Updated on: May 10,2024

Study seeks to guide maternal weight gain in twin pregnancies

by University of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn old adage urges pregnant women to "eat for two." So with twins, is it "eat for three?" While that is likely bad advice,

Updated on:May 10,2024

Doctors' group expands definition of 'infertility'

by Cara Murez and Robin Foster and Ernie Mundell sA new, more inclusive definition of infertility has been crafted by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).While the guidance for

Updated on: January 16,2024

Doctors' group expands definition of 'infertility'

by Cara Murez and Robin Foster and Ernie Mundell sA new, more inclusive definition of infertility has been crafted by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).While the guidance for

Updated on:January 16,2024

Pregnant in a time of coronavirus - the changing risks and what you need to know

by Hector Chapa,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public Domain"So, being pregnant and delivering in a pandemic … what's that gonna look like?"That question, sent to me by a colleague wh

Updated on: April 08,2024

Pregnant in a time of coronavirus - the changing risks and what you need to know

by Hector Chapa,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public Domain"So, being pregnant and delivering in a pandemic … what's that gonna look like?"That question, sent to me by a colleague wh

Updated on:April 08,2024

Mild COVID during pregnancy does not slow brain development in babies, study finds

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterUnadjusted Standard Scores for Each DAYC-2 Subdomain. Horizontal dashed lines represent the normative mean score for each subdomain. DAYC-2 indicates D

Updated on: May 11,2024

Mild COVID during pregnancy does not slow brain development in babies, study finds

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterUnadjusted Standard Scores for Each DAYC-2 Subdomain. Horizontal dashed lines represent the normative mean score for each subdomain. DAYC-2 indicates D

Updated on:May 11,2024

Opting to freeze eggs can help women have babies when they are older, but many do not use their frozen eggs

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 40% of women who chose to freeze their eggs in their 30s were able to have babies later in life

Updated on: February 18,2024

Opting to freeze eggs can help women have babies when they are older, but many do not use their frozen eggs

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 40% of women who chose to freeze their eggs in their 30s were able to have babies later in life

Updated on:February 18,2024

Inducing labor at 39 weeks reduces risks of C-section and other complications

by University of South FloridaBaby born at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Florida via c-section. Credit: Sandra RoaIt's better to induce than to watch and wait. That's the result of a n

Updated on: March 12,2024

Inducing labor at 39 weeks reduces risks of C-section and other complications

by University of South FloridaBaby born at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Florida via c-section. Credit: Sandra RoaIt's better to induce than to watch and wait. That's the result of a n

Updated on:March 12,2024

Syudy: Vitamin D may reduce risk of pre‐eclampsia, gestational diabetes, and more

by Jessica Drouet,Florida International UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen a woman becomes pregnant, among the many items to typically buy is vitamins. Studies have shown that vitamin suppl

Updated on: May 18,2024

Syudy: Vitamin D may reduce risk of pre‐eclampsia, gestational diabetes, and more

by Jessica Drouet,Florida International UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen a woman becomes pregnant, among the many items to typically buy is vitamins. Studies have shown that vitamin suppl

Updated on:May 18,2024

Investigating the link between a type of antibody and miscarriage

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMiscarriage affects an estimated 15% of pregnancies, but in about half of cases the cause is unclear. At Yale, reproductive im

Updated on: May 18,2024

Investigating the link between a type of antibody and miscarriage

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMiscarriage affects an estimated 15% of pregnancies, but in about half of cases the cause is unclear. At Yale, reproductive im

Updated on:May 18,2024

Black women are at greater risk of maternal death in the UK—here's what needs to be done

by Ian James Kidd,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageBlack women arefour times more likelyto die while pregnant or just after childbirth than white women, according to the lat

Updated on: February 18,2024

Black women are at greater risk of maternal death in the UK—here's what needs to be done

by Ian James Kidd,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageBlack women arefour times more likelyto die while pregnant or just after childbirth than white women, according to the lat

Updated on:February 18,2024