Promising new way to predict older mums' pregnancy risks

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScientists have revealed new ways of calculating older mums' personal risk of serious pregnancy problems like havin

Updated on: April 23,2024

Promising new way to predict older mums' pregnancy risks

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScientists have revealed new ways of calculating older mums' personal risk of serious pregnancy problems like havin

Updated on:April 23,2024

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

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

Home births are three times more dangerous than hospital deliveries: study

by American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the NegevCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen who give birth in non-hospital settings are three times more likely to encounter complications and perinat

Updated on: May 18,2024

Home births are three times more dangerous than hospital deliveries: study

by American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the NegevCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen who give birth in non-hospital settings are three times more likely to encounter complications and perinat

Updated on:May 18,2024

Good outcomes from first 5 years of uterus transplants, but concerns remain

By Denise Mann HealthDay ReporterFor women who can't get pregnant because they don't have a uterus or the one they have no longer works properly, uterine transplants can indeed help these wome

Updated on: March 16,2024

Good outcomes from first 5 years of uterus transplants, but concerns remain

By Denise Mann HealthDay ReporterFor women who can't get pregnant because they don't have a uterus or the one they have no longer works properly, uterine transplants can indeed help these wome

Updated on:March 16,2024

Decades-long push to lower stillbirth rate in the US has stalled, research finds

by Greg Bruno,Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA decades-long effort to lower the stillbirth rate in the United States has stalled, as has progress in closing a persistent gap

Updated on: June 05,2024

Decades-long push to lower stillbirth rate in the US has stalled, research finds

by Greg Bruno,Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA decades-long effort to lower the stillbirth rate in the United States has stalled, as has progress in closing a persistent gap

Updated on:June 05,2024

MicroRNA regulates process vital to placenta growth in early pregnancy

by University of South FloridaIn preparation for pregnancy, fetal trophoblast cells (brown) from which the placenta arises invade maternal decidual cells (pink) in the uterus lining. Credit: Hana

Updated on: April 07,2024

MicroRNA regulates process vital to placenta growth in early pregnancy

by University of South FloridaIn preparation for pregnancy, fetal trophoblast cells (brown) from which the placenta arises invade maternal decidual cells (pink) in the uterus lining. Credit: Hana

Updated on:April 07,2024

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

How does the new OTC birth control pill, Opill, work to prevent pregnancy? 5 questions answered

by Sarah Lynch,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Food and Drug Administration's July 13, 2023, approval of thefirst over-the-counter birth control pill, called Opill, broade

Updated on: January 19,2024

How does the new OTC birth control pill, Opill, work to prevent pregnancy? 5 questions answered

by Sarah Lynch,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Food and Drug Administration's July 13, 2023, approval of thefirst over-the-counter birth control pill, called Opill, broade

Updated on:January 19,2024

4 things about female orgasms researchers actually study

by Jane Chalmers,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainCardi B's songWAPand the Netflix show "Sex Education" place female orgasms on center stage in popular culture.

Updated on: March 12,2024

4 things about female orgasms researchers actually study

by Jane Chalmers,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainCardi B's songWAPand the Netflix show "Sex Education" place female orgasms on center stage in popular culture.

Updated on:March 12,2024

Oral contraceptive pill users less likely to report depression, according to study

byAnglia Ruskin UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study has shown that women who are taking the oral contraceptive pill are less likely to report depression.The research, which a

Updated on: January 15,2024

Oral contraceptive pill users less likely to report depression, according to study

byAnglia Ruskin UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study has shown that women who are taking the oral contraceptive pill are less likely to report depression.The research, which a

Updated on:January 15,2024