Women still feel like they aren't listened to when they give birth: Here's what could help change things

by Clare Jackson, Ellen Annandale and Sian Beynon-jones,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageWomen often report that they arenot listened to or given choicesabout what happens d

Updated on: January 17,2024

Women still feel like they aren't listened to when they give birth: Here's what could help change things

by Clare Jackson, Ellen Annandale and Sian Beynon-jones,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageWomen often report that they arenot listened to or given choicesabout what happens d

Updated on:January 17,2024

High-quality diet in pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of fetal growth restriction

by Society for Maternal-Fetal MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearch has shown that an unhealthy diet during pregnancy can have long-term effects on a child's health. Now, in a ne

Updated on: April 16,2024

High-quality diet in pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of fetal growth restriction

by Society for Maternal-Fetal MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearch has shown that an unhealthy diet during pregnancy can have long-term effects on a child's health. Now, in a ne

Updated on:April 16,2024

Thrush: Zinc may prevent yeast infections—new research

by Rebecca A. Drummond,The ConversationCandida albicans. Credit: Wikipedia.Around a half-billion women experience a vaginal yeast infection (thrush) every year—with around 140 million women suff

Updated on: January 13,2024

Thrush: Zinc may prevent yeast infections—new research

by Rebecca A. Drummond,The ConversationCandida albicans. Credit: Wikipedia.Around a half-billion women experience a vaginal yeast infection (thrush) every year—with around 140 million women suff

Updated on:January 13,2024

Study shows menstrual education in Spain still deficient and increases negative experiences of menstruation

by Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaThe main sources of information at the time of menarche compared to the decade in which the PWM was born. Only those who had reached menarche were asked this ques

Updated on: January 19,2024

Study shows menstrual education in Spain still deficient and increases negative experiences of menstruation

by Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaThe main sources of information at the time of menarche compared to the decade in which the PWM was born. Only those who had reached menarche were asked this ques

Updated on:January 19,2024

Birth complications tied to death risk decades later

by University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainComplications from pregnancy and child birth have led to high death rates among people who have given birth in the United States, and a new s

Updated on: March 07,2024

Birth complications tied to death risk decades later

by University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainComplications from pregnancy and child birth have led to high death rates among people who have given birth in the United States, and a new s

Updated on:March 07,2024

Midwifery linked to lower odds of birth complications for low-income women

by University of British ColumbiaUBC post-doctoral research fellow Daphne McRae and University of Saskatchewan professor Nazeem Muhajarine (left) study the benefits of midwifery care. Credit: Uni

Updated on: March 23,2024

Midwifery linked to lower odds of birth complications for low-income women

by University of British ColumbiaUBC post-doctoral research fellow Daphne McRae and University of Saskatchewan professor Nazeem Muhajarine (left) study the benefits of midwifery care. Credit: Uni

Updated on:March 23,2024

Study shows vaping nicotine while pregnant may impact fetal development

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusGraphical abstract. Nicotine vaping disrupts lung airway development, lung gene expression, craniofacial and long bone development, and increases sensitivity of skele

Updated on: January 19,2024

Study shows vaping nicotine while pregnant may impact fetal development

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusGraphical abstract. Nicotine vaping disrupts lung airway development, lung gene expression, craniofacial and long bone development, and increases sensitivity of skele

Updated on:January 19,2024

From rags and pads to the sanitary apron: A brief history of period products

by Helen King,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imagePeriod blood: it's not something many people want to talk about. Taboos around menstruation and menstrual blood have been around for c

Updated on: March 09,2024

From rags and pads to the sanitary apron: A brief history of period products

by Helen King,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imagePeriod blood: it's not something many people want to talk about. Taboos around menstruation and menstrual blood have been around for c

Updated on:March 09,2024

Frequency of premenstrual anxiety, mood swings a public health issue, study finds

by University of VirginiaFrequency of premenstrual symptoms reported by survey respondents. Numbers reflect participants who reported experiencing the symptom every menstrual cycle. Credit:

Updated on: June 05,2024

Frequency of premenstrual anxiety, mood swings a public health issue, study finds

by University of VirginiaFrequency of premenstrual symptoms reported by survey respondents. Numbers reflect participants who reported experiencing the symptom every menstrual cycle. Credit:

Updated on:June 05,2024

Systemic racism plays role in much higher maternal mortality rate among Black women

by American Society of AnesthesiologistsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBlack women have a 53% increased risk of dying in the hospital during childbirth, no matter their income level, type of insuran

Updated on: March 07,2024

Systemic racism plays role in much higher maternal mortality rate among Black women

by American Society of AnesthesiologistsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBlack women have a 53% increased risk of dying in the hospital during childbirth, no matter their income level, type of insuran

Updated on:March 07,2024