Indigenous people travel long distances to give birth compared with non-Indigenous people

by Canadian Medical Association JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainIndigenous people living in rural Canada are 16 times more likely to have to travel 200 km or more to give birth than non-Indigenou

Updated on: April 29,2024

Indigenous people travel long distances to give birth compared with non-Indigenous people

by Canadian Medical Association JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainIndigenous people living in rural Canada are 16 times more likely to have to travel 200 km or more to give birth than non-Indigenou

Updated on:April 29,2024

Researchers find risk of miscarriage increases with benzodiazepine use in pregnancy

by Elana GotkineAfter accounting for measurable confounders, the risk for miscarriage is increased in association with benzodiazepine use during pregnancy, according to a study published online Dec. 2

Updated on: January 12,2024

Researchers find risk of miscarriage increases with benzodiazepine use in pregnancy

by Elana GotkineAfter accounting for measurable confounders, the risk for miscarriage is increased in association with benzodiazepine use during pregnancy, according to a study published online Dec. 2

Updated on:January 12,2024

Treating milder forms of pre-existing high blood pressure during pregnancy improves some outcomes

by American College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainTreating even mildly elevated, or non-severe, blood pressure during pregnancy reduces the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and is unlik

Updated on: March 23,2024

Treating milder forms of pre-existing high blood pressure during pregnancy improves some outcomes

by American College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainTreating even mildly elevated, or non-severe, blood pressure during pregnancy reduces the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and is unlik

Updated on:March 23,2024

Diet and exercise for obese mothers could lower cardiovascular risk in children

byKing's College LondonChild offspring cardiovascular health benefits of preconception and antenatal lifestyle interventions in women with obesity. The impact of maternal obesity on child ca

Updated on: July 10,2024

Diet and exercise for obese mothers could lower cardiovascular risk in children

byKing's College LondonChild offspring cardiovascular health benefits of preconception and antenatal lifestyle interventions in women with obesity. The impact of maternal obesity on child ca

Updated on:July 10,2024

Study detects origins of Huntington's disease in two-week-old human embryos

by Rockefeller UniversityResearchers can examine the early effects of mutations using lab-generated human embryos that mimic the first stages of development. Credit: Laboratory of Stem Cell Biolo

Updated on: May 31,2024

Study detects origins of Huntington's disease in two-week-old human embryos

by Rockefeller UniversityResearchers can examine the early effects of mutations using lab-generated human embryos that mimic the first stages of development. Credit: Laboratory of Stem Cell Biolo

Updated on:May 31,2024

Researchers create first fetal brain atlas for spina bifida aperta

by King's College LondonOverview of the proposed anatomical landmarks. Those landmarks were annotated for all the 3D reconstructed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They aim at improving the

Updated on: May 21,2024

Researchers create first fetal brain atlas for spina bifida aperta

by King's College LondonOverview of the proposed anatomical landmarks. Those landmarks were annotated for all the 3D reconstructed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They aim at improving the

Updated on:May 21,2024

Mouse study shows exercise during pregnancy improves heart health of future generations

by Amy Colgan,The Ohio State UniversityVoluntary maternal wheel exercise ameliorates the detrimental effects of a maternal HFD on female offspring cardiac function invivo. (A) Female offsp

Updated on: March 30,2024

Mouse study shows exercise during pregnancy improves heart health of future generations

by Amy Colgan,The Ohio State UniversityVoluntary maternal wheel exercise ameliorates the detrimental effects of a maternal HFD on female offspring cardiac function invivo. (A) Female offsp

Updated on:March 30,2024

Maternal mortality rate is much higher for Black women than white women in Mississippi, study says

by Emily Wagster PettusDr. Michelle Owens, a maternal fetal medicine subspecialist, speaks on Feb. 22, 2023 at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Owens is one of the leaders of a committee that publi

Updated on: January 13,2024

Maternal mortality rate is much higher for Black women than white women in Mississippi, study says

by Emily Wagster PettusDr. Michelle Owens, a maternal fetal medicine subspecialist, speaks on Feb. 22, 2023 at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Owens is one of the leaders of a committee that publi

Updated on:January 13,2024

No universal body image experience in pregnancy, says meta-analysis

byAnglia Ruskin UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study has discovered large variations in how pregnancy can affect women's perceptions of their own body, including experience

Updated on: January 16,2024

No universal body image experience in pregnancy, says meta-analysis

byAnglia Ruskin UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study has discovered large variations in how pregnancy can affect women's perceptions of their own body, including experience

Updated on:January 16,2024

New stillbirth risk figures help women's decisions on timing delivery

by Queen Mary, University of LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainWith every week that a pregnancy continues past term (37 weeks), the risk of stillbirth increases, according to an analysis of more tha

Updated on: July 02,2024

New stillbirth risk figures help women's decisions on timing delivery

by Queen Mary, University of LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainWith every week that a pregnancy continues past term (37 weeks), the risk of stillbirth increases, according to an analysis of more tha

Updated on:July 02,2024