A decades-long drop in teen births is slowing, and advocates worry a reversal is coming

by Catherine Sweeney, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCicely Wilson's work doesn't end when she leaves her day job as a lactation consultant, doula and child care expert.Wilson

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A decades-long drop in teen births is slowing, and advocates worry a reversal is coming

by Catherine Sweeney, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCicely Wilson's work doesn't end when she leaves her day job as a lactation consultant, doula and child care expert.Wilson

Updated on:January 16,2024 8

Infertility associated with small increased risk for birth defects among children conceived through fertility treatment

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 850,000 children born in Australia found that parental infertility may be a factor for a small increased ris

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Infertility associated with small increased risk for birth defects among children conceived through fertility treatment

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 850,000 children born in Australia found that parental infertility may be a factor for a small increased ris

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Home-monitoring during IVF found to work just as well as hospital checks

byAmsterdam University Medical CentersCredit: CC0 Public DomainHome monitoring of ovulation prior to placing frozen embryos during an IVF process works just as well as hospital checks to determi

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Home-monitoring during IVF found to work just as well as hospital checks

byAmsterdam University Medical CentersCredit: CC0 Public DomainHome monitoring of ovulation prior to placing frozen embryos during an IVF process works just as well as hospital checks to determi

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A spike in births and other potential impacts of Texas' abortion restrictions

by Suzanne Bell,Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn September 2021, Texas passed Senate Bill 8, or SB8, which banned abortions as early

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A spike in births and other potential impacts of Texas' abortion restrictions

by Suzanne Bell,Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn September 2021, Texas passed Senate Bill 8, or SB8, which banned abortions as early

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New ways to predict outcomes of pregnancies with fetal growth problems

byUniversity College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of scientists, led by researchers at University College London, have developed new methods to predict outcomes for pregnancies where th

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New ways to predict outcomes of pregnancies with fetal growth problems

byUniversity College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of scientists, led by researchers at University College London, have developed new methods to predict outcomes for pregnancies where th

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New research explores the link between baby birthweight, length of pregnancy and future cognitive problems

by Annie Slinn,University of WarwickContour Plot From the Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines Analysis, Estimated IQ z Score by Gestational Age, and Birth Weight z Score. A large IQ reducti

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New research explores the link between baby birthweight, length of pregnancy and future cognitive problems

by Annie Slinn,University of WarwickContour Plot From the Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines Analysis, Estimated IQ z Score by Gestational Age, and Birth Weight z Score. A large IQ reducti

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Female genital cutting remains a taboo subject in Pakistan, preventing real progress from being made

by Huda Syyed,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainFemale genital cutting is asecretiveand largely invisible practice in Pakistan.The experiences ofsurvivorsare the o

Updated on: January 17,2024 12

Female genital cutting remains a taboo subject in Pakistan, preventing real progress from being made

by Huda Syyed,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainFemale genital cutting is asecretiveand largely invisible practice in Pakistan.The experiences ofsurvivorsare the o

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High-fat diet during pregnancy found to change respiratory nerve development, increase asthma risk in adult offspring

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCharacteristics of offspring from a dam fed a high-fat diet. Credit:American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology(2023). DOI:

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High-fat diet during pregnancy found to change respiratory nerve development, increase asthma risk in adult offspring

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCharacteristics of offspring from a dam fed a high-fat diet. Credit:American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology(2023). DOI:

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New genetic markers may predict who will have 'miracle' improvement of rheumatoid arthritis during pregnancy

byNorthwestern UniversityRA gene expression signatures at the pre-pregnancy baseline. A A total of 448 protein-coding genes and 137 lncRNAs were differentially expressed (FDR < 0.05, fold cha

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New genetic markers may predict who will have 'miracle' improvement of rheumatoid arthritis during pregnancy

byNorthwestern UniversityRA gene expression signatures at the pre-pregnancy baseline. A A total of 448 protein-coding genes and 137 lncRNAs were differentially expressed (FDR < 0.05, fold cha

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Sickle cell disease found to worsen maternal health outcomes for Black individuals

by Erin Bluvas,University of South CarolinaCredit: National Institutes of HealthNew research led by Nansi Boghossian, associate professor of epidemiology, has investigated the relationship betwe

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Sickle cell disease found to worsen maternal health outcomes for Black individuals

by Erin Bluvas,University of South CarolinaCredit: National Institutes of HealthNew research led by Nansi Boghossian, associate professor of epidemiology, has investigated the relationship betwe

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Study identifies novel cellular mechanisms promoting growth of uterine fibroids

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.171305Investigators have discovered a novel molecular pathway that pro

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Study identifies novel cellular mechanisms promoting growth of uterine fibroids

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.171305Investigators have discovered a novel molecular pathway that pro

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Placenta-on-a-chip study addresses potential effects of pharmaceutical agents on fetus

byWorld Scientific Publishing(a) Exploded view of the fabricated placenta-on-a-chip before microfluidic cell culture. The fabricated chip consists of two microchannel-etched PDMS layers, which i

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Placenta-on-a-chip study addresses potential effects of pharmaceutical agents on fetus

byWorld Scientific Publishing(a) Exploded view of the fabricated placenta-on-a-chip before microfluidic cell culture. The fabricated chip consists of two microchannel-etched PDMS layers, which i

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