Prenatal screening for Down's syndrome seen as 'routine practice'

by Cardiff UniversityCredit: Cardiff UniversityOptional prenatal screening for Down's syndrome has become a 'normal' part of pregnancy, with consequences for women and their partners,

Updated on: March 02,2024 10

Prenatal screening for Down's syndrome seen as 'routine practice'

by Cardiff UniversityCredit: Cardiff UniversityOptional prenatal screening for Down's syndrome has become a 'normal' part of pregnancy, with consequences for women and their partners,

Updated on:March 02,2024 10

Study suggests health care access is not preventing deaths among pregnant and postpartum people

byBoston UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe majority ofresearchand public discourse on US maternal mortality focuses on pregnancy-related maternal deaths—deaths caused or acceler

Updated on: January 16,2024 10

Study suggests health care access is not preventing deaths among pregnant and postpartum people

byBoston UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe majority ofresearchand public discourse on US maternal mortality focuses on pregnancy-related maternal deaths—deaths caused or acceler

Updated on:January 16,2024 10

Study finds COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy does not increase complications around the time of childbirth

by University of OttawaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have found that receiving a COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy does not lead to increases in the frequency of complications arou

Updated on: March 05,2024 14

Study finds COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy does not increase complications around the time of childbirth

by University of OttawaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have found that receiving a COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy does not lead to increases in the frequency of complications arou

Updated on:March 05,2024 14

Seafood offers vital nutrient for expectant moms and babies

by Len Canter, Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—Omega-3 fatty acids, found in foods including fatty fish and flaxseed, may be best known for their link to heart health, but they're also vital for pre

Updated on: March 09,2024 20

Seafood offers vital nutrient for expectant moms and babies

by Len Canter, Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—Omega-3 fatty acids, found in foods including fatty fish and flaxseed, may be best known for their link to heart health, but they're also vital for pre

Updated on:March 09,2024 20

Different genes are expressed at different stages during pregnancy, according to scientists

by Win Reynolds,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWe have a good understanding of how a woman's external features can change during pregnancy, but scientists know surp

Updated on: February 18,2024 5

Different genes are expressed at different stages during pregnancy, according to scientists

by Win Reynolds,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWe have a good understanding of how a woman's external features can change during pregnancy, but scientists know surp

Updated on:February 18,2024 5

Sexual minority birthing people highly engage in obstetric care

by Lori SolomonSexual minority women are highly engaged in obstetric care, according to a study published online Aug. 2 inJAMA Psychiatry.Leiszle Lapping-Carr, Ph.D., from Northwestern Universit

Updated on: January 19,2024 19

Sexual minority birthing people highly engage in obstetric care

by Lori SolomonSexual minority women are highly engaged in obstetric care, according to a study published online Aug. 2 inJAMA Psychiatry.Leiszle Lapping-Carr, Ph.D., from Northwestern Universit

Updated on:January 19,2024 19

Endometriosis more common in young women than many doctors realize

by Carrie MacMillan,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain"You just have bad cramps," was the typical response teenager Sarah Swenson heard when she complained about the excr

Updated on: March 19,2024 18

Endometriosis more common in young women than many doctors realize

by Carrie MacMillan,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain"You just have bad cramps," was the typical response teenager Sarah Swenson heard when she complained about the excr

Updated on:March 19,2024 18

Diagnostic strategy can rule out PE in pregnant women

(HealthDay)—A diagnostic strategy based on pretest clinical probability assessment, high-sensitivity D-dimer testing, bilateral lower-limb compression ultrasonography (CUS), and computed tomography pu

Updated on: March 30,2024 19

Diagnostic strategy can rule out PE in pregnant women

(HealthDay)—A diagnostic strategy based on pretest clinical probability assessment, high-sensitivity D-dimer testing, bilateral lower-limb compression ultrasonography (CUS), and computed tomography pu

Updated on:March 30,2024 19

Aging and ovariectomy induces parallel phosphoproteomic changes in skeletal muscle of female mice

by Impact Journals LLCSchematic of experimental design created with https://www.biorender.com and mouse characteristics. Credit:Aging(2023). DOI: 10.18632/aging.204959A new research paper

Updated on: January 19,2024 16

Aging and ovariectomy induces parallel phosphoproteomic changes in skeletal muscle of female mice

by Impact Journals LLCSchematic of experimental design created with https://www.biorender.com and mouse characteristics. Credit:Aging(2023). DOI: 10.18632/aging.204959A new research paper

Updated on:January 19,2024 16

Stricter abortion laws linked to increase in unintended births

by Tom Fleischman,Cornell UniversityPercentage of pregnancies that resulted in live birth that were unintended, by state, 2012–2018. Map was created from author's own analysis of PRAMS data,

Updated on: January 15,2024 15

Stricter abortion laws linked to increase in unintended births

by Tom Fleischman,Cornell UniversityPercentage of pregnancies that resulted in live birth that were unintended, by state, 2012–2018. Map was created from author's own analysis of PRAMS data,

Updated on:January 15,2024 15

Multiple factors delay timely endometriosis diagnosis, study shows

byAston UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReviewing qualitative studies from the past 20 years, the researchers found a range of contributing factors including: a continuing stigma arou

Updated on: January 21,2024 13

Multiple factors delay timely endometriosis diagnosis, study shows

byAston UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReviewing qualitative studies from the past 20 years, the researchers found a range of contributing factors including: a continuing stigma arou

Updated on:January 21,2024 13

Protein Beclin-1 shown to be a major player in uterine remodeling and the establishment of pregnancy

by Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThroughout a woman's reproductive life, the endometrium, the mucous membrane lining the uterus, goes through cyclical remodeling.

Updated on: March 13,2024 10

Protein Beclin-1 shown to be a major player in uterine remodeling and the establishment of pregnancy

by Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThroughout a woman's reproductive life, the endometrium, the mucous membrane lining the uterus, goes through cyclical remodeling.

Updated on:March 13,2024 10