Discovery of genes linked to preterm birth in landmark study

by March of Dimes FoundationPregnancy test. Credit: public domainA massive DNA analysis of pregnant women has identified six gene regions that influence the length of pregnancy and the timing of

Updated on: March 05,2024 13

Discovery of genes linked to preterm birth in landmark study

by March of Dimes FoundationPregnancy test. Credit: public domainA massive DNA analysis of pregnant women has identified six gene regions that influence the length of pregnancy and the timing of

Updated on:March 05,2024 13

Consumer study explores future diet of plant-based fermented foods

byUmea UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Umeå University have conducted the first consumer study focusing on plant-based fermentation and its role in the necessary dieta

Updated on: July 05,2024 0

Consumer study explores future diet of plant-based fermented foods

byUmea UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Umeå University have conducted the first consumer study focusing on plant-based fermentation and its role in the necessary dieta

Updated on:July 05,2024 0

Trump election in 2016 linked to increase in preterm births among US Latinas

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainA significant jump in preterm births to Latina mothers living in the U.S. occurred in the nine months followi

Updated on: March 12,2024 18

Trump election in 2016 linked to increase in preterm births among US Latinas

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainA significant jump in preterm births to Latina mothers living in the U.S. occurred in the nine months followi

Updated on:March 12,2024 18

Water births are as safe as land births for mom, baby: study

by Laura Bailey,University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study found that water births are no more risky than land births, and that women in the water group sustain fewer first and s

Updated on: June 11,2024 3

Water births are as safe as land births for mom, baby: study

by Laura Bailey,University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study found that water births are no more risky than land births, and that women in the water group sustain fewer first and s

Updated on:June 11,2024 3

Illinois county reverses decision; will allow pregnant and lactating women to get COVID-19 vaccines

by Alison BowenCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainKane County, Illinois, officials have reversed a policy that denied COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant and lactating women.In a statement released Friday, th

Updated on: May 09,2024 7

Illinois county reverses decision; will allow pregnant and lactating women to get COVID-19 vaccines

by Alison BowenCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainKane County, Illinois, officials have reversed a policy that denied COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant and lactating women.In a statement released Friday, th

Updated on:May 09,2024 7

NIH study suggests higher air pollution exposure during second pregnancy may increase preterm birth risk

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant women who are exposed to higher air pollution levels during their second pregnancy, compared to their first one, may be at greate

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NIH study suggests higher air pollution exposure during second pregnancy may increase preterm birth risk

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant women who are exposed to higher air pollution levels during their second pregnancy, compared to their first one, may be at greate

Updated on:March 05,2024 19

Why celebrity menopause activism can hinder as well as help women

by Kate Pleace,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOnly a few years ago, the menopause wasa taboo subject—not spoken about in private or in public—but now celebrities includin

Updated on: November 23,2024 0

Why celebrity menopause activism can hinder as well as help women

by Kate Pleace,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOnly a few years ago, the menopause wasa taboo subject—not spoken about in private or in public—but now celebrities includin

Updated on:November 23,2024 0

Decreasing the maternal mortality rate in Ghana

by Brigham Young UniversityCredit: Brigham Young UniversityThis past summer, students from the College of Life Sciences Department of Public Health worked to lower the maternal mortality rate in

Updated on: March 09,2024 12

Decreasing the maternal mortality rate in Ghana

by Brigham Young UniversityCredit: Brigham Young UniversityThis past summer, students from the College of Life Sciences Department of Public Health worked to lower the maternal mortality rate in

Updated on:March 09,2024 12

Five causes explain most fetal deaths from 2018 to 2020

Five selected causes of death accounted for 89.8 percent of fetal deaths in a reporting area of 41 states and the District of Columbia for 2018 to 2020, according to a report published online Oct. 19

Updated on: March 12,2024 20

Five causes explain most fetal deaths from 2018 to 2020

Five selected causes of death accounted for 89.8 percent of fetal deaths in a reporting area of 41 states and the District of Columbia for 2018 to 2020, according to a report published online Oct. 19

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Link found between morning sickness, smoking and healthy pregnancies

by Society for EndocrinologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA link between the 'old wives' tale that morning sickness may indicate a healthy pregnancy, and the reason smoking is so detrimental has be

Updated on: March 07,2024 12

Link found between morning sickness, smoking and healthy pregnancies

by Society for EndocrinologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA link between the 'old wives' tale that morning sickness may indicate a healthy pregnancy, and the reason smoking is so detrimental has be

Updated on:March 07,2024 12

First birth control clinics reduced maternal and infant mortality in the US, study finds

by Universität PassauBirth control clinic openings and press coverage. Data source: Birth control clinics statistics by Hajo (2010) and Newspapers.com. The left y-axis shows the number of press articl

Updated on: June 05,2024 4

First birth control clinics reduced maternal and infant mortality in the US, study finds

by Universität PassauBirth control clinic openings and press coverage. Data source: Birth control clinics statistics by Hajo (2010) and Newspapers.com. The left y-axis shows the number of press articl

Updated on:June 05,2024 4

Abortion arguments at play in limiting veterans' IVF benefit

by Julie Carr SmythIn this Tuesday, June 11, 2019, file photo, Jake and Ashley Lyerla are interviewed at their home in Milroy, Ind. A federal program to help injured veterans and their spouses conceiv

Updated on: March 09,2024 14

Abortion arguments at play in limiting veterans' IVF benefit

by Julie Carr SmythIn this Tuesday, June 11, 2019, file photo, Jake and Ashley Lyerla are interviewed at their home in Milroy, Ind. A federal program to help injured veterans and their spouses conceiv

Updated on:March 09,2024 14