Working with community leaders found to boost family planning in Tanzania

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeUptake of contraception in each community during the prospective year and the historical yearUptake of contraception over study period by trial arm. Uptake of cont

Updated on: January 15,2024 19

Working with community leaders found to boost family planning in Tanzania

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeUptake of contraception in each community during the prospective year and the historical yearUptake of contraception over study period by trial arm. Uptake of cont

Updated on:January 15,2024 19

Once the new over-the-counter birth control pill is available, what about cost and coverage?

by Michelle Andrews, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThis month, the FDA approved Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive that will be available for sale over the counter in stores

Updated on: January 19,2024 6

Once the new over-the-counter birth control pill is available, what about cost and coverage?

by Michelle Andrews, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThis month, the FDA approved Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive that will be available for sale over the counter in stores

Updated on:January 19,2024 6

Researchers identify new mechanism of communication between maternal gut bacteria and the fetus

byUniversity of OuluRepresentative transmission electron micrographs of the amniotic fluid and fecal EVs. Credit:Microbiome(2023). DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01694-9A research group fro

Updated on: January 15,2024 10

Researchers identify new mechanism of communication between maternal gut bacteria and the fetus

byUniversity of OuluRepresentative transmission electron micrographs of the amniotic fluid and fecal EVs. Credit:Microbiome(2023). DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01694-9A research group fro

Updated on:January 15,2024 10

Researchers use AI to reduce intrapartum stillbirths and early neonatal deaths in Malawi

by Homa Shalchi,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSub-Saharan Africa has a high maternal death rate and an even higher stillbirth and neonatal death rate. Baylor College

Updated on: April 07,2024 17

Researchers use AI to reduce intrapartum stillbirths and early neonatal deaths in Malawi

by Homa Shalchi,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSub-Saharan Africa has a high maternal death rate and an even higher stillbirth and neonatal death rate. Baylor College

Updated on:April 07,2024 17

New postpartum depression drug comes with hefty price tag

by Robin FosterA new drug to treat postpartum depression will cost nearly $16,000 for a 14-day course of treatment, a price tag that has doctors worried that some patients won't be able to afford

Updated on: January 15,2024 12

New postpartum depression drug comes with hefty price tag

by Robin FosterA new drug to treat postpartum depression will cost nearly $16,000 for a 14-day course of treatment, a price tag that has doctors worried that some patients won't be able to afford

Updated on:January 15,2024 12

Do different plant-based diets affect pregnancy and birth outcomes?

by WileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen who follow vegan diets during pregnancy may face higher risks of developing preeclampsia and of giving birth to newborns with lower birth weight, s

Updated on: March 15,2024 19

Do different plant-based diets affect pregnancy and birth outcomes?

by WileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen who follow vegan diets during pregnancy may face higher risks of developing preeclampsia and of giving birth to newborns with lower birth weight, s

Updated on:March 15,2024 19

Study investigates link between lactation and visceral, pericardial fat

by Texas Tech UniversityTTUHSC's Duke Appiah, Ph.D., and a team of collaborators recently completed a study to see if the presence of excess visceral and pericardial fat results in a lower ri

Updated on: May 21,2024 4

Study investigates link between lactation and visceral, pericardial fat

by Texas Tech UniversityTTUHSC's Duke Appiah, Ph.D., and a team of collaborators recently completed a study to see if the presence of excess visceral and pericardial fat results in a lower ri

Updated on:May 21,2024 4

Medication abortion TikTok videos tend to be accurate and reliable, study finds

by Alexis Porter,Duke UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPopular TikTok videos that highlight ways to obtain a medication abortion are typically informative and useful, according to a s

Updated on: June 07,2024 3

Medication abortion TikTok videos tend to be accurate and reliable, study finds

by Alexis Porter,Duke UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPopular TikTok videos that highlight ways to obtain a medication abortion are typically informative and useful, according to a s

Updated on:June 07,2024 3

Study suggests early induction of labor could reduce inequities in pregnancy outcomes

byPublic Library of ScienceCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainInducing labor at 39 weeks of pregnancy has the greatest benefit in risk reduction for women from more socioeconomically deprived are

Updated on: January 18,2024 18

Study suggests early induction of labor could reduce inequities in pregnancy outcomes

byPublic Library of ScienceCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainInducing labor at 39 weeks of pregnancy has the greatest benefit in risk reduction for women from more socioeconomically deprived are

Updated on:January 18,2024 18

'Motherhood is hard': Young, HIV-positive moms in South Africa open up about regret and anger

by Morolake Josephine Adeagbo,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageFor any woman, pregnancy and giving birth are major life-changing experiences. Becoming a mother brings with it a range of

Updated on: January 17,2024 15

'Motherhood is hard': Young, HIV-positive moms in South Africa open up about regret and anger

by Morolake Josephine Adeagbo,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageFor any woman, pregnancy and giving birth are major life-changing experiences. Becoming a mother brings with it a range of

Updated on:January 17,2024 15

Medicines360's long and winding, $82 million road to create and distribute $50 birth control

by SONO MOTOYAMA of The Chronicle of PhilanthropyA client receives information at Mary’s Center, a community health center in Washington in 2018. The center is one of more than 2,500 publicly funded h

Updated on: January 17,2024 6

Medicines360's long and winding, $82 million road to create and distribute $50 birth control

by SONO MOTOYAMA of The Chronicle of PhilanthropyA client receives information at Mary’s Center, a community health center in Washington in 2018. The center is one of more than 2,500 publicly funded h

Updated on:January 17,2024 6

In the race for safer, more reliable fetal monitoring continues

by Eindhoven University of TechnologyCredit: Eindhoven University of TechnologyPregnancy is a major life event for most parents-to-be. Usually pregnancy proceeds without incidents, however, compl

Updated on: April 02,2024 19

In the race for safer, more reliable fetal monitoring continues

by Eindhoven University of TechnologyCredit: Eindhoven University of TechnologyPregnancy is a major life event for most parents-to-be. Usually pregnancy proceeds without incidents, however, compl

Updated on:April 02,2024 19