US approves pill for postpartum depression

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved for the first time a pill to treat postpartum depression, a condition believed to affect around half a million

Updated on: January 19,2024 10

US approves pill for postpartum depression

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved for the first time a pill to treat postpartum depression, a condition believed to affect around half a million

Updated on:January 19,2024 10

Legacy of racism in housing policies continues to impact maternal health

by University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainHousing policies established more than eight decades ago that effectively trapped people of color in low income and segregated ne

Updated on: March 24,2024 19

Legacy of racism in housing policies continues to impact maternal health

by University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainHousing policies established more than eight decades ago that effectively trapped people of color in low income and segregated ne

Updated on:March 24,2024 19

Big drop in US pregnancies seen since 2010

by Dennis ThompsonPregnancy rates in the United States suffered a steep decline during the last decade, new government data shows.The overall U.S. pregnancy rate fell by 12% between 2010 and 2019, acc

Updated on: March 16,2024 15

Big drop in US pregnancies seen since 2010

by Dennis ThompsonPregnancy rates in the United States suffered a steep decline during the last decade, new government data shows.The overall U.S. pregnancy rate fell by 12% between 2010 and 2019, acc

Updated on:March 16,2024 15

Telehealth services can help women access and understand medical abortion

by Amy NortonEven before Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, many U.S. women lived far from a clinic where they could get abortion pills. Now, a new study suggests that telemedicine can help fill that

Updated on: January 17,2024 14

Telehealth services can help women access and understand medical abortion

by Amy NortonEven before Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, many U.S. women lived far from a clinic where they could get abortion pills. Now, a new study suggests that telemedicine can help fill that

Updated on:January 17,2024 14

Online tool helps doctors predict whether childhood cancer treatment will lead to premature menopause

by Yolanda Poffenroth,University of AlbertaRebecca Clark, a recent graduate of the U of A's School of Public Health, created a free online risk calculator that allows clinicians to predict t

Updated on: April 03,2024 15

Online tool helps doctors predict whether childhood cancer treatment will lead to premature menopause

by Yolanda Poffenroth,University of AlbertaRebecca Clark, a recent graduate of the U of A's School of Public Health, created a free online risk calculator that allows clinicians to predict t

Updated on:April 03,2024 15

Hypertension and anemia drive racial gaps in birth complications, studies find

by Erin Digitale,Stanford UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTwo common, treatable medical conditions—hypertension and iron-deficiency anemia—contribute significantly to racial dispariti

Updated on: January 17,2024 19

Hypertension and anemia drive racial gaps in birth complications, studies find

by Erin Digitale,Stanford UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTwo common, treatable medical conditions—hypertension and iron-deficiency anemia—contribute significantly to racial dispariti

Updated on:January 17,2024 19

Study uncovers impact of 1918 Spanish flu pandemic on infant health

byPublic Library of ScienceTranscribing archival data from maternity hospital registers in Switzerland. Credit: MELS, University of Zurich, CC-BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)In the

Updated on: January 19,2024 15

Study uncovers impact of 1918 Spanish flu pandemic on infant health

byPublic Library of ScienceTranscribing archival data from maternity hospital registers in Switzerland. Credit: MELS, University of Zurich, CC-BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)In the

Updated on:January 19,2024 15

Moms exposed to air pollution give birth to smaller babies, but living in a greener area may mitigate the risks

by European Respiratory SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen exposed to air pollution give birth to smaller babies, according to research that will be presented at theEuropean Respirat

Updated on: January 17,2024 11

Moms exposed to air pollution give birth to smaller babies, but living in a greener area may mitigate the risks

by European Respiratory SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen exposed to air pollution give birth to smaller babies, according to research that will be presented at theEuropean Respirat

Updated on:January 17,2024 11

Medicaid now covers doulas for pregnant and postpartum Coloradans

by Meg Wingerter, The Denver PostCredit: CC0 Public DomainColorado's Medicaid program now covers doula care for all pregnant and postpartum members, but advocates don't expect to see an immedi

Updated on: July 10,2024 0

Medicaid now covers doulas for pregnant and postpartum Coloradans

by Meg Wingerter, The Denver PostCredit: CC0 Public DomainColorado's Medicaid program now covers doula care for all pregnant and postpartum members, but advocates don't expect to see an immedi

Updated on:July 10,2024 0

Telehealth could improve access to health care for pregnant mothers, their infants

by Nicole Rideout,Oregon Health & Science UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReplacing or supplementing in-person maternal care with telehealth generally results in similar and somet

Updated on: March 02,2024 13

Telehealth could improve access to health care for pregnant mothers, their infants

by Nicole Rideout,Oregon Health & Science UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReplacing or supplementing in-person maternal care with telehealth generally results in similar and somet

Updated on:March 02,2024 13

Breast cancer patients may use fertility preservation or assisted reproductive technologies

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUsing fertility preservation and/or assisted reproductive technologies (ART) did not adversely impact three-year cancer

Updated on: January 13,2024 10

Breast cancer patients may use fertility preservation or assisted reproductive technologies

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUsing fertility preservation and/or assisted reproductive technologies (ART) did not adversely impact three-year cancer

Updated on:January 13,2024 10

Endometriosis: Diagnosing the debilitating condition

by DeeDee Stiepan, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn remarks this month to members of Congress and their staffs, Dr. Wendaline VanBuren, a Mayo Clinic radiologist who special

Updated on: January 16,2024 11

Endometriosis: Diagnosing the debilitating condition

by DeeDee Stiepan, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn remarks this month to members of Congress and their staffs, Dr. Wendaline VanBuren, a Mayo Clinic radiologist who special

Updated on:January 16,2024 11