Research team creates a surgical navigation system for fetal surgery

by Universitat Pompeu Fabra - BarcelonaThe new surgical GPS provides greater precision, shortens the duration of surgery and reduces mortality rates. Credit: BCNatalThe placenta of every expectant mot

Updated on: May 18,2024

Research team creates a surgical navigation system for fetal surgery

by Universitat Pompeu Fabra - BarcelonaThe new surgical GPS provides greater precision, shortens the duration of surgery and reduces mortality rates. Credit: BCNatalThe placenta of every expectant mot

Updated on:May 18,2024

Pre-eclampsia increases risk of end stage kidney disease, study finds

by Public Library of ScienceWomen with pre-eclampsia during pregnancy have a five-fold increased risk of end stage kidney disease (ESKD) later in life compared to women who don't develop pre-

Updated on: June 04,2024

Pre-eclampsia increases risk of end stage kidney disease, study finds

by Public Library of ScienceWomen with pre-eclampsia during pregnancy have a five-fold increased risk of end stage kidney disease (ESKD) later in life compared to women who don't develop pre-

Updated on:June 04,2024

Tori Bowie's death highlights race gap in maternal death rates

by Dennis ThompsonHaving a baby in the United States continues to be a risky proposition, particularly for Black women, according to a pair of new reports.The number of U.S. deliveries that resulted i

Updated on: February 18,2024

Tori Bowie's death highlights race gap in maternal death rates

by Dennis ThompsonHaving a baby in the United States continues to be a risky proposition, particularly for Black women, according to a pair of new reports.The number of U.S. deliveries that resulted i

Updated on:February 18,2024

Perinatal patients, nurses explain how hospital pandemic policies failed them

by Jake Ellison,University of WashingtonPerinatal patients and the nurses who care for them told researchers that hospital changes to combat the spread of COVID-19 had detrimental impacts on mat

Updated on: June 29,2024

Perinatal patients, nurses explain how hospital pandemic policies failed them

by Jake Ellison,University of WashingtonPerinatal patients and the nurses who care for them told researchers that hospital changes to combat the spread of COVID-19 had detrimental impacts on mat

Updated on:June 29,2024

Determining the ideal COVID-19 vaccine type and timing during pregnancy

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlthough pregnant individuals and newborns may face elevated risks of developing more severe cases of COVID-19 following SARS-CoV

Updated on: June 29,2024

Determining the ideal COVID-19 vaccine type and timing during pregnancy

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlthough pregnant individuals and newborns may face elevated risks of developing more severe cases of COVID-19 following SARS-CoV

Updated on:June 29,2024

Probiotic strain helps pregnant women maintain healthy iron levels

by WileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study published inActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavicafound that taking a particular probiotic strain improves iron levels in

Updated on: May 06,2024

Probiotic strain helps pregnant women maintain healthy iron levels

by WileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study published inActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavicafound that taking a particular probiotic strain improves iron levels in

Updated on:May 06,2024

Abortion restrictions put hospital ethics committees in the spotlight—but what do they do?

by Elizabeth Lanphier and Jake Earl,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMany states have imposedsweeping restrictionsthat all but ban abortion since the June 2022 Suprem

Updated on: February 18,2024

Abortion restrictions put hospital ethics committees in the spotlight—but what do they do?

by Elizabeth Lanphier and Jake Earl,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMany states have imposedsweeping restrictionsthat all but ban abortion since the June 2022 Suprem

Updated on:February 18,2024

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

Updated on: January 16,2024

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

Updated on:January 16,2024

Don't use certain tests for pregnancy, ovulation, UTIs, FDA warns

by Cara MurezThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that consumers should not use certain pregnancy, ovulation, urine, UTI and breast milk test kits over concerns that the tests may not be s

Updated on: January 19,2024

Don't use certain tests for pregnancy, ovulation, UTIs, FDA warns

by Cara MurezThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that consumers should not use certain pregnancy, ovulation, urine, UTI and breast milk test kits over concerns that the tests may not be s

Updated on:January 19,2024

In US first, baby is born from dead donor's transplanted womb

This June 18, 2019 photo provided by the Cleveland Clinic shows the newborn girl born from a woman who received the hospital's first uterus transplant. Uterine transplants have enabled more than a

Updated on: April 07,2024

In US first, baby is born from dead donor's transplanted womb

This June 18, 2019 photo provided by the Cleveland Clinic shows the newborn girl born from a woman who received the hospital's first uterus transplant. Uterine transplants have enabled more than a

Updated on:April 07,2024