Could fluoride be bad for your baby during pregnancy?

by Dennis Thompson, Healthday ReporterFluoride exposure from drinking water during pregnancy could be making children less intelligent, a new Canadian study argues.Expectant moms with higher levels of

Updated on: April 18,2024

Could fluoride be bad for your baby during pregnancy?

by Dennis Thompson, Healthday ReporterFluoride exposure from drinking water during pregnancy could be making children less intelligent, a new Canadian study argues.Expectant moms with higher levels of

Updated on:April 18,2024

Fewer than 2 percent of OB-GYN doctors can prescribe life-saving opioid treatment

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe number of obstetrician-gynecologists who are able to prescribe a lifesaving opioid addiction medicine

Updated on: March 24,2024

Fewer than 2 percent of OB-GYN doctors can prescribe life-saving opioid treatment

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe number of obstetrician-gynecologists who are able to prescribe a lifesaving opioid addiction medicine

Updated on:March 24,2024

Birth-related PTSD is overlooked in Australia, says study

byUniversity of SydneyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearch by University of Sydney psychologists examining post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Australian mothers shows that about a

Updated on: January 19,2024

Birth-related PTSD is overlooked in Australia, says study

byUniversity of SydneyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearch by University of Sydney psychologists examining post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Australian mothers shows that about a

Updated on:January 19,2024

Disparities in access to prenatal care based on citizenship status and education level

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainImmigrant pregnant people faced persistent inequities in obtaining timely prenatal care as compared with native-born pregnant people in the Uni

Updated on: April 08,2024

Disparities in access to prenatal care based on citizenship status and education level

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainImmigrant pregnant people faced persistent inequities in obtaining timely prenatal care as compared with native-born pregnant people in the Uni

Updated on:April 08,2024

Endometriosis increases risk of complications during pregnancy and delivery

by Thomas Jefferson UniversityPregnancy test. Credit: public domainA new meta-analysis shows that pregnant women with endometriosis are at greater risk for a host of complications during pregnanc

Updated on: March 02,2024

Endometriosis increases risk of complications during pregnancy and delivery

by Thomas Jefferson UniversityPregnancy test. Credit: public domainA new meta-analysis shows that pregnant women with endometriosis are at greater risk for a host of complications during pregnanc

Updated on:March 02,2024

Calcium, zinc intake tied to lower risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

by Lori SolomonPeople with higher intakes of calcium and zinc before pregnancy appear to have a significantly lower risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), according to research presented

Updated on: July 30,2024

Calcium, zinc intake tied to lower risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

by Lori SolomonPeople with higher intakes of calcium and zinc before pregnancy appear to have a significantly lower risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), according to research presented

Updated on:July 30,2024

Diet linked to preeclampsia among low-income Hispanic women during pregnancy

by Keck School of Medicine of USCPredicted probability of preeclampsia by vegetables, oils, and fruit and HEI‐2015 maternal dietary pattern scores during the third trimester of pregnancy, stratif

Updated on: March 15,2024

Diet linked to preeclampsia among low-income Hispanic women during pregnancy

by Keck School of Medicine of USCPredicted probability of preeclampsia by vegetables, oils, and fruit and HEI‐2015 maternal dietary pattern scores during the third trimester of pregnancy, stratif

Updated on:March 15,2024

Risk-stratification algorithm significantly reduces unnecessary ovary removal in girls, study shows

byNemours Children's Health SystemCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMany children and adolescent girls diagnosed with an ovarian mass may be able to avoid ovary removal and its lifelong conse

Updated on: January 16,2024

Risk-stratification algorithm significantly reduces unnecessary ovary removal in girls, study shows

byNemours Children's Health SystemCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMany children and adolescent girls diagnosed with an ovarian mass may be able to avoid ovary removal and its lifelong conse

Updated on:January 16,2024

C-sections are seen as breastfeeding barrier in the U.S., but not in other global communities

by Amy Patterson Neubert,Purdue UniversityA photo of a Yucatec Maya mother and newborn is featured on the cover of the American Journal of Human Biology. Credit: Rosy GaribayThe increase in cesa

Updated on: April 07,2024

C-sections are seen as breastfeeding barrier in the U.S., but not in other global communities

by Amy Patterson Neubert,Purdue UniversityA photo of a Yucatec Maya mother and newborn is featured on the cover of the American Journal of Human Biology. Credit: Rosy GaribayThe increase in cesa

Updated on:April 07,2024

Preterm birth, prolonged labor influenced by progesterone balance

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research by the National Institutes of Health found that unbalanced progesterone signals may cause some pregnant women to experience p

Updated on: April 18,2024

Preterm birth, prolonged labor influenced by progesterone balance

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research by the National Institutes of Health found that unbalanced progesterone signals may cause some pregnant women to experience p

Updated on:April 18,2024