Giving birth during the pandemic? Facts you need to know

(HealthDay)—Giving birth during the coronavirus pandemic presents its own challenges, but the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) wants to reassure pregnant women that they need not panic.Inst

Updated on: April 03,2024

Giving birth during the pandemic? Facts you need to know

(HealthDay)—Giving birth during the coronavirus pandemic presents its own challenges, but the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) wants to reassure pregnant women that they need not panic.Inst

Updated on:April 03,2024

Autologous oocyte thaw yields final live birth rate of 39 percent

Autologous oocyte thaw may result in a final live birth rate (FLBR) of 39 percent per patient, according to a study published online May 18 inFertility and Sterility.Sarah Druckenmiller Cascante

Updated on: March 16,2024

Autologous oocyte thaw yields final live birth rate of 39 percent

Autologous oocyte thaw may result in a final live birth rate (FLBR) of 39 percent per patient, according to a study published online May 18 inFertility and Sterility.Sarah Druckenmiller Cascante

Updated on:March 16,2024

'Healthy mum, healthy baby, healthy future'—one year on, what progress have we made?

by Professor R. Katie Morris,University of BirminghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost pregnant women will have a healthy pregnancy and give birth to healthy babies. An increasing number of

Updated on: February 18,2024

'Healthy mum, healthy baby, healthy future'—one year on, what progress have we made?

by Professor R. Katie Morris,University of BirminghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost pregnant women will have a healthy pregnancy and give birth to healthy babies. An increasing number of

Updated on:February 18,2024

How 20th-century 'rejuvenation' techniques gave rise to the modern anti-ageing industry

by James Stark,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageOur obsession with looking and feeling younger isn't unique to the 21st century. In fact, we've been searching for ways to turn b

Updated on: March 09,2024

How 20th-century 'rejuvenation' techniques gave rise to the modern anti-ageing industry

by James Stark,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageOur obsession with looking and feeling younger isn't unique to the 21st century. In fact, we've been searching for ways to turn b

Updated on:March 09,2024

Researchers evaluate attempts to improve detection of small babies during pregnancy

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainSmall babies or those that fail to reach their growth potential are at increased risk of poor pregnancy and birth outcomes, including stillbir

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers evaluate attempts to improve detection of small babies during pregnancy

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainSmall babies or those that fail to reach their growth potential are at increased risk of poor pregnancy and birth outcomes, including stillbir

Updated on:May 23,2024

Levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive pill found to be more effective when taken with an anti-inflammatory medication

byLancetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTaking piroxicam, an anti-inflammatory medication commonly used for arthritis pain, at the same time as the levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive pill

Updated on: January 19,2024

Levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive pill found to be more effective when taken with an anti-inflammatory medication

byLancetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTaking piroxicam, an anti-inflammatory medication commonly used for arthritis pain, at the same time as the levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive pill

Updated on:January 19,2024

How birth control pill prescriptions by a pharmacist could broaden access and keep costs down

by Sarah Lynch,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageAlmost 50%of pregnancies in the U.S. are still unplanned or mistimed, even though the first birth control pill was sold almost 60 y

Updated on: May 16,2024

How birth control pill prescriptions by a pharmacist could broaden access and keep costs down

by Sarah Lynch,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageAlmost 50%of pregnancies in the U.S. are still unplanned or mistimed, even though the first birth control pill was sold almost 60 y

Updated on:May 16,2024

Moderate daily caffeine intake during pregnancy may lead to smaller birth size

by NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant women who consumed the caffeine equivalent of as little as half a cup of co

Updated on: April 16,2024

Moderate daily caffeine intake during pregnancy may lead to smaller birth size

by NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentCredit: CC0 Public DomainPregnant women who consumed the caffeine equivalent of as little as half a cup of co

Updated on:April 16,2024

Report: 2020 to 2021 saw rise in total number, rate, ratio of abortions

by Elana GotkineFrom 2020 to 2021, there were increases in the total number, rate, and ratio of reported abortions, according to research published in the Nov. 24 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease

Updated on: January 16,2024

Report: 2020 to 2021 saw rise in total number, rate, ratio of abortions

by Elana GotkineFrom 2020 to 2021, there were increases in the total number, rate, and ratio of reported abortions, according to research published in the Nov. 24 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease

Updated on:January 16,2024

U.S. abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities

by Heidi Fantasia,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the year since theU.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson rulingstruck down the constitutional right to aborti

Updated on: February 18,2024

U.S. abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities

by Heidi Fantasia,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the year since theU.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson rulingstruck down the constitutional right to aborti

Updated on:February 18,2024