How does a baby 'breathe' while inside its mom?

by Julie Pollock,The ConversationHemoglobin’s four subunits – two blue and two green in the illustration – can bind to one oxygen molecule each. Credit: Image generated from PBD ID 1C7B by Julie

Updated on: May 05,2024

How does a baby 'breathe' while inside its mom?

by Julie Pollock,The ConversationHemoglobin’s four subunits – two blue and two green in the illustration – can bind to one oxygen molecule each. Credit: Image generated from PBD ID 1C7B by Julie

Updated on:May 05,2024

Study identifies safest, most effective outpatient labor induction methods

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalFunnel plot for time to delivery. Credit:American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.09.043While prior research and analys

Updated on: January 19,2024

Study identifies safest, most effective outpatient labor induction methods

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalFunnel plot for time to delivery. Credit:American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.09.043While prior research and analys

Updated on:January 19,2024

New evidence for optimizing malaria treatment in pregnant women

by Infectious Diseases Data ObservatoryMother with baby. Credit: Susan Elden, DFIDThe research, published today inThe Lancet Infectious Diseasesis the fruit of joint project between invest

Updated on: May 05,2024

New evidence for optimizing malaria treatment in pregnant women

by Infectious Diseases Data ObservatoryMother with baby. Credit: Susan Elden, DFIDThe research, published today inThe Lancet Infectious Diseasesis the fruit of joint project between invest

Updated on:May 05,2024

Study highlights healthcare barriers women with disabilities face during pregnancy

by Don Campbell,University of TorontoCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen with disabilities are nearly twice as likely to experience life-threatening pregnancy complications or maternal death compared

Updated on: May 26,2024

Study highlights healthcare barriers women with disabilities face during pregnancy

by Don Campbell,University of TorontoCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen with disabilities are nearly twice as likely to experience life-threatening pregnancy complications or maternal death compared

Updated on:May 26,2024

Maternal mortality in the Netherlands halved in recent years, finds researcher

by Leiden UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe number of women in the Netherlands dying before, during or after childbirth has halved in recent years. This was discovered by Athanasios

Updated on: May 26,2024

Maternal mortality in the Netherlands halved in recent years, finds researcher

by Leiden UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe number of women in the Netherlands dying before, during or after childbirth has halved in recent years. This was discovered by Athanasios

Updated on:May 26,2024

Proof-of-concept study presents a blood test that can identify genetic diseases in fetuses

byUniversity of Southern DenmarkCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsA research team from Odense University Hospital and the University of Southern Denmark has developed an innovative screening

Updated on: January 12,2024

Proof-of-concept study presents a blood test that can identify genetic diseases in fetuses

byUniversity of Southern DenmarkCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsA research team from Odense University Hospital and the University of Southern Denmark has developed an innovative screening

Updated on:January 12,2024

Researchers create single-cell atlas of the placenta during term labor

JANUARY 10, 2024byNIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn atlas revealing the activity of individual placental cells during

Updated on: March 28,2024

Researchers create single-cell atlas of the placenta during term labor

JANUARY 10, 2024byNIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn atlas revealing the activity of individual placental cells during

Updated on:March 28,2024

Study: Abortion ban may lead to a 21% increase in pregnancy-related deaths

by Amanda Jean Stevenson,The ConversationProjections based on published U.S. pregnancy and abortion death rates. Credit: Chart: The Conversation, CC-BY-ND Source: Stevenson 2021Anew Texas

Updated on: May 26,2024

Study: Abortion ban may lead to a 21% increase in pregnancy-related deaths

by Amanda Jean Stevenson,The ConversationProjections based on published U.S. pregnancy and abortion death rates. Credit: Chart: The Conversation, CC-BY-ND Source: Stevenson 2021Anew Texas

Updated on:May 26,2024

Childhood trauma may heighten subsequent risk of pregnancy complications

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainChildhood trauma, such as abuse, emotional neglect, and exposure to domestic violence may heighten a woman's subsequent risk of pregnancy co

Updated on: January 18,2024

Childhood trauma may heighten subsequent risk of pregnancy complications

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainChildhood trauma, such as abuse, emotional neglect, and exposure to domestic violence may heighten a woman's subsequent risk of pregnancy co

Updated on:January 18,2024

Studies offer strategies to end mistreatment and offer respectful maternal and newborn care

by World Health OrganizationA women receives medical attention for a humanized childbirth, Hospital Materno Infantil, Honduras. Credit: Yael Martínez/Magnum PhotosA growing body of evidence shows that

Updated on: January 15,2024

Studies offer strategies to end mistreatment and offer respectful maternal and newborn care

by World Health OrganizationA women receives medical attention for a humanized childbirth, Hospital Materno Infantil, Honduras. Credit: Yael Martínez/Magnum PhotosA growing body of evidence shows that

Updated on:January 15,2024