Induced labor after 39 weeks in healthy women may reduce the need for cesarean birth

by Society for Maternal-Fetal MedicineIllustration depicting Caesarean section. Credit: BruceBlaus/Wikipedia/CC BY 3.0Approximately one-third of women in the United States give birth via cesarean

Updated on: March 09,2024

Induced labor after 39 weeks in healthy women may reduce the need for cesarean birth

by Society for Maternal-Fetal MedicineIllustration depicting Caesarean section. Credit: BruceBlaus/Wikipedia/CC BY 3.0Approximately one-third of women in the United States give birth via cesarean

Updated on:March 09,2024

Study finds celebrity disclosures increase discussion of miscarriage on Twitter

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study characterizes how Twitter users discuss miscarriage and preterm birth

Updated on: June 05,2024

Study finds celebrity disclosures increase discussion of miscarriage on Twitter

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study characterizes how Twitter users discuss miscarriage and preterm birth

Updated on:June 05,2024

ACOG: Opioid agonist Rx first choice in affected pregnancies

(HealthDay)—While opioid agonist pharmacotherapy continues to be the recommended therapy for pregnant women with an opioid use disorder, medically supervised withdrawal can be considered under the car

Updated on: March 12,2024

ACOG: Opioid agonist Rx first choice in affected pregnancies

(HealthDay)—While opioid agonist pharmacotherapy continues to be the recommended therapy for pregnant women with an opioid use disorder, medically supervised withdrawal can be considered under the car

Updated on:March 12,2024

Researchers find that undiagnosed endometriosis compromises fertility treatment

by University of QueenslandCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen with undiagnosed endometriosis will have difficulty falling pregnant without IVF, according to a University of Queensland study.UQ School

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers find that undiagnosed endometriosis compromises fertility treatment

by University of QueenslandCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen with undiagnosed endometriosis will have difficulty falling pregnant without IVF, according to a University of Queensland study.UQ School

Updated on:May 23,2024

Researchers tout social vulnerability as predictor of obstetric outcomes

byThe City University of New YorkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn aletter to the editorof theJournal of Clinical Epidemiology, doctoral student Nicola Tavella and team argu

Updated on: November 01,2024

Researchers tout social vulnerability as predictor of obstetric outcomes

byThe City University of New YorkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn aletter to the editorof theJournal of Clinical Epidemiology, doctoral student Nicola Tavella and team argu

Updated on:November 01,2024

Women need professional emotional support during high-risk pregnancies, study finds

by Megan Schumann,Rutgers UniversityRutgers researchers spoke to women hospitalized during high-risk pregnancies and found that trying to manage their emotions by themselves added an additional

Updated on: June 04,2024

Women need professional emotional support during high-risk pregnancies, study finds

by Megan Schumann,Rutgers UniversityRutgers researchers spoke to women hospitalized during high-risk pregnancies and found that trying to manage their emotions by themselves added an additional

Updated on:June 04,2024

Call for FDA to withdraw preterm birth drug divides doctors and insurers

by Emmarie HuettemanCredit: CC0 Public DomainDoctors fear that the only drug approved to prevent preterm birth, the nation's leading cause of infant mortality and disability, will no longer be ava

Updated on: May 09,2024

Call for FDA to withdraw preterm birth drug divides doctors and insurers

by Emmarie HuettemanCredit: CC0 Public DomainDoctors fear that the only drug approved to prevent preterm birth, the nation's leading cause of infant mortality and disability, will no longer be ava

Updated on:May 09,2024

Study finds no link between first-trimester diet quality and gestational weight gain among pregnant women in Nepal

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study on the factors driving a rise in weight gain among pregnant woman in Nepal has ruled out poor diet quality in the first trimester as

Updated on: March 05,2024

Study finds no link between first-trimester diet quality and gestational weight gain among pregnant women in Nepal

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study on the factors driving a rise in weight gain among pregnant woman in Nepal has ruled out poor diet quality in the first trimester as

Updated on:March 05,2024

Born too late? Climate change may be delaying births, suggests study

by Lucien Wilkinson,Curtin UniversityCredit: Leah Newhouse from PexelsNew Curtin University research has found exposure to outdoor air pollution and extreme temperatures during pregnancy may inc

Updated on: February 14,2025

Born too late? Climate change may be delaying births, suggests study

by Lucien Wilkinson,Curtin UniversityCredit: Leah Newhouse from PexelsNew Curtin University research has found exposure to outdoor air pollution and extreme temperatures during pregnancy may inc

Updated on:February 14,2025

Best strategy for managing hypertension and preeclampsia at end of pregnancy

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn 2009, the Hypertension and Preeclampsia Intervention Trial At near Term-I (HYPITAT- I) trial showed that inducing labor in women with gestational hypertension

Updated on: March 05,2024

Best strategy for managing hypertension and preeclampsia at end of pregnancy

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn 2009, the Hypertension and Preeclampsia Intervention Trial At near Term-I (HYPITAT- I) trial showed that inducing labor in women with gestational hypertension

Updated on:March 05,2024