With mortality a high risk for pregnant and postpartum Black women, new center aims to improve maternal health

by Darcel RockettCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNina Thomas, 24, is a single mom who lived in Kankakee, Illinois, before COVID-19 upended her life.Her routine, for nearly four years, included workin

Updated on: April 29,2024

With mortality a high risk for pregnant and postpartum Black women, new center aims to improve maternal health

by Darcel RockettCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNina Thomas, 24, is a single mom who lived in Kankakee, Illinois, before COVID-19 upended her life.Her routine, for nearly four years, included workin

Updated on:April 29,2024

Rise in meth and opioid use during pregnancy

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainAmphetamine and opioid use in pregnancy increased substantially over the last decade in the United States, a new Michigan Medicine-led study find

Updated on: June 29,2024

Rise in meth and opioid use during pregnancy

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainAmphetamine and opioid use in pregnancy increased substantially over the last decade in the United States, a new Michigan Medicine-led study find

Updated on:June 29,2024

Study: Women's health worsened over 5 years after being denied an abortion

by Melissa HealyCredit: CC0 Public DomainStates across the country are tightening regulations on abortion providers in the name of protecting women's health. But a long-term study of women who sou

Updated on: May 27,2024

Study: Women's health worsened over 5 years after being denied an abortion

by Melissa HealyCredit: CC0 Public DomainStates across the country are tightening regulations on abortion providers in the name of protecting women's health. But a long-term study of women who sou

Updated on:May 27,2024

Study proves potential for reducing pre-term birth by treating fetus as patient

by University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe results of a study by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch may pave the way for a new medicine deli

Updated on: March 02,2024

Study proves potential for reducing pre-term birth by treating fetus as patient

by University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe results of a study by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch may pave the way for a new medicine deli

Updated on:March 02,2024

Makeup of vaginal microbiome linked to preterm birth

by Washington University School of MedicinePatient Erica Smith (left) talks with Molly Stout, MD, during an appointment at the Center for Advanced Medicine. Stout, an assistant professor of obste

Updated on: May 06,2024

Makeup of vaginal microbiome linked to preterm birth

by Washington University School of MedicinePatient Erica Smith (left) talks with Molly Stout, MD, during an appointment at the Center for Advanced Medicine. Stout, an assistant professor of obste

Updated on:May 06,2024

Genetic study clarifies the link between birth weight and adult morbidity

by Mari Kaunisto,University of HelsinkiIllustration of the Mendelian Randomization framework applied in mother-child pairs with a summary of the FinnGen dataset. Credit:Communications Biol

Updated on: April 23,2024

Genetic study clarifies the link between birth weight and adult morbidity

by Mari Kaunisto,University of HelsinkiIllustration of the Mendelian Randomization framework applied in mother-child pairs with a summary of the FinnGen dataset. Credit:Communications Biol

Updated on:April 23,2024

Parental leave, childcare and lactation policies: How schools of public health in the United States stack up

by Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainFamily leave policies at public health institutions in the United States largely fall short of national public health recommendations for new

Updated on: April 23,2024

Parental leave, childcare and lactation policies: How schools of public health in the United States stack up

by Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainFamily leave policies at public health institutions in the United States largely fall short of national public health recommendations for new

Updated on:April 23,2024

Non-invasive tests to provide quicker diagnosis of endometriosis

by Helen Massy-Beresford,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineEndometriosis, where the lining of the womb grows elsewhere in the pelvis, affects around one in 10 women. Credit: KGH,

Updated on: March 09,2024

Non-invasive tests to provide quicker diagnosis of endometriosis

by Helen Massy-Beresford,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineEndometriosis, where the lining of the womb grows elsewhere in the pelvis, affects around one in 10 women. Credit: KGH,

Updated on:March 09,2024

Abortion bans are driving off doctors and closing clinics, putting basic health care at risk

by Julie RovnerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe rush in conservative states to ban abortion after the overturn of Roe v. Wade is resulting in a startling consequence that abortion opponents may n

Updated on: February 18,2024

Abortion bans are driving off doctors and closing clinics, putting basic health care at risk

by Julie RovnerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe rush in conservative states to ban abortion after the overturn of Roe v. Wade is resulting in a startling consequence that abortion opponents may n

Updated on:February 18,2024

Pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy is common, but can be relieved

by University of GothenburgCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAcupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) are two interchangeable treatments to relieve pelvic girdle pain dur

Updated on: March 19,2024

Pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy is common, but can be relieved

by University of GothenburgCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAcupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) are two interchangeable treatments to relieve pelvic girdle pain dur

Updated on:March 19,2024