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Hypertension and anemia drive racial gaps in birth complications, studies find

Hypertension and anemia drive racial gaps in birth complications, studies find

by Erin Digitale,Stanford UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTwo common, treatable medical conditions—hypertension and iron-deficiency anemia—contribute significantly to racial dispariti

Hypertension and anemia drive racial gaps in birth complications, studies find

by Erin Digitale,Stanford UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTwo common, treatable medical conditions—hypertension and iron-deficiency anemia—contribute significantly to racial dispariti
Doctors' conscientious objection to abortion can affect women's health, study finds

Doctors' conscientious objection to abortion can affect women's health, study finds

by University of MelbourneCredit: Petr Kratochvil/public domainSome Victorian health professionals who conscientiously object to abortion are breaking the law by not referring patients to another

Doctors' conscientious objection to abortion can affect women's health, study finds

by University of MelbourneCredit: Petr Kratochvil/public domainSome Victorian health professionals who conscientiously object to abortion are breaking the law by not referring patients to another
Expert Reaction: Meghan Markle and pregnancy body image

Expert Reaction: Meghan Markle and pregnancy body image

by Samantha Martin,University of YorkCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn expert in body image at the University of York comments on the pressures and anxiety that pregnant women and new mothers can expe

Expert Reaction: Meghan Markle and pregnancy body image

by Samantha Martin,University of YorkCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn expert in body image at the University of York comments on the pressures and anxiety that pregnant women and new mothers can expe
Oral antifungal drug used to treat yeast infections linked to higher rates of miscarriage

Oral antifungal drug used to treat yeast infections linked to higher rates of miscarriage

by Canadian Medical Association JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainA commonly used medication, fluconazole, used to treat vaginal yeast infections, is linked to higher rates of miscarriage if used d

Oral antifungal drug used to treat yeast infections linked to higher rates of miscarriage

by Canadian Medical Association JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainA commonly used medication, fluconazole, used to treat vaginal yeast infections, is linked to higher rates of miscarriage if used d
High rates of severe maternal trauma during forceps, vacuum births in Canada warrant national response, analysis shows

High rates of severe maternal trauma during forceps, vacuum births in Canada warrant national response, analysis shows

byMcMaster UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA McMaster University-led analysis published in theBMJon Oct. 19, exposes high rates of injuries with forceps and vacuum delivery in Can

High rates of severe maternal trauma during forceps, vacuum births in Canada warrant national response, analysis shows

byMcMaster UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA McMaster University-led analysis published in theBMJon Oct. 19, exposes high rates of injuries with forceps and vacuum delivery in Can
Researchers identify novel factors involved in silencing fetal hemoglobin

Researchers identify novel factors involved in silencing fetal hemoglobin

by Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaHemoglobin. Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe genetic blood disorders sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia are caused by errors in the genes for hemoglobin, a prot

Researchers identify novel factors involved in silencing fetal hemoglobin

by Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaHemoglobin. Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe genetic blood disorders sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia are caused by errors in the genes for hemoglobin, a prot
COVID-19 damages placenta's immune response, study finds

COVID-19 damages placenta's immune response, study finds

by University of Washington School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf a woman contracts COVID-19 during her pregnancy, the infection, even if it's mild, damages the placenta's

COVID-19 damages placenta's immune response, study finds

by University of Washington School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf a woman contracts COVID-19 during her pregnancy, the infection, even if it's mild, damages the placenta's
Most women use vaginal ring for HIV prevention in open-label study

Most women use vaginal ring for HIV prevention in open-label study

by NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesA woman holds the dapivirine vaginal ring. Credit: Andrew Loxley, the International Partnership for MicrobicidesIn an open-label study

Most women use vaginal ring for HIV prevention in open-label study

by NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesA woman holds the dapivirine vaginal ring. Credit: Andrew Loxley, the International Partnership for MicrobicidesIn an open-label study
Different genes are expressed at different stages during pregnancy, according to scientists

Different genes are expressed at different stages during pregnancy, according to scientists

by Win Reynolds,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWe have a good understanding of how a woman's external features can change during pregnancy, but scientists know surp

Different genes are expressed at different stages during pregnancy, according to scientists

by Win Reynolds,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWe have a good understanding of how a woman's external features can change during pregnancy, but scientists know surp