During coronavirus hospital surge, a midwife recommends home birth

by Manavi Handa,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageFor many health-care providers who worked through the 2003 SARS epidemic, especially in epicentres, like Toronto, the COVID-19 pandemic

Updated on: April 03,2024

During coronavirus hospital surge, a midwife recommends home birth

by Manavi Handa,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageFor many health-care providers who worked through the 2003 SARS epidemic, especially in epicentres, like Toronto, the COVID-19 pandemic

Updated on:April 03,2024

Pregnant women with very high blood pressure face greater heart disease risk

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen with high blood pressure in their first pregnancy have a greater risk of heart attack or cardiovascular death, according to a Rutgers study.The

Updated on: March 05,2024

Pregnant women with very high blood pressure face greater heart disease risk

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen with high blood pressure in their first pregnancy have a greater risk of heart attack or cardiovascular death, according to a Rutgers study.The

Updated on:March 05,2024

Greater risk for babies born during natural disasters

by Australian National UniversityCredit: PixabayPregnant women exposed to natural disasters such as volcanoes are more likely to give birth prematurely, according to a new study from The Australi

Updated on: March 16,2024

Greater risk for babies born during natural disasters

by Australian National UniversityCredit: PixabayPregnant women exposed to natural disasters such as volcanoes are more likely to give birth prematurely, according to a new study from The Australi

Updated on:March 16,2024

Stress during pregnancy doubled during pandemic

by Adam Hadhazy,Stanford UniversityA new Stanford study that explores the possible effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on stress during pregnancy finds pregnant women reported substantially higher

Updated on: April 03,2024

Stress during pregnancy doubled during pandemic

by Adam Hadhazy,Stanford UniversityA new Stanford study that explores the possible effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on stress during pregnancy finds pregnant women reported substantially higher

Updated on:April 03,2024

Telehealth could 'break barriers' to antenatal care

by SciDev.NetCredit: CC0 Public DomainTelemedicine should be used to increase access to routine care delivered to expectant mothers from the time they conceive to the onset of labor in resource-limite

Updated on: July 01,2024

Telehealth could 'break barriers' to antenatal care

by SciDev.NetCredit: CC0 Public DomainTelemedicine should be used to increase access to routine care delivered to expectant mothers from the time they conceive to the onset of labor in resource-limite

Updated on:July 01,2024

Study shows mother's diet may boost immune systems of premature infants

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicinePhotomicrographs of tissue taken from the intestines of infant mice and grown in culture as intestinal organoids, or enteroids, that are basically &q

Updated on: June 12,2024

Study shows mother's diet may boost immune systems of premature infants

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicinePhotomicrographs of tissue taken from the intestines of infant mice and grown in culture as intestinal organoids, or enteroids, that are basically &q

Updated on:June 12,2024

Building a global, multi-disciplinary platform to promote women's health

byNational University of SingaporeCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhat do retinal scans and eating meals rich in greens, whole grains, legumes, and nuts, and a moderate amount of fish, have to do with

Updated on: January 15,2024

Building a global, multi-disciplinary platform to promote women's health

byNational University of SingaporeCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhat do retinal scans and eating meals rich in greens, whole grains, legumes, and nuts, and a moderate amount of fish, have to do with

Updated on:January 15,2024

Telehealth services can help women access and understand medical abortion

by Amy NortonEven before Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, many U.S. women lived far from a clinic where they could get abortion pills. Now, a new study suggests that telemedicine can help fill that

Updated on: January 17,2024

Telehealth services can help women access and understand medical abortion

by Amy NortonEven before Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, many U.S. women lived far from a clinic where they could get abortion pills. Now, a new study suggests that telemedicine can help fill that

Updated on:January 17,2024

Dangers and deaths around Black pregnancies seen as a 'completely preventable' health crisis

by Sandy West, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant. Despite a history of uterine fibroids, she never lost fai

Updated on: January 17,2024

Dangers and deaths around Black pregnancies seen as a 'completely preventable' health crisis

by Sandy West, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant. Despite a history of uterine fibroids, she never lost fai

Updated on:January 17,2024

Familial endocrine diseases linked to increased risk of pregnancy loss, new research shows

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen who have close family members with endocrine diseases--including type 2 diabetes, thyroid diseases and polyc

Updated on: July 10,2024

Familial endocrine diseases linked to increased risk of pregnancy loss, new research shows

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen who have close family members with endocrine diseases--including type 2 diabetes, thyroid diseases and polyc

Updated on:July 10,2024