Culturally-consistent midwifery care can optimize the mental health of pregnant Indigenous persons

byMcMaster UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on Indigenous individuals during pregnancy and the postpartum (perinatal) period. Despit

Updated on: February 18,2024

Culturally-consistent midwifery care can optimize the mental health of pregnant Indigenous persons

byMcMaster UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on Indigenous individuals during pregnancy and the postpartum (perinatal) period. Despit

Updated on:February 18,2024

U.S.-born Black women at higher risk of preeclampsia than Black immigrants

by American Heart AssociationHigh magnification micrograph of hypertrophic decidual vasculopathy, as seen in pregnancy-induced hypertension. Credit: WikipediaBlack women born in the United States

Updated on: May 05,2024

U.S.-born Black women at higher risk of preeclampsia than Black immigrants

by American Heart AssociationHigh magnification micrograph of hypertrophic decidual vasculopathy, as seen in pregnancy-induced hypertension. Credit: WikipediaBlack women born in the United States

Updated on:May 05,2024

Sickle cell disease found to worsen maternal health outcomes for Black individuals

by Erin Bluvas,University of South CarolinaCredit: National Institutes of HealthNew research led by Nansi Boghossian, associate professor of epidemiology, has investigated the relationship betwe

Updated on: January 17,2024

Sickle cell disease found to worsen maternal health outcomes for Black individuals

by Erin Bluvas,University of South CarolinaCredit: National Institutes of HealthNew research led by Nansi Boghossian, associate professor of epidemiology, has investigated the relationship betwe

Updated on:January 17,2024

US approves pill for postpartum depression

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved for the first time a pill to treat postpartum depression, a condition believed to affect around half a million

Updated on: January 19,2024

US approves pill for postpartum depression

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved for the first time a pill to treat postpartum depression, a condition believed to affect around half a million

Updated on:January 19,2024

Evidence backs women's choice on where to have their babies

by University of Technology, SydneyCredit: CC0 Public DomainHealthy women have more than twice the chance of a normal labour and birth in a planned birth centre birth compared to a planned hospit

Updated on: April 29,2024

Evidence backs women's choice on where to have their babies

by University of Technology, SydneyCredit: CC0 Public DomainHealthy women have more than twice the chance of a normal labour and birth in a planned birth centre birth compared to a planned hospit

Updated on:April 29,2024

Why baby's sex may influence risk of pregnancy-related complicatations

by University of CambridgePregnancy test. Credit: public domainThe sex of a baby controls the level of small molecules known as metabolites in the pregnant mother's blood, which may explain w

Updated on: March 02,2024

Why baby's sex may influence risk of pregnancy-related complicatations

by University of CambridgePregnancy test. Credit: public domainThe sex of a baby controls the level of small molecules known as metabolites in the pregnant mother's blood, which may explain w

Updated on:March 02,2024

'Mini-placentas' help scientists understand the causes of pre-eclampsia and pregnancy disorders

by University of CambridgePlacental organoid (circle in the center). Trophoblast cells are invading out of the organoid, mimicking placental cells invading the uterus in the early weeks of pregna

Updated on: March 07,2024

'Mini-placentas' help scientists understand the causes of pre-eclampsia and pregnancy disorders

by University of CambridgePlacental organoid (circle in the center). Trophoblast cells are invading out of the organoid, mimicking placental cells invading the uterus in the early weeks of pregna

Updated on:March 07,2024

Daily folic acid supplement may reduce risk of gestational diabetes

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Darren Lewis/public domainTaking a folic acid supplement daily before pregnancy may reduce the risk of gestational, or pregnancy-related, diabetes, accordi

Updated on: March 05,2024

Daily folic acid supplement may reduce risk of gestational diabetes

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Darren Lewis/public domainTaking a folic acid supplement daily before pregnancy may reduce the risk of gestational, or pregnancy-related, diabetes, accordi

Updated on:March 05,2024

Study IDs pregnancy complications in the U.S. tied to the pandemic

(HealthDay)—The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with an increased risk for several adverse pregnancy outcomes among commercially insured pregnant women, according to a research letter published online

Updated on: June 12,2024

Study IDs pregnancy complications in the U.S. tied to the pandemic

(HealthDay)—The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with an increased risk for several adverse pregnancy outcomes among commercially insured pregnant women, according to a research letter published online

Updated on:June 12,2024

Exposure of pregnant women to chemical pollutants leaves an imprint on their metabolism

by Barcelona Institute for Global HealthCredit: Alfred Palmer/WikipediaA study performed with the INMA birth cohort and the European HELIX project has revealed reproducible associations between e

Updated on: March 07,2024

Exposure of pregnant women to chemical pollutants leaves an imprint on their metabolism

by Barcelona Institute for Global HealthCredit: Alfred Palmer/WikipediaA study performed with the INMA birth cohort and the European HELIX project has revealed reproducible associations between e

Updated on:March 07,2024