General fertility rate declined in United States in 2018

(HealthDay)—The general fertility rate declined to 59.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 years in 2018 in the United States, according to a study published online Nov. 27 in theNational Heal

Updated on: March 12,2024

General fertility rate declined in United States in 2018

(HealthDay)—The general fertility rate declined to 59.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 years in 2018 in the United States, according to a study published online Nov. 27 in theNational Heal

Updated on:March 12,2024

Vaginal microbiota may affect the duration of gestation

by University of HelsinkiRelative abundances of bacterial taxa across all 324 samples. Circular stacked bar chart showing the bacterial relative abundances of all the samples in the study cohort

Updated on: May 06,2024

Vaginal microbiota may affect the duration of gestation

by University of HelsinkiRelative abundances of bacterial taxa across all 324 samples. Circular stacked bar chart showing the bacterial relative abundances of all the samples in the study cohort

Updated on:May 06,2024

Obese pregnant women infected by Zika virus have impaired immune response, shows study

by Maria Fernanda Ziegler,FAPESPAnna Cláudia Castello Branco (ICB-USP), first author of the article in Viruses, with the results. Credit: Maria Notomi SatoResearchers at the University of São Pa

Updated on: May 18,2024

Obese pregnant women infected by Zika virus have impaired immune response, shows study

by Maria Fernanda Ziegler,FAPESPAnna Cláudia Castello Branco (ICB-USP), first author of the article in Viruses, with the results. Credit: Maria Notomi SatoResearchers at the University of São Pa

Updated on:May 18,2024

Study suggests that a longer reproductive lifespan is associated with a lower prevalence of multimorbidity

byThe North American Menopause SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBecause of the aging of the ovaries, a woman's fertility gradually declines, and she eventually enters menopause. The o

Updated on: August 31,2024

Study suggests that a longer reproductive lifespan is associated with a lower prevalence of multimorbidity

byThe North American Menopause SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBecause of the aging of the ovaries, a woman's fertility gradually declines, and she eventually enters menopause. The o

Updated on:August 31,2024

Ask the pediatrician: COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy and breastfeeding

by Lisa M. Costello, MD, MPH, FAAP, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: CC0 Public DomainA question I commonly get from patients and friends is this: Should I get a COVID vaccine if I'm pregnant

Updated on: January 16,2024

Ask the pediatrician: COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy and breastfeeding

by Lisa M. Costello, MD, MPH, FAAP, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: CC0 Public DomainA question I commonly get from patients and friends is this: Should I get a COVID vaccine if I'm pregnant

Updated on:January 16,2024

2016 US election result preceded fall in proportion of boys born in Canada

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe 2016 US presidential election result, which brought Donald Trump to power, was associated with a temporary fall in the proportion of boys to

Updated on: April 11,2024

2016 US election result preceded fall in proportion of boys born in Canada

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe 2016 US presidential election result, which brought Donald Trump to power, was associated with a temporary fall in the proportion of boys to

Updated on:April 11,2024

Mitochondrial changes linked to high blood pressure in pregnancy

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit:Physiological Genomics(2023). DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00005.2023High blood pressure (hypertension) that occurs during pregnancy is associa

Updated on: January 19,2024

Mitochondrial changes linked to high blood pressure in pregnancy

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit:Physiological Genomics(2023). DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00005.2023High blood pressure (hypertension) that occurs during pregnancy is associa

Updated on:January 19,2024

Abortion info fight targets university but affects far more

by REBECCA BOONERebeca Castro, of Fruitland, sings and dances to a Christian praise song during an anti-abortion celebration for the overturn of Roe v. Wade, held outside of the Idaho Statehouse in Bo

Updated on: March 09,2024

Abortion info fight targets university but affects far more

by REBECCA BOONERebeca Castro, of Fruitland, sings and dances to a Christian praise song during an anti-abortion celebration for the overturn of Roe v. Wade, held outside of the Idaho Statehouse in Bo

Updated on:March 09,2024

Evidence-based treatments for obstetric hemorrhage save lives and lower hospital costs, shows study

by Erin Digitale,Stanford UniversityCredit: AI-generated imageMeasures used at California hospitals to stop excessive bleeding in childbirth are saving an average of almost $18 per birth, for st

Updated on: May 10,2024

Evidence-based treatments for obstetric hemorrhage save lives and lower hospital costs, shows study

by Erin Digitale,Stanford UniversityCredit: AI-generated imageMeasures used at California hospitals to stop excessive bleeding in childbirth are saving an average of almost $18 per birth, for st

Updated on:May 10,2024

New York proposal would protect doctors who send abortion pills across state lines

by Michael HillBoxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. Doctors in New York who prescribe abortion pills to patients

Updated on: February 18,2024

New York proposal would protect doctors who send abortion pills across state lines

by Michael HillBoxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. Doctors in New York who prescribe abortion pills to patients

Updated on:February 18,2024