Researchers identify potential approaches to modify the vaginal microbiome

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe female genital tract is naturally colonized by mixed communities of bacteria, known as the vaginal microbiome. When these communities

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers identify potential approaches to modify the vaginal microbiome

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe female genital tract is naturally colonized by mixed communities of bacteria, known as the vaginal microbiome. When these communities

Updated on:May 23,2024

Could your unborn child help scientists to improve the health of the future population?

by University of AberdeenCredit: CC0 Public DomainBabies that aren't even born yet could help Aberdeen scientists to improve the health of future generations.Researchers from the University o

Updated on: March 07,2024

Could your unborn child help scientists to improve the health of the future population?

by University of AberdeenCredit: CC0 Public DomainBabies that aren't even born yet could help Aberdeen scientists to improve the health of future generations.Researchers from the University o

Updated on:March 07,2024

Are some antidepressants less risky for pregnant women?

by Institut national de la recherche scientifique - INRSCells isolated from the placenta. Credit: Cathy Vaillancourt laboratory (INRS)About one in ten women in Québec will suffer from depression durin

Updated on: April 29,2024

Are some antidepressants less risky for pregnant women?

by Institut national de la recherche scientifique - INRSCells isolated from the placenta. Credit: Cathy Vaillancourt laboratory (INRS)About one in ten women in Québec will suffer from depression durin

Updated on:April 29,2024

Discontinuing TNFi before gestational week 20 is feasible

(HealthDay)—Discontinuing tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) before gestational week 20 in women with well-controlled rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is not assoc

Updated on: April 19,2024

Discontinuing TNFi before gestational week 20 is feasible

(HealthDay)—Discontinuing tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) before gestational week 20 in women with well-controlled rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is not assoc

Updated on:April 19,2024

Self-help post-natal PTSD strategies insufficient, study finds

by University of LiverpoolCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new University of Liverpool-led study, published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, has revealed that many wom

Updated on: May 31,2024

Self-help post-natal PTSD strategies insufficient, study finds

by University of LiverpoolCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new University of Liverpool-led study, published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, has revealed that many wom

Updated on:May 31,2024

New mothers twice as likely to have post-natal depression in lockdown

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlmost half (47.5%) of women with babies aged six months or younger met the threshold for postnatal depression during the first COVID-19 lockd

Updated on: April 08,2024

New mothers twice as likely to have post-natal depression in lockdown

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlmost half (47.5%) of women with babies aged six months or younger met the threshold for postnatal depression during the first COVID-19 lockd

Updated on:April 08,2024

Pandemic-related anxiety in pregnancy

by Tohoku UniversityResults of the survey. Credit: Tohoku UniversityPregnant women in Japan who responded to an online survey early in the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated higher levels of anxiety

Updated on: March 05,2024

Pandemic-related anxiety in pregnancy

by Tohoku UniversityResults of the survey. Credit: Tohoku UniversityPregnant women in Japan who responded to an online survey early in the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated higher levels of anxiety

Updated on:March 05,2024

Earlier gestational diabetes diagnosis, less weight gain

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study has shown that initiating screening for gestational diabetes in high-risk women in the first trimester of pregnancy instead of the sec

Updated on: March 05,2024

Earlier gestational diabetes diagnosis, less weight gain

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study has shown that initiating screening for gestational diabetes in high-risk women in the first trimester of pregnancy instead of the sec

Updated on:March 05,2024

Aussie women born overseas have higher rates of stillbirths

by Cate Swannell, Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainStillbirth occurs more frequently among women with non-white backgrounds born overseas than for Australian-born women, particular

Updated on: April 08,2024

Aussie women born overseas have higher rates of stillbirths

by Cate Swannell, Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainStillbirth occurs more frequently among women with non-white backgrounds born overseas than for Australian-born women, particular

Updated on:April 08,2024

Pregnancy and opioid-use disorder: How to keep pregnant patients and babies healthy

by Alex Gardner,University of PennsylvaniaPercentage of women reporting desire to cut down or stop using prescription opioids among respondents reporting use during pregnancy (N = 1,405) — 34 U.

Updated on: March 05,2024

Pregnancy and opioid-use disorder: How to keep pregnant patients and babies healthy

by Alex Gardner,University of PennsylvaniaPercentage of women reporting desire to cut down or stop using prescription opioids among respondents reporting use during pregnancy (N = 1,405) — 34 U.

Updated on:March 05,2024