2012 to 2016 saw increase in syphilis among pregnant women

(HealthDay)—From 2012 to 2016, there was a 61 percent increase in syphilis cases among pregnant women, with no traditional behavioral risk factors reported among half of these women, according to a st

Updated on: March 12,2024

2012 to 2016 saw increase in syphilis among pregnant women

(HealthDay)—From 2012 to 2016, there was a 61 percent increase in syphilis cases among pregnant women, with no traditional behavioral risk factors reported among half of these women, according to a st

Updated on:March 12,2024

In rural West, more worries about access to abortion clinics

By CLAIRE RUSHThis Jan. 28, 2020, photo shows the Tower theatre located in downtown Bend, Ore. The Planned Parenthood clinic in Bend serving the eastern half of the state, is bracing for an influx of

Updated on: March 09,2024

In rural West, more worries about access to abortion clinics

By CLAIRE RUSHThis Jan. 28, 2020, photo shows the Tower theatre located in downtown Bend, Ore. The Planned Parenthood clinic in Bend serving the eastern half of the state, is bracing for an influx of

Updated on:March 09,2024

Prenatal care providers need to know more about the underlying causes of obesity, says researcher

by Ingebjørg Hestvik,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIncreasing numbers of pregnant women in Norway are overweight. Heidi Sandsæter has studied what overwe

Updated on: April 06,2024

Prenatal care providers need to know more about the underlying causes of obesity, says researcher

by Ingebjørg Hestvik,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIncreasing numbers of pregnant women in Norway are overweight. Heidi Sandsæter has studied what overwe

Updated on:April 06,2024

Study: Women want more info on reproductive care restrictions from religious hospitals

by University of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReligious hospital policies that restrict reproductive health care are poorly understood by patients, according to a new st

Updated on: May 27,2024

Study: Women want more info on reproductive care restrictions from religious hospitals

by University of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReligious hospital policies that restrict reproductive health care are poorly understood by patients, according to a new st

Updated on:May 27,2024

Shielding against COVID-19 likely reduced exposure for pregnant individuals in early pandemic

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeTime evolution measurements and fitted test-result model estimates of the SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR and antibody status among patients who gave birth between 20 April 2020

Updated on: April 23,2024

Shielding against COVID-19 likely reduced exposure for pregnant individuals in early pandemic

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeTime evolution measurements and fitted test-result model estimates of the SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR and antibody status among patients who gave birth between 20 April 2020

Updated on:April 23,2024

Study finds adolescent girls and young women in Africa will use HIV prevention products

by Microbicide Trials NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainAdolescent girls and young women can and will use HIV prevention products with consistency, according to interim results of a study of two differe

Updated on: March 09,2024

Study finds adolescent girls and young women in Africa will use HIV prevention products

by Microbicide Trials NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainAdolescent girls and young women can and will use HIV prevention products with consistency, according to interim results of a study of two differe

Updated on:March 09,2024

Antibiotics following C-section among obese women reduces risk of surgical infection

by The JAMA Network JournalsIllustration depicting Caesarean section. Credit: BruceBlaus/Wikipedia/CC BY 3.0Among obese women undergoing cesarean delivery, a postoperative 48-hour course of antib

Updated on: March 09,2024

Antibiotics following C-section among obese women reduces risk of surgical infection

by The JAMA Network JournalsIllustration depicting Caesarean section. Credit: BruceBlaus/Wikipedia/CC BY 3.0Among obese women undergoing cesarean delivery, a postoperative 48-hour course of antib

Updated on:March 09,2024

Study suggests that wildfire smoke increases risk of going into labor prematurely

by Society for Maternal-Fetal MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy M

Updated on: June 12,2024

Study suggests that wildfire smoke increases risk of going into labor prematurely

by Society for Maternal-Fetal MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy M

Updated on:June 12,2024

Perinatal depression screenings may not detect women having suicidal thoughts, study finds

by Sharita Forrest,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignPerinatal depression screenings may overlook a significant proportion of women who are having suicidal thoughts, according to a new s

Updated on: June 04,2024

Perinatal depression screenings may not detect women having suicidal thoughts, study finds

by Sharita Forrest,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignPerinatal depression screenings may overlook a significant proportion of women who are having suicidal thoughts, according to a new s

Updated on:June 04,2024

Blood metabolite patterns may indicate severity of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia

Updated on: April 18,2025

Blood metabolite patterns may indicate severity of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia

Updated on:April 18,2025