Doctors debate use of blood thinners to prevent clots in women after C-sections

by Harris MeyerCredit: CC0 Public DomainNearly all women who deliver babies through cesarean section at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City receive injections of the blood thinn

Updated on: May 09,2024

Doctors debate use of blood thinners to prevent clots in women after C-sections

by Harris MeyerCredit: CC0 Public DomainNearly all women who deliver babies through cesarean section at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City receive injections of the blood thinn

Updated on:May 09,2024

Maternal mortality rate is much higher for Black women than white women in Mississippi, study says

by Emily Wagster PettusDr. Michelle Owens, a maternal fetal medicine subspecialist, speaks on Feb. 22, 2023 at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Owens is one of the leaders of a committee that publi

Updated on: January 13,2024

Maternal mortality rate is much higher for Black women than white women in Mississippi, study says

by Emily Wagster PettusDr. Michelle Owens, a maternal fetal medicine subspecialist, speaks on Feb. 22, 2023 at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Owens is one of the leaders of a committee that publi

Updated on:January 13,2024

Filling data gaps to assess the role of education in fertility decline

by Ansa Heyl,International Institute for Applied Systems AnalysisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) have introduc

Updated on: January 13,2024

Filling data gaps to assess the role of education in fertility decline

by Ansa Heyl,International Institute for Applied Systems AnalysisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) have introduc

Updated on:January 13,2024

Study shows menstrual education in Spain still deficient and increases negative experiences of menstruation

by Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaThe main sources of information at the time of menarche compared to the decade in which the PWM was born. Only those who had reached menarche were asked this ques

Updated on: January 19,2024

Study shows menstrual education in Spain still deficient and increases negative experiences of menstruation

by Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaThe main sources of information at the time of menarche compared to the decade in which the PWM was born. Only those who had reached menarche were asked this ques

Updated on:January 19,2024

Researchers refine understanding of fetal hemoglobin regulation

by Jennifer Lee, The Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have discovered a new part of the regulatory cascade resp

Updated on: May 16,2024

Researchers refine understanding of fetal hemoglobin regulation

by Jennifer Lee, The Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have discovered a new part of the regulatory cascade resp

Updated on:May 16,2024

Good outcomes from first 5 years of uterus transplants, but concerns remain

By Denise Mann HealthDay ReporterFor women who can't get pregnant because they don't have a uterus or the one they have no longer works properly, uterine transplants can indeed help these wome

Updated on: March 16,2024

Good outcomes from first 5 years of uterus transplants, but concerns remain

By Denise Mann HealthDay ReporterFor women who can't get pregnant because they don't have a uterus or the one they have no longer works properly, uterine transplants can indeed help these wome

Updated on:March 16,2024

'Morning sickness' is misleading and inaccurate, new study argues

by University of WarwickCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe term "morning sickness" is misleading and should instead be described as nausea and sickness in pregnancy, argue researcher

Updated on: May 11,2024

'Morning sickness' is misleading and inaccurate, new study argues

by University of WarwickCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe term "morning sickness" is misleading and should instead be described as nausea and sickness in pregnancy, argue researcher

Updated on:May 11,2024

Maternal transmission of COVID-19 to baby during pregnancy is uncommon, study finds

by University of NottinghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainTransmission of COVID-19 from mother to baby during pregnancy is uncommon, and the rate of infection is no greater when the baby is born vagina

Updated on: June 04,2024

Maternal transmission of COVID-19 to baby during pregnancy is uncommon, study finds

by University of NottinghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainTransmission of COVID-19 from mother to baby during pregnancy is uncommon, and the rate of infection is no greater when the baby is born vagina

Updated on:June 04,2024

Survey finds most women with uterine fibroids are offered hysterectomies over minimally invasive treatments

by The Reis GroupCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAmong women who have been diagnosed with uterine fibroids, more than half (53%) were presented with a hysterectomy, while fewer than one in five (20%)

Updated on: July 10,2024

Survey finds most women with uterine fibroids are offered hysterectomies over minimally invasive treatments

by The Reis GroupCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAmong women who have been diagnosed with uterine fibroids, more than half (53%) were presented with a hysterectomy, while fewer than one in five (20%)

Updated on:July 10,2024

Study investigates link between lactation and visceral, pericardial fat

by Texas Tech UniversityTTUHSC's Duke Appiah, Ph.D., and a team of collaborators recently completed a study to see if the presence of excess visceral and pericardial fat results in a lower ri

Updated on: May 21,2024

Study investigates link between lactation and visceral, pericardial fat

by Texas Tech UniversityTTUHSC's Duke Appiah, Ph.D., and a team of collaborators recently completed a study to see if the presence of excess visceral and pericardial fat results in a lower ri

Updated on:May 21,2024