What doctors say about pregnancy, vaccines and COVID-19

by Michael Merschel,American Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCOVID-19 can be bad for anyone. For pregnant women, scientific research shows it can be worse: The disease signifi

Updated on: May 09,2024

What doctors say about pregnancy, vaccines and COVID-19

by Michael Merschel,American Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCOVID-19 can be bad for anyone. For pregnant women, scientific research shows it can be worse: The disease signifi

Updated on:May 09,2024

Chlamydia, gonorrhea rates up among young women in the US

(HealthDay)—There has been an age shift in positivity forChlamydia trachomatisandNeisseria gonorrhoeaeamong women, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in theAme

Updated on: May 09,2024

Chlamydia, gonorrhea rates up among young women in the US

(HealthDay)—There has been an age shift in positivity forChlamydia trachomatisandNeisseria gonorrhoeaeamong women, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in theAme

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

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

Physician advocates screening teen emergency room patients for sexually transmitted infections

by University of CincinnatiCredit: CC0 Public DomainA University of Cincinnati researcher is recommending pediatric hospital emergency rooms consider screening for sexually transmitted infections

Updated on: May 09,2024

Physician advocates screening teen emergency room patients for sexually transmitted infections

by University of CincinnatiCredit: CC0 Public DomainA University of Cincinnati researcher is recommending pediatric hospital emergency rooms consider screening for sexually transmitted infections

Updated on:May 09,2024

How should doctors convey 'bad news' to pregnant mothers?

by Asociacion RUVIDCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the case of pregnant mothers with an adverse diagnosis on the health of their child, medical preparation to know how to convey said informa

Updated on: May 09,2024

How should doctors convey 'bad news' to pregnant mothers?

by Asociacion RUVIDCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the case of pregnant mothers with an adverse diagnosis on the health of their child, medical preparation to know how to convey said informa

Updated on:May 09,2024

Doctors suggest ways to reduce obstetrical complications in endometriosis patients

by RUDN UniversityA team of doctors from RUDN University with their Italian colleagues had studied the data of existing studies on the effect of endometriosis on pregnancy and childbirth and sugg

Updated on: May 09,2024

Doctors suggest ways to reduce obstetrical complications in endometriosis patients

by RUDN UniversityA team of doctors from RUDN University with their Italian colleagues had studied the data of existing studies on the effect of endometriosis on pregnancy and childbirth and sugg

Updated on:May 09,2024

Women not being routinely informed that a common anesthetic may lessen contraception effectiveness, doctors warn

by The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen undergoing operations are not being routinely informed that a common anesthetic may make the

Updated on: May 09,2024

Women not being routinely informed that a common anesthetic may lessen contraception effectiveness, doctors warn

by The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen undergoing operations are not being routinely informed that a common anesthetic may make the

Updated on:May 09,2024

Expanding Medicaid led to decreased postpartum hospitalizations

by Brown UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAccording to health care experts, the benefits for brand-new parents and their infants having access to health care during pregnancy as well a

Updated on: May 09,2024

Expanding Medicaid led to decreased postpartum hospitalizations

by Brown UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAccording to health care experts, the benefits for brand-new parents and their infants having access to health care during pregnancy as well a

Updated on:May 09,2024

Mother transmitted COVID-19 to baby during pregnancy, physicians report

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterAmanda Evans, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical CenterA pregnant mother who tested positive for COVID-19 transmitted the virus c

Updated on: May 09,2024

Mother transmitted COVID-19 to baby during pregnancy, physicians report

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterAmanda Evans, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical CenterA pregnant mother who tested positive for COVID-19 transmitted the virus c

Updated on:May 09,2024

Midwifery care at hospitals is associated with fewer medical interventions

by University of Massachusetts AmherstLaura Attanasio at UMass Amherst and colleagues analyzed hospital-level data reported in New York State over one year and found that women who gave birth at

Updated on: May 09,2024

Midwifery care at hospitals is associated with fewer medical interventions

by University of Massachusetts AmherstLaura Attanasio at UMass Amherst and colleagues analyzed hospital-level data reported in New York State over one year and found that women who gave birth at

Updated on:May 09,2024