COVID-19 vaccine does not increase risk of preterm birth, says study

by Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnant people who contract COVID-19 have an increased risk of disease severity and death, yet only 31% of pregnant people in the United States

Updated on: March 05,2024

COVID-19 vaccine does not increase risk of preterm birth, says study

by Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnant people who contract COVID-19 have an increased risk of disease severity and death, yet only 31% of pregnant people in the United States

Updated on:March 05,2024

Pregnant women show robust and variable immunity during COVID-19, study finds

by The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.167157While pregnant women are at greater risk of getting si

Updated on: June 04,2024

Pregnant women show robust and variable immunity during COVID-19, study finds

by The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.167157While pregnant women are at greater risk of getting si

Updated on:June 04,2024

Cervical cancer screening rates dropped during stay-at-home order

There was a considerable decrease in the cervical cancer screening rate during the stay-at-home order issued by the governor of California on March 19, 2020, to contain the spread of severe acute resp

Updated on: April 07,2024

Cervical cancer screening rates dropped during stay-at-home order

There was a considerable decrease in the cervical cancer screening rate during the stay-at-home order issued by the governor of California on March 19, 2020, to contain the spread of severe acute resp

Updated on:April 07,2024

Why women with multiple sclerosis get better when pregnant

byLinköping UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen suffering from the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis temporarily get much better when pregnant. Researchers have now identified the benef

Updated on: February 18,2024

Why women with multiple sclerosis get better when pregnant

byLinköping UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen suffering from the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis temporarily get much better when pregnant. Researchers have now identified the benef

Updated on:February 18,2024

Prolonged acetaminophen use during pregnancy linked to increased ASD and ADHD risk

by Hebrew University of JerusalemPregnancy test. Credit: public domainA study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem sheds new light on the possible relationship between prolonged use of acetami

Updated on: March 02,2024

Prolonged acetaminophen use during pregnancy linked to increased ASD and ADHD risk

by Hebrew University of JerusalemPregnancy test. Credit: public domainA study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem sheds new light on the possible relationship between prolonged use of acetami

Updated on:March 02,2024

US panel recommends nonprescription use of contraception pill

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA US panel of health experts voted Wednesday in favor of making birth control pills available without a prescription, a move backed by reproductive rights advocates e

Updated on: March 02,2024

US panel recommends nonprescription use of contraception pill

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA US panel of health experts voted Wednesday in favor of making birth control pills available without a prescription, a move backed by reproductive rights advocates e

Updated on:March 02,2024

Pregnant women living near natural gas sites may experience higher rates of depression, substance use

by Don Campbell,University of TorontoMap of British Columbia with oil and gas wells (yellow circles) located in Northeastern British Columbia and postal code centroids (black squares) in 2016 (O

Updated on: March 24,2024

Pregnant women living near natural gas sites may experience higher rates of depression, substance use

by Don Campbell,University of TorontoMap of British Columbia with oil and gas wells (yellow circles) located in Northeastern British Columbia and postal code centroids (black squares) in 2016 (O

Updated on:March 24,2024

Study shows pregnant women admitted to intensive care in Scotland are 12 times more likely to experience a stillbirth

by University of EdinburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen who require intensive care when pregnant are more likely to die compared with women who are not admitted—an excess risk that persists for

Updated on: June 15,2024

Study shows pregnant women admitted to intensive care in Scotland are 12 times more likely to experience a stillbirth

by University of EdinburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen who require intensive care when pregnant are more likely to die compared with women who are not admitted—an excess risk that persists for

Updated on:June 15,2024

New study reveals pregnant people who deliver large babies are at increased risk of developing diabetes later in life

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: May 13,2024

New study reveals pregnant people who deliver large babies are at increased risk of developing diabetes later in life

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:May 13,2024

Researchers develop novel, woman controlled contraceptive product

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainDespite the availability of numerous effective birth control methods, more than 40 percent of pregnancies worldwide are unintended.

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers develop novel, woman controlled contraceptive product

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainDespite the availability of numerous effective birth control methods, more than 40 percent of pregnancies worldwide are unintended.

Updated on:May 23,2024