Obstetrics & gynaecology
Modeling COVID's impact on pregnancy and birth trends
A different type of surge may be on the way more than a year into the pandemic—a baby surge.
Jun 3, 2021
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US birth rate falls to lowest point in more than a century
The U.S. birth rate fell 4% last year, the largest single-year decrease in nearly 50 years, according to a government report being released Wednesday.
May 5, 2021
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Births registered in United States decreased in 2019
(HealthDay)—There was a decrease in births in the United States in 2019 compared with 2018, according to the March 23 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Mar 30, 2021
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Higher live birth rates found after transferring fresh rather than frozen embryos
For women hoping to achieve a pregnancy using freshly retrieved donor eggs, a new retrospective study led by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital may provide important insight. Brigham senior author Janis H. Fox, ...
Jan 12, 2021
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Pediatrics
Cesarean-born babies at increased risk of infection-related hospitalisation in childhood
Cesarean-born babies are at increased risk during early childhood of being hospitalised due to an infection, according to a new study of over seven million births from four countries.
Nov 19, 2020
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Expanded birth control coverage may help reduce disparities in unplanned pregnancies
Nearly half of pregnancies in the U.S. are unplanned, and there's a wide gap between the most affluent women who are likely to have access to the most reliable forms of birth control and those from lower income households.
Nov 6, 2020
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Racial, socioeconomic disparities fuel increased infant mortality rates in California
While infant mortality rates (IMR) decreased overall from 2007 to 2015 in California, disparities in infant death rates have increased in some groups, including among obese mothers, those who smoke and African American women, ...
Aug 11, 2020
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CDC: 2017 to 2018 saw decline in teen birth rates across states
(HealthDay)—From 2017 to 2018, there were declines in teenage birth rates in most states and across race and Hispanic origin, according to the July 10 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers ...
Jul 13, 2020
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Drop in infant mortality mainly due to drop across maternal age
(HealthDay)—Most of the decline in infant mortality rates from 2000 to 2017 was due to declines in rates across maternal age groups, according to the June 25 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. ...
Jun 25, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Embryo vitrification is safe but longer storage reduces chances of pregnancy success
Freezing and storing embryos during fertility treatment using a technique called vitrification is safe, although women are less likely to become pregnant and have a live birth the longer the embryos are stored, according ...
Jun 24, 2020
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