Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study shines light on the health of pregnant people in the year after birth
Maternal mortality in the U.S. is on the rise and more than half of maternal deaths occur in the postpartum year.
Nov 6, 2023
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News tagged with maternity care
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Stricter abortion laws linked to increase in unintended births
Prior to the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, women in states that severely limit or outlaw access to abortion were 13% more likely to have a live birth resulting from an unintended pregnancy than those in states where abortion ...
Nov 1, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Feds try to head off growing problem of overdoses among expectant mothers
When Andria Peterson began working as a clinical pharmacist in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units at St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson, Nevada, in 2009, she witnessed the devastating effects the opioid ...
Oct 25, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Health care for millions of pregnant teenage girls is being neglected, reports study
The health care needs of pregnant adolescents will continue to be ignored in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) unless there are major changes to health care delivery and frameworks, according to a new study by UCL and ...
Oct 13, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Facing criticism, feds award first maternal health grant to a predominantly Black rural area
A federal program to combat the alarming rates of rural women dying from pregnancy complications has marked a first: It's supporting an organization that serves predominantly Black counties in the Deep South.
Oct 4, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Low-income communities face dual barriers to maternity care access: Study
Research led by Peiyin Hung has dug deeper into the challenges surrounding maternity care access that the health services policy and management assistant professor has been unveiling through her recent research. Adding to ...
Sep 28, 2023
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Neuroscience
Exposure to plasticizers in pregnancy associated with smaller volumetric measures in the brain and lower IQ in children
Children whose mothers had a higher exposure to certain phthalates during pregnancy tend to show smaller total gray matter in their brains at age 10. This is one of the main conclusions of a study led by the NYU Grossman ...
Sep 20, 2023
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Cardiology
Substance abuse in pregnancy doubles cardiovascular risk: Study
Pregnant women with a history of substance abuse face a dramatically increased risk of death from heart attack and stroke during childbirth when compared with women without history of substance abuse, a new Smidt Heart Institute ...
Sep 18, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Six pregnancy terms you probably won't hear again, including 'high risk' and 'failed'
Medical terminology evolves alongside our understanding of medicine. As time goes by, new terms are adopted while others are abandoned. In midwifery, there should always be a strong emphasis on the language we use, particularly ...
Aug 23, 2023
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1 in 5 U.S. mothers say they've been mistreated during maternity care
From receiving no response to cries for help to being verbally abused, 1 in 5 U.S. mothers say they were mistreated by a health care professional during pregnancy and delivery.
Aug 23, 2023
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