Menopause, when periods stop for good, is a normal stage in every woman's reproductive life. The symptoms usually begin in a woman's forties, with the average age of menopause itself being 51. Experiences differ from woman ...
Sep 6, 2017
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The number of U.S. women taking maternity leave has not changed in 22 years despite factors that suggest it should be increasing, a new study found.
Jan 19, 2017
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Sometimes all it takes is a single interaction or a thoughtless comment from a coworker to make a new mother feel negatively about her experience with breastfeeding and pumping at work. That's true even in a place that attempts ...
Nov 28, 2016
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For each additional month of paid maternity leave offered in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), infant mortality is reduced by 13%, according to a new study by researchers from McGill University and UCLA Fielding School ...
Mar 30, 2016
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Free meals, four months of maternity leave and now egg-freezing: Facebook's latest gift to its employees has rekindled debate on the role of women in the company.
Oct 19, 2014
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Mothers in the United States who have unintended pregnancies return to work sooner after childbirth than mothers whose pregnancy was intended, according to a study led by Dr. Rada K. Dagher, assistant professor of health ...
May 5, 2014
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The more leave time from work that a woman takes after giving birth—up to six months—the better protected she will be from experiencing post-partum depression, according to a study led by Dr. Rada K. Dagher, assistant ...
Dec 12, 2013
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Latin America is the world's new coronavirus epicenter, but Uruguay—a small South American nation of 3.5 million people—has so far avoided the devastation raging across the rest of the region.
Jun 16, 2020
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Paid maternity leave has major mental and physical health benefits for mothers and children - including reduced rates of postpartum depression and infant mortality, according to a report in the March/April issue of Harvard ...
Mar 9, 2020
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A British man who was on board a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo has died, Japan's health ministry said Friday.
Feb 28, 2020
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