Obstetrics & gynaecology

Does pregnancy accelerate aging? Study suggests that it does, at first

New research from the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) published in Cell Metabolism suggests that pregnancy accelerates aging, but with an important caveat—there appears to be significant reversal of this effect in the postpartum ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Predicting postpartum hospitalizations among high-risk populations

Racial inequities in maternal morbidity and mortality persist into the postpartum period, leading to a higher rate of postpartum hospital use among Black and Hispanic people but until now little was understood how to best ...

Health

Community-based program improves health care for new mothers

Women with chronic hypertension and diabetes who were enrolled in an award-winning program for 12 months after childbirth were more likely to keep follow-up health care visits, which in turn led to improved care, according ...

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