Women with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have increased risk of adverse pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal outcomes, according to a study published online June 14 in JAMA Network Open.
Jun 15, 2023
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Postpartum hemorrhage—severe bleeding after childbirth—is a leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide. There have been few innovations in treatment in recent years.
Feb 10, 2023
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Black women have a 53% increased risk of dying in the hospital during childbirth, no matter their income level, type of insurance or other social determinants of health, suggesting systemic racism seriously impacts maternal ...
Oct 23, 2022
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Pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and their babies face increased risks and complications compared to pregnant women without IBD. Those are the findings from a new University of Missouri School of Medicine ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Women diagnosed with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa are five (500%) times more likely on average to have underweight babies, according to a comprehensive new study.
Jul 5, 2022
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Mothers with partners who also identified as mothers had substantially higher rates of adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes, including life-threatening complications such as postpartum hemorrhage, than mothers with partners ...
Apr 6, 2022
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Oregon State University researchers have conducted the largest study of water births to date and found they were associated with better overall outcomes than non-water births.
Nov 16, 2021
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Clinical decisions made in the delivery setting as to whether to employ vaginal delivery or cesarean section are often made under high pressure, and with great uncertainty, and have serious consequences for mother and baby. ...
Oct 14, 2021
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends low-dose aspirin for reducing the risk for preeclampsia among those at high risk. This recommendation forms the basis of the final recommendation statement ...
Sep 28, 2021
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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed a prototype device that could potentially diagnose pregnancy complications by monitoring the oxygen level of the placenta. The device sends near-infrared light ...
Jun 17, 2021
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