Obstetrics & gynaecology
Reducing opioid prescriptions after C-sections
Nearly a third of birthing moms now deliver babies via caesarean section—and many of them go home with powerful opioid painkillers.
Jun 5, 2019
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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cardiology
COVID-19 infection increases risk for preeclampsia
A newly published study found that women who contract COVID-19 during pregnancy are at significantly higher risk of developing pre-eclampsia, the leading cause of maternal and infant death worldwide.
Sep 22, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Identifying barriers to care for women with endometriosis
Women face a multitude of barriers to receiving quality care for endometriosis, a chronic, often painful disease that affects approximately 10% of reproductive-age women, an estimated 200 million women and teens worldwide.
Feb 25, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study advances research in pelvic organ prolapse among women
By measuring the sagging of the vaginal walls in more than a thousand volunteers for up to nine years annually, a team of Baltimore physicians reports the creation of a long-awaited baseline measure of the rate of progression ...
Mar 6, 2018
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Autism spectrum disorders
New study finds no significant association between preterm delivery and autism
Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is one of the most common developmental disorders and is increasingly diagnosed worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated one in 100 children ...
Feb 13, 2024
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Cardiology
A blood test to differentiate severe COVID-19 from preeclampsia in pregnant women
Pregnancy brings deep changes in a woman's physiology, especially regarding her blood system. The placenta is the organ that ensures an efficient communication between the mother and the baby. This organ grows quickly and ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Abuse during childhood linked to uterine fibroids in African-American women
According to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported sexual or physical abuse before age 11 had a greater risk of uterine fibroids in adulthood compared ...
Jan 24, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
The benefits of exercise during pregnancy
Researchers collected and re-examined clinical trial data on exercise during pregnancy and whether it plays a role in preterm birth, and found that exercise is safe and does not increase the risk of preterm birth. In addition, ...
Jul 7, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study suggests that wildfire smoke increases risk of going into labor prematurely
In a new study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting—and published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology—researchers will unveil ...
Feb 12, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers learn that pregnant women pass along protective COVID antibodies to their babies
Researchers Learn that Pregnant Women Pass Along Protective COVID Antibodies to their Babies
Feb 22, 2021
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