Late abortions are rare. The US just lost a clinic that offered the procedure for over 50 years
To fellow travelers, Hannah Brehm likely looked like she was taking a belated babymoon well into her third trimester.
May 12, 2025
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Surgical Procedures, Operative: News and Research on Obstetric Surgical Procedures
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Fatty liver in pregnancy may increase risk of preterm birth
Pregnant women with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) have an increased risk of giving birth prematurely and the risk increase cannot be explained by obesity, according to a new study from Karolinska ...
May 9, 2025
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Survey reveals many women experience disrespectful care during and after childbirth
A quarter of women who gave birth in metropolitan France and were surveyed reported that they were treated disrespectfully during childbirth and/or while staying in the hospital after giving birth.
May 7, 2025
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How weight stigma in maternity care harms larger-bodied women and their babies
According to a study from the United States, women experience weight stigma in maternity care at almost every visit. We expect this experience to be similar in Australia, where more than 50% of women of reproductive age live ...
Apr 30, 2025
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More than 3.6 million births recorded in the U.S. in 2024, up 1% from 2023
In 2024, the provisional number of births in the United States was 3,622,673, which was 1% higher than in 2023, according to an April Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Apr 24, 2025
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Study presents steps to reduce Australia's unintended pregnancies
The newly published ACCORd follow-up study by Monash University's SPHERE Center of Research Excellence will help address Australia's chronically low use of the most effective types of contraception, long-acting reversible ...
Apr 15, 2025
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Nigeria offers free cesareans to save mothers' lives, but it's not enough
Nigeria's government launched an initiative in 2024 offering free emergency cesarean sections to poor and vulnerable women, in a plan to bring down the high number of mothers dying in childbirth.
Mar 24, 2025
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Colorado and other states have expanded access to abortion, but not for adolescents
Since 2022, Colorado and 10 other states have passed voter initiatives to protect or expand abortion access. Yet, seven of these states, including Colorado, require people under the age of 18 to get consent from or notify ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Progressives seek health privacy protections in California, but Newsom could balk
When patients walked into Planned Parenthood clinics, a consumer data company sold their precise locations to anti-abortion groups for targeted ads.
Mar 17, 2025
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UK rise in superbugs pose challenge for govt: study
Superbugs directly cause some 7,600 UK deaths each year and contribute to around 35,200 more, a report said Wednesday, warning the government was making "limited progress" in tackling rising infections.
Feb 26, 2025
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