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New AI tool offers insights to improve safety for mothers and babies in maternity care
Loughborough University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that identifies the key human factors influencing maternity care outcomes, supporting ongoing efforts to improve safety for mothers and ...
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The UK is no longer offering COVID vaccines to pregnant women. Here's why that might be a bad idea
Until now, COVID vaccines have been available to pregnant women as part of the twice-yearly booster program, but this offer is being withdrawn.
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What is premenstrual dysphoric disorder? And how is it different to PMS?
Periods can feel like an unwanted guest for many women and gender-diverse people who menstruate, bringing cramps, mood swings and exhaustion.
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Q&A: Lead screening in pregnancy can protect maternal and newborn health: Why is it not universal?
Doctors have long known that lead exposure during pregnancy poses significant health risks for both mothers and newborns, but universal screening is not mandated in New Jersey or nationwide.
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Early screening for syphilis in pregnancy recommended by task force
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends early screening for syphilis infection in all pregnant women (grade A recommendation). This recommendation forms the basis of a draft recommendation statement published ...
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Do abortion policy changes affect young women's mental health?
After the June 2022 US Supreme Court ruling that allowed states to ban abortion, women of childbearing age in states where abortion became illegal reported increased rates of anxiety. That's according to a study published ...
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Pay first, deliver later: Some women are being asked to prepay for their baby
In April, just 12 weeks into her pregnancy, Kathleen Clark was standing at the receptionist window of her OB-GYN's office when she was asked to pay $960, the total the office estimated she would owe after she delivered.
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Hurricane exposure tied to rise in maternal mental health issues
Women who have to deal with multiple hurricanes during pregnancy have an increased risk of psychological distress, according to a study published earlier this year. Specifically, the study found that pregnant women who are ...
Nov 19, 2024
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Pregnant people might not be getting the nutrients they need, according to new research
It's generally estimated that around 10% of pregnant people struggle to meet their nutritional needs—but the real number could be far higher, according to new research from Stevens Institute of Technology.
Nov 19, 2024
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Study identifies pregnant women at risk for substance use
Use of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, and illicit drugs is dangerous in pregnancy, increasing risks of stroke, miscarriage, preterm delivery, low birth weight and infant neurodevelopmental problems. Yet according to the 2020 ...
Nov 19, 2024
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High exposure to everyday chemicals linked to asthma risk in children
A new study by researchers at Kumamoto University sheds light on a potential link between exposure to certain everyday chemicals during pregnancy and the development of asthma in children. The study analyzed data from over ...
Nov 19, 2024
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New method for evaluating male subfertility based on trace element analysis
With declining birthrate becoming a social problem, the number of couples in Japan suffering from subfertility due to male factors is reported to be one in 10.
Nov 19, 2024
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Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy
A state judge on Monday struck down Wyoming's overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy in line with voters in yet more states voicing support for abortion ...
Nov 19, 2024
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Oropouche virus transmission to unborn child confirmed
The first confirmed case of vertical transmission of Oropouche virus (OROV) has been reported by 23 researchers from eight distinct institutions in Brazil.
Discovery of new genes for molar pregnancies sheds light on their increased incidence in women aged 35 and over
A molar pregnancy, also known as a hydatidiform mole, is an abnormal human pregnancy with no embryo and an overgrowth of the cells that form the placenta. The common form of molar pregnancy affects one in every 600 pregnancies ...
Nov 18, 2024
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Study challenges safety concerns over planned home births for low-risk pregnancies
In low-risk pregnancies, mothers and children are just as safe with a planned home birth as they are with a planned birth center birth, a national study led by Oregon State University researchers has shown.
Nov 18, 2024
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Large cohort study builds pregnancy health atlas for phenotype-omics research in China
A new pregnancy health cohort study involving over 20,000 families has identified common complications, high-risk groups, and geographical trends through biological samples collected across China.
Nov 18, 2024
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Maryland is training more health workers to offer abortion care
In the two counties around nurse practitioner Samantha Marsee's clinic in rural northeastern Maryland, there's not a single clinic that provides abortions. And until recently, Marsee herself wasn't trained to treat patients ...
Nov 18, 2024
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Cancer while pregnant is rare, but is becoming more common. Here's what researchers think is behind the rise
Former winner of TV show Alone Australia Gina Chick was diagnosed with breast cancer just days after finding out she was pregnant. She describes in her recent book her experience with chemotherapy and what followed.
Nov 15, 2024
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Chewing xylitol gum linked to decrease in preterm birth
Could the incidence of preterm births be lowered by chewing gum? New research suggests yes. Results from a study in Malawi showed that chewing gum containing xylitol, a naturally occurring alcohol sugar, was associated with ...
Nov 14, 2024
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New study links air pollution with increased risk of spontaneous preterm births
A new study led by the University of California, Irvine, found that exposure to fine particulate matter, 2.5 micrometers or less in diameter, known as PM2.5 and related elements, such as black carbon and nitrates, during ...
Nov 14, 2024
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Exposure to marijuana in the womb may increase risk of addiction to opioids later in life, study finds
With the increased legalization of recreational cannabis, as many as 1 in 5 pregnant women in the U.S. are now using the drug to help with morning sickness, lower back pain or anxiety. Evidence has been growing, however, ...
Nov 14, 2024
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Frequent emergency care during pregnancy could signal greater risk for severe maternal morbidity
Frequent hospital visits during pregnancy could be a sign that a pregnant person will encounter life-threatening complications during or after pregnancy, according to a new study led by Boston University School of Public ...
Nov 14, 2024
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