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Automated appointment scheduling, reminder messages may improve postpartum health for those with chronic conditions
Many pregnant people have chronic medical conditions, and although they are usually closely monitored during pregnancy, they often face barriers when transitioning to primary care following delivery.
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New study finds early detection of miRNAs in maternal blood may offer potential for predicting preeclampsia
Preeclampsia (PE) is a significant contributor to the increase in maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide, with particularly alarming numbers in the United States, where it affects about 2–8% of pregnancies, resulting ...
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Decline in global adolescent fertility rates is counteracted by increasing teen births in Sub-Saharan Africa: Study
A new report from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Columbia Aging Center, with colleagues from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, highlights a troubling trend: While global adolescent fertility ...
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Tell-tale gene affects success of drug used to treat chronic pain, study finds
Women who carry a particular form of a pain gene are more likely to respond well to a common medication used to treat long-term discomfort, research shows.
Jul 15, 2024
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Entering the golden age for antibody-drug conjugates in gynecologic cancer
In an editorial, published in Oncoscience titled, "Entering the golden age for antibody-drug conjugates in gynecologic cancer," researchers Michelle Greenman, Blair McNamara, Levent Mutlu, and Alessandro D. Santin from Yale ...
Jul 15, 2024
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Immigrant moms feel unsafe and unheard when seeking pregnancy care, says neonatologist
Immigrants make up nearly 16% of Philadelphia's population of 1.6 million, according to a 2024 report from Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew reports this marks the largest percentage since the 1940s, and above the national percentage ...
Jul 15, 2024
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Safe, successful pregnancies are possible after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, according to study
Despite treatment-related fertility challenges, female patients can become pregnant and give birth to healthy children after undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT), according to a study published ...
Jul 15, 2024
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Survey finds most Americans believe pain and urinary leakage is normal for women after having children
A new national survey by the Orlando Health Advanced Rehabilitation Institute finds most Americans believe it's normal for women to experience pain, pressure and incontinence after having children. But experts say these are ...
Jul 15, 2024
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Study finds abortion restrictions harm mental health, with low-income women hardest hit
People living in states that enacted tighter abortion restrictions in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health decision, which returned regulation of abortion access to state legislatures, are more likely to report ...
Jul 13, 2024
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New report calls for more research on women's health issues
A new report finds research is sorely lacking on how chronic illnesses affect women, and it urges government agencies to do more to investigate how these diseases strike women differently.
Jul 12, 2024
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Association found between prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution and cerebral palsy
A team of environmental health researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Health Canada, the University of Ottawa and McGill University has found an association between prenatal exposure to fine particulate ...
Nearly 1 in 10 pregnant people who get COVID will develop long COVID, study finds
Nearly 1 in 10 people who get COVID while pregnant will go on to develop long COVID, a report in Obstetrics & Gynecology has found.
Jul 11, 2024
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Research challenges belief that menstrual cramps only occur in ovulatory cycles
According to current understanding, menstrual cramps only happen in cycles in which an egg is released, or an ovulatory cycle. But new research from the University of British Columbia (UBC) is challenging this notion.
Jul 11, 2024
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Living near oil and gas activity linked to poor mental health during preconception
As the oil and gas industry continues its rapid expansion throughout North America, a growing body of research has linked fossil fuel development to physical and mental health conditions during and after pregnancy, including ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Black and Hispanic women receive lower doses of postpartum pain medication, finds study
Inequities in pain medication treatment received postpartum, after giving birth, were found in a Cedars-Sinai study of 18,000 women. The disparities were observed even among patients reporting the highest pain levels.
Jul 11, 2024
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Toxoplasma is a common parasite that causes birth defects—but the US doesn't screen for it during pregnancy
Imagine the shock of your baby being born with a swollen brain, blindness and debilitating seizures. Now imagine learning that these devastating conditions could have been prevented if you took a simple test for the common ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Preeclampsia's lingering shadow
A study published in the journal Hypertension points to the potential long-term consequences of preeclampsia — specifically, accelerated aging in women who have had this condition.
Jul 11, 2024
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New period product offers progress in women's health
Bryan Hsu is tackling an area of research that has long been neglected—menstrual products.
Jul 10, 2024
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Boosting contraceptive awareness among diverse young women
An online educational video aimed at increasing contraceptive knowledge among young women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds is being distributed in five languages.
Jul 10, 2024
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Survey finds most women with uterine fibroids are offered hysterectomies over minimally invasive treatments
Among women who have been diagnosed with uterine fibroids, more than half (53%) were presented with a hysterectomy, while fewer than one in five (20%) were presented with other less invasive options such as over-the-counter ...
Jul 9, 2024
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