Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet and collaborating Danish universities have conducted statistical research suggesting that starting hormonal contraceptive (HC) use postpartum is associated with a 49% higher ...
Since June 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion, 14 states have banned nearly all abortions. The court ruling, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, has also led six states ...
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A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows how a small antibody fragment can block fertilization by targeting a key protein on the surface of the egg. This discovery brings a nonhormonal contraceptive one step closer to ...
Apr 14, 2025
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Researchers from the National Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, Technical University of Munich, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have found that 2,679 pregnancy-related deaths in ...
The world's first baby has been born following conception with a fully automated, digitally controlled intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) system. ICSI, developed and adopted into widespread use in the 1990s and is now ...
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Research led by Mirvie Inc. has discovered a molecular signal in blood samples that can predict preeclampsia and related conditions months before clinical symptoms appear. Findings suggest a new approach to risk detection ...
Nursing poses major metabolic demands on mothers, to which they respond by eating more and saving energy to sustain milk production. There are significant hormonal changes during lactation, but how they lead to metabolic ...
Apr 10, 2025
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The global birthrate has been in significant decline for decades. In the U.S., couples are deciding to have children later in life. A 2022 U.S. Census data analysis of Census Bureau and National Center for Health Statistics ...
Apr 9, 2025
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A University of Liverpool study conducted in rural Pakistan has demonstrated the effectiveness of a novel, technology-assisted intervention for perinatal depression. The study was a partnership with the Human Development ...
Apr 8, 2025
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A study published in Nature Communications reveals new advances in the biological understanding of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), including preeclampsia—a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality as ...
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