Health
US births in 2022 didn't return to pre-pandemic levels
U.S. births were flat last year, as the nation saw fewer babies born than it did before the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
Jun 1, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Impact of coronavirus on states' fertility rates tracked with economic, social, and political divides
Experts have found that at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020, Americans chose not to become pregnant as they grappled with stay-at-home restrictions, anxiety, and economic hardship. Now, a new study led by ...
Apr 11, 2023
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Cardiology
Simple or moderate congenital heart defects might not impair fertility
Women and men born with simple or moderate heart defects who choose to have children are no more likely than others to experience infertility as adults, a study in Denmark suggests.
Jan 19, 2023
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Health
Forgotten orphans left behind in COVID-19 pandemic, study reveals
A global study of pandemic deaths led by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) has revealed why some countries have seen a greater number of children who have lost one or both parents due to COVID-19.
Aug 31, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Effect of lockdowns on birth rates in the UK
Many wondered whether the COVID lockdowns would lead to a baby boom or a bust. We finally have some answers—for the UK, at least.
Apr 21, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Impact of cancer treatment on fertility in women
In the United States, approximately 125,000 women of reproductive age (15–45 years old) were diagnosed with cancer in 2018, according to the National Cancer Institute Survival, Epidemiology, and End Results database. Thanks ...
Dec 16, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Half of women over 35 who want a child don't end up having one, or have fewer than they planned
At age 35, one in four Australian women and one in three men were hoping to have a child or more children in the future. But by age 49, about half report they haven't yet had the number of children they hoped for.
Dec 7, 2021
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Arthritis diagnosed before or during peak reproductive years may curb men's fertility
Rheumatoid arthritis or one of the other types of inflammatory arthritis, diagnosed before or during peak reproductive years, may curb men's fertility, finds research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Aug 9, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Births registered in United States decreased in 2019
(HealthDay)—There was a decrease in births in the United States in 2019 compared with 2018, according to the March 23 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Mar 30, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
COVID-19 could cause historically low levels of childbearing in the UK
Levels of childbearing in all the countries of the UK were declining even before the pandemic. A new study suggests that the impact of COVID-19 could mean a further fall in fertility rates to historically low levels.
Mar 29, 2021
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