Health
Dutch doctor says group will keep sending abortion pills to US women
Rebecca Gomperts, a 55-year-old Dutch physician, has spent years fighting for women's access to abortion around the world.
May 16, 2022
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News tagged with maternal health
Cardiology
Obesity in pregnancy increases risk of lifelong cardiovascular disease in offspring
Maternal obesity impairs heart health and function of the fetus according to a new study in mice. The study, published in The Journal of Physiology found that maternal obesity causes molecular changes in the heart of the ...
May 12, 2022
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Health
'High and dry': Abortion bans could be riskiest on women in maternal health care 'deserts'
Women living in maternal health care "deserts" will face greater health and well-being risks if a draft opinion from the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade leads to state abortion bans, experts say.
May 10, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Reality of maternal mental health for first time moms in Ireland
A newly published study from Trinity's School of Nursing and Midwifery has followed the prevalence of, and changes over time in, depression, anxiety and stress symptoms experienced by first-time mothers—from pregnancy throughout ...
May 06, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
White women tend to get better pain management after childbirth
After childbirth, some women who received an epidural for pain will develop a debilitating headache. But minority women are less likely than white moms to receive the treatment that can provide relief, according to a new ...
Apr 25, 2022
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Health
Postpartum insurance loss decreased during COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
It's been the case for decades—high numbers of U.S. women who give birth lose or face changes to their health insurance afterward. And those with Medicaid benefits are most likely to lose coverage, because pregnancy-related ...
Apr 22, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New Study: Black women face higher maternal mortality rates than previously determined
The effects of racism and sexism lead to higher maternal mortality rates among Black women in the U.S. than previously realized, according to new research from Associate Professor of Sociology and Law Evelyn J. Patterson ...
Apr 18, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Black Maternal Health Week: 'We have to do better,' support, listen to Black moms, experts and loved ones say
In September 2020, Dr. Chaniece Wallace was a healthy 30-year-old physician, seven months pregnant. A photo from her baby shower shows her beaming, surrounded by pink and purple balloons, standing next to a 5-foot tall tower ...
Apr 15, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Protease inhibitors safer than previously thought for pregnant women with HIV
University of Oxford researchers assessed evidence from 34 studies, involving more than 57,000 pregnant women with HIV, and found that protease inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapies significantly increased the risk of ...
Apr 12, 2022
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Health
UN report: Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended
The U.N. Population Fund says new research shows that nearly half of all pregnancies worldwide—121 million annually—are unintended, which it calls "a neglected crisis."
Mar 31, 2022
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