Obstetrics & gynaecology
Modeling COVID's impact on pregnancy and birth trends
A different type of surge may be on the way more than a year into the pandemic—a baby surge.
Jun 3, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Negative relationships linked to worse physical and mental health in postpartum women
Postpartum women in bad romantic relationships are not only more likely to suffer symptoms of depression, they are also at greater long-term risk of illness or death, according to new research from Rice University, Ohio State ...
Jun 3, 2021
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Health
COVID-19 pandemic worsened pregnancy outcomes for women and babies worldwide
Pregnancy outcomes for mothers and babies have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, a review of data from 40 studies representing 17 countries published today in The Lancet Global Health journal has revealed.
Apr 1, 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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Obstetrics & gynaecology
In the race for safer, more reliable fetal monitoring continues
Pregnancy is a major life event for most parents-to-be. Usually pregnancy proceeds without incidents, however, complications can occur. In those cases, fetal monitoring can be lifesaving. Cardiotocography (CTG), the most ...
Mar 22, 2021
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Biomedical technology
Using wearable tech to keep babies, pregnant women healthy
If a weightlifter is pregnant, she may get conflicting medical advice about how much she can safely lift at the gym. One doctor might say she shouldn't exceed 90 pounds. Another might draw the line at 25. Still another might ...
Jan 27, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Higher live birth rates found after transferring fresh rather than frozen embryos
For women hoping to achieve a pregnancy using freshly retrieved donor eggs, a new retrospective study led by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital may provide important insight. Brigham senior author Janis H. Fox, ...
Jan 12, 2021
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Surgery
Mayo Clinic Minute: Reversing a vasectomy
People change their minds. Some men who had a vasectomy to become infertile might decide for whatever reason that they want to have more children. In those cases, vasectomy reversal can be an option.
Nov 16, 2020
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Health
Expanded birth control coverage may help reduce disparities in unplanned pregnancies
Nearly half of pregnancies in the U.S. are unplanned, and there's a wide gap between the most affluent women who are likely to have access to the most reliable forms of birth control and those from lower income households.
Nov 6, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Chances of pregnancy no higher with frozen over fresh embryo transfer
Freezing embryos for later transfer as part of assisted reproductive treatment does not result in a higher chance of pregnancy compared with fresh embryo transfer, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
Aug 5, 2020
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