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Cockroaches provide clues to understanding immune system during pregnancy

Researchers are studying the dramatic physical transformation that some insects undergo to give birth to live young.

20 Oct 2023

New study links prenatal chemical exposure to childhood obesity trajectories

Connections between prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and the growth patterns of children's BMI.

20 Oct 2023

Linking perinatal events to juvenile idiopathic arthritis-uveitis

Researchers investigate perinatal events associated with the manifestation of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and the development of JIA-uveitis.

20 Oct 2023

Excessive weight gain during pregnancy linked to higher risk of death decades later

Pregnant people who gained more than the now-recommended amount of weight had a higher risk of death from heart disease or diabetes in the decades that followed, according to new analysis of 50 years of data published in The Lancet and led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

19 Oct 2023

Analysis finds high rates of severe maternal trauma during forceps, vacuum births in Canada

A McMaster University-led analysis published in the BMJ on Oct. 19, exposes high rates of injuries with forceps and vacuum delivery in Canada that have been documented for over a decade without efforts to address them.

19 Oct 2023

Feds try to head off growing problem of overdoses among expectant mothers

When Andria Peterson began working as a clinical pharmacist in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units at St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson, Nevada, in 2009, she witnessed the devastating effects the opioid crisis had on the hospital's youngest patients.

19 Oct 2023

Health care ‘game-changer’? Feds boost care for homeless Americans

The Biden administration is making it easier for doctors and nurses to treat homeless people wherever they find them, from creekside encampments to freeway underpasses, marking a fundamental shift in how — and where — health care is delivered.

19 Oct 2023

How does oxidative stress during pregnancy influence the child’s behavior and emotional states?

Researchers investigate the association between maternal oxidative stress during pregnancy and early childhood mental disorders.

19 Oct 2023

New institute to integrate food-based nutrition interventions into health care

A newly launched, first-of-its-kind institute aims to address a glaring gap in the medical system by working to integrate food-based nutrition interventions into health care to treat disease and advance health equity.

18 Oct 2023

Prenatal exposure to EDCs linked to accelerated BMI gain in children

A new study led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by the "la Caixa Foundation" has shed light on the influence that Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) can have on children's growth during their early years.

18 Oct 2023

Pregnant and addicted: Homeless women see hope in street medicine

Five days after giving birth, Melissa Crespo was already back on the streets, recovering in a damp, litter-strewn water tunnel, when she got the call from the hospital.

18 Oct 2023

Abortion coverage is limited or unavailable at a quarter of large employers, KFF survey finds

About a quarter of large U.S. employers heavily restrict coverage of legal abortions or don't cover them at all under health plans for their workers, according to the latest employer health benefits survey by KFF.

18 Oct 2023

How pregnancy affects body image dissatisfaction among women

A recent study in BMC Pregnancy Childbirth explores how pregnancy affects body image dissatisfaction among women. The meta-analysis reveals varying experiences, with some women feeling worse about their bodies during pregnancy, highlighting the role of social pressures and individual differences.

17 Oct 2023

Michigan voters backed abortion rights. Now Democrats want to go further.

Nearly every day, Halley Crissman and her physician colleagues in Michigan must tell patients seeking abortions they're very sorry that they can't proceed with their scheduled appointments.

17 Oct 2023

Study sheds light on early life risk factors for ankylosing spondylitis

Having older siblings and childhood tonsil removal are linked to a heightened risk of ankylosing spondylitis, a type of chronic inflammatory arthritis, finds a large study published in the open access journal RMD Open.

16 Oct 2023

$12.5 million grant awarded to NYU Langone Health for developing digital tool to reduce maternal mortality

The maternal mortality rate in the United States, which has doubled in the past 20 years, is higher than in any other industrialized nation.

16 Oct 2023

Paxlovid treatment provides protection against COVID-19 for both mother and child

A new mouse model of infection with the COVID-19-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus during pregnancy tracks closely the disease course doctors have observed in SARS-CoV-2-infected pregnant patients, and suggests that treatment with the antiviral Paxlovid provides protection for both mother and child.

16 Oct 2023

Can herbal remedies, spices, and dietary fibers offer effective treatment options for children with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?

The positive effects and adverse reactions of spices, dietary fiber, and medicinal herbs for pediatric patients with IBS.

16 Oct 2023

Two simple solutions could help prevent postpartum hemorrhage

Two simple solutions could help prevent severe bleeding (postpartum hemorrhage) after cesarean delivery, suggests research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2023 annual meeting.

15 Oct 2023

Healthcare needs of pregnant adolescents is being ignored in low-and middle-income countries

The healthcare needs of pregnant adolescents will continue to be ignored in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) unless there are major changes to healthcare delivery and frameworks, according to a new study by UCL and Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) researchers.

15 Oct 2023

Pregnancy News and Research

Latest Pregnancy News and Research

Cockroaches provide clues to understanding immune system during pregnancy

New study links prenatal chemical exposure to childhood obesity trajectories

Linking perinatal events to juvenile idiopathic arthritis-uveitis

Excessive weight gain during pregnancy linked to higher risk of death decades later

Analysis finds high rates of severe maternal trauma during forceps, vacuum births in Canada

Feds try to head off growing problem of overdoses among expectant mothers

Health care ‘game-changer’? Feds boost care for homeless Americans

How does oxidative stress during pregnancy influence the child’s behavior and emotional states?

New institute to integrate food-based nutrition interventions into health care

Prenatal exposure to EDCs linked to accelerated BMI gain in children

Pregnant and addicted: Homeless women see hope in street medicine

Abortion coverage is limited or unavailable at a quarter of large employers, KFF survey finds

How pregnancy affects body image dissatisfaction among women

Michigan voters backed abortion rights. Now Democrats want to go further.

Study sheds light on early life risk factors for ankylosing spondylitis

$12.5 million grant awarded to NYU Langone Health for developing digital tool to reduce maternal mortality

Paxlovid treatment provides protection against COVID-19 for both mother and child

Can herbal remedies, spices, and dietary fibers offer effective treatment options for children with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?

Two simple solutions could help prevent postpartum hemorrhage

Healthcare needs of pregnant adolescents is being ignored in low-and middle-income countries

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Pregnancy News and Research

Latest Pregnancy News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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