For many vulnerable Australians, period product insecurity—commonly known as period poverty—means resorting to makeshift solutions like using old clothes or towels, experiencing shame, and missing opportunities at school or work.
Adolescents and young adults are being missed when it comes to pre-pregnancy health initiatives that could have a long-term impact on maternal, perinatal, and child health outcomes, according to a review by researchers from the...
Women are being prescribed drugs that were never tested on women's bodies. Or when they experience uterine pain or migraine headaches, their concerns are sometimes downplayed by male doctors.
Infertility is a problem that affects between 8% and 12% of couples of reproductive age worldwide. For some of them, the problem interrupts a life project, which is the desire to have children and build a family. Advances in technology...
Preeclampsia, intrauterine fetal growth restriction, and other "great obstetrical syndromes" have been linked to disordered placenta development, so understanding the structure and function of this vital organ is critical to detecting...
A typical human pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, but most parents know this number is only a rough estimate. Babies are born on a seemingly unpredictable timeline, with a normal pregnancy ranging from 38 to 42 weeks. And 10% of all births are...
When Genevieve Postlethwait's water broke in her sleep one July morning, she knew something was wrong. At 17 weeks pregnant, it was too soon for this to be normal.
Nurse home visiting programs have the potential to reduce intimate partner violence exposure and increase outcomes for young, first-time mothers and children experiencing disadvantages, a new Children's Health Policy Centre study from...
A new study by researchers from the Brown University School of Public Health found that pregnant women are regularly excluded from clinical drug trials that test for safety, raising concerns for the efficacy of these medications for...
New study used neuroimaging techniques to analyze the brains of women during pregnancy. To differentiate biological effects from those influenced by the
Fetuses of individuals who gained excessive weight during the first trimester of pregnancy exhibit signs of increased fat distribution in the upper arm and abdomen.
In Sweden, the rate of babies dying before or during labor after 41 weeks of gestation has dropped by 47% in a short period. This improvement is the outcome
A significant overall reduction in the prevalence of episiotomy in France from 2010 to 2021 has not been followed by an overall increase in obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI), according to a study published online Jan. 14 in PLOS...
Fetuses of pregnant people who gained excess weight in the first trimester of pregnancy show signs of excess fat distribution in the upper arm and in the abdomen, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health....
A study led by the UAB has analyzed the brains of women during pregnancy for the first time using neuroimaging techniques. The study included non-pregnant mothers, whose partners were pregnant, to distinguish biological effects from...
A study led by researchers at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health found that both maternal and paternal exposures to outdoor air pollution can negatively impact human embryo development in in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles.
A new online guide has been launched to support and empower people with vulval lichen sclerosus (LS) to learn about the condition, access the right treatment and live more comfortably. It is estimated that about 1 in 100 women have...
A judge in Texas ruled Thursday that three other states can move ahead with their effort to roll back federal rules and make it harder for people across the U.S. to access the abortion drug mifepristone.
The proportion of babies dying before and during labor after 41 weeks of gestation has fallen by 47% in Sweden in a relatively short time. This is the result of a major national study. The reduction has occurred since the procedures...
Male adolescents and young adults with cancer have a slightly elevated risk of having preterm birth and children with low birth weight, but no increased risk of birth defects in their offspring, according to research by UTHealth Houston.
EU-backed researchers and doctors are pioneering advanced pre-implantation and prenatal genetic testing to improve the chance of healthy pregnancies in at-risk families.
University of Queensland researchers have conducted the first longitudinal study on the impact of endometriosis on Australia's health care system, finding the disease is a significant cause of hospitalization.
In a study of more than 5,000 mothers and their children, exposure to air pollution during the three months before pregnancy predicted higher child body mass index (BMI) and related obesity risk factors up to two years of age.
Jessie Mazar squeezed the grab handle in her husband's pickup and groaned as contractions struck her during the 90-minute drive from her home in rural northeastern California to the closest hospital with a maternity unit.
Senior midwives and researchers with experience in criminal and social justice are among those calling for improved maternity provision for pregnant women in UK prisons.
Women who develop bacterial vaginosis (BV) often later acquire chlamydia, a common and potentially serious sexually transmitted bacterial infection. Now, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive...
Women who have gestational diabetes have increased risk of type 2 diabetes in the years after delivery. Those who go on to develop the chronic disease fall into three "clusters," each with a distinct molecular driver, according to a new...
A new Australian study has revealed a potential reason why some pregnancies achieved through assisted reproductive technology (ART) may result in birth defects in comparison to naturally conceived pregnancies. The study has been...
A new Australian study has revealed a potential reason why some pregnancies achieved through assisted reproductive technology (ART) may result in birth defects in comparison to naturally conceived pregnancies.
Women who were cared for by the MedStar Health D.C. Safe Babies Safe Moms program (SBSM) had better outcomes in pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum, according to a study published in NEJM Catalyst . Additionally, the study showed that...
Oregon Health & Science University researchers have developed a new lab model to study how changes in cervical mucus during the menstrual cycle help regulate fertility. This model could help develop new, non-hormonal birth control...
Research has established a clear link between racial and ethnic disparities in maternal heart health and higher risks of preterm birth, preeclampsia and cardiovascular issues for Black and Hispanic mothers and their babies.
If the development of blood vessels in the placenta is impaired, fetal growth retardation may result. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Mannheim Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University discovered that the...
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Iron deficiency is a common pregnancy concern, but it's easily preventable. So, hurry up and supercharge your pregnancy with the power of iron. A groundbreaking
Women from bU.S. states with high sexism levels/b experience baccelerated memory decline/b in old age, according to a recent Columbia University study.
Women who were pregnant during the flood may give birth to babies with low birth weight (!--ref1--). According to new research findings, floods affect children's health before birth.
Women struggling with infertility who do not undergo fertility treatments face a higher risk of developing systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARD)
Women with a high genetic risk for depression are more prone to heart disease, finds a new study led by researchers at the University of Queensland The
About 48.6% of pregnant women who underwent prenatal cell-free DNA (cfDNA) tests got abnormal results that eventually led to the screening of undetected cancers in them (!--ref1--).
Pregnant women bexposed to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) have changed immunological responses that can result in unfavorable birth outcomes/b.
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, stated in a written Lok Sabha reply that the U-WIN digital platform has documented approximately 27.
Researchers from Uppsala University have examined the impact of seven different hormone treatments for menopausal symptoms on the risk of blood clots, stroke, and heart attack.