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Women without children are significantly more physically active than mothers, study finds
Mothers in Denmark are at a 24% higher risk of not getting enough exercise compared to women in the same age group who have not given birth.
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Oncology & Cancer
A new look at cancer treatments during pregnancy
For an OB-GYN, one of the worst-case scenarios runs like this: A woman comes in, overjoyed that she is finally pregnant after years of fertility treatments. Then a month later, she finds out she has cancer—news that is ...
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Early gestational diabetes treatment shown to reduce birth complications, health costs for those at higher risk
New research led by Western Sydney University has shown that treatment of gestational diabetes from early pregnancy can not only reduce birth complications among babies and mothers, but can also reduce health costs by up ...
Apr 30, 2024
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Quitting smoking during pregnancy may have a positive effect on placental weight
A new study from the University of Bergen and the University of Exeter shows that pregnant women who quit smoking may prevent an abnormal mismatch between the weight of the placenta and the growth of the fetus.
Apr 30, 2024
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One in four US women will have an abortion in their lifetime
As the battle over abortion continues to rage in the courts and American politics, a new report estimates that one in every four U.S. women will undergo the procedure during their lifetime.
Apr 30, 2024
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Q&A: Student develops website to help Canadians choose the right type of abortion
Deciding to have an abortion is a deeply personal choice, and so is what comes next: determining the type of abortion that's best for you.
Apr 30, 2024
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What Florida's new 6-week abortion ban means for the South, and traveling patients
A Tennessee mother, Monica Kelly, was around 13 weeks pregnant when, according to a lawsuit filed against the state of Tennessee, doctors gave her the devastating news that her baby had Patau syndrome.
Apr 30, 2024
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Cervical cancer vaccine roll-out shows efficacy in reducing cervical cancer and other HPV-related disease
With the creation of safe and efficacious vaccines to target human papillomavirus in the first decade of this century, WHO has an ambitious target to lower cervical cancer incidence (mostly caused by HPV) and mortality by ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Syphilis is increasingly displaying atypical, severe symptoms
Syphilis cases are on the rise in the United States, and doctors in Chicago say they are increasingly seeing cases that don't display typical symptoms, such as rash or skin ulcers.
Apr 29, 2024
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'I can't do another day': Research spotlights women's experiences of maternal suicide attempts
Researchers at King's College London conducted extensive interviews with women who attempted suicide during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth. They found three key themes in women's experiences that could help to identify ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Nutritional interventions for moderate- to late-preterm infants show no effect
Routine nutrition interventions to support moderate- to late-preterm infants until full nutrition with mother's breast milk does not impact outcomes, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Apr 29, 2024
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Antenatal corticosteroids do not negatively impact offspring, finds study
Administration of antenatal corticosteroids to persons at risk for late preterm delivery is not associated with adverse childhood neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6 years or older, according to a study published online ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Georgia becomes focus of maternal health discussion with visit from Biden administration
The Biden administration is confronting the country's worsening maternal mortality rate with visits to multiple states, including Georgia on Monday, to focus attention on women's access to health care.
Apr 29, 2024
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Researchers find pregnancy cytokine levels impact fetal brain development and offspring behavior
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered in a preclinical model that cytokines, proteins that control immune response, circulating in maternal blood during pregnancy may mitigate an offspring's risk for psychiatric ...
Apr 26, 2024
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FDA approves new antibiotic against UTIs
As many patients already know, urinary tract infections (UTIs) can recur despite the use of antibiotics.
Apr 25, 2024
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Publicly funded fertility program linked to a decrease in rate of multifetal pregnancy
In the era after the introduction of publicly funded in vitro fertilization (IVF) mandating elective single embryo transfer, the multifetal pregnancy rate decreased significantly for IVF, but the contribution of ovulation ...
Apr 25, 2024
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The maternal microbiota during gestation: Elucidating the complexities of maternal microbiomes and pregnancy disorders
In a paper published in Science Bulletin, a Chinese team of scientists presented a global study of over 10,000 microbiome samples from pregnant women and mapped links between maternal microbiomes and pregnancy disorders.
Apr 25, 2024
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Opioids during pregnancy not linked to substantially increased risk of psychiatric disorders in children
Opioid use during pregnancy is not associated with a substantial increase in the risk of neuropsychiatric disorders such as ADHD in children, finds a large study from South Korea published by The BMJ today.
Apr 24, 2024
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Infertility is rising among young married women in the US
The percentage of married American women under the age of 50 who are infertile rose between 2011 and 2019, new government statistics show.
Apr 24, 2024
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TikTok is full of misleading information about birth control—wellness influencers are helping drive these narratives
There's been an increase in content posted on TikTok and Instagram recently discussing the alleged dangers of birth control. Content creators have shared concerns about the pill's side-effects ranging from weight gain to ...
Apr 24, 2024
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