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Navigating the risks: Safeguarding maternal and fetal health in emergency agitation treatment
A recent review article provides critical insights into the management of acute agitation in reproductive-age females and during pregnancy within the emergency departments (EDs). The study emphasizes the importance of considering ...
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Cannabis, nicotine use during pregnancy found to increase rate of infant death fourfold
In a new study, Oregon Health & Science University researchers report that combined cannabis and nicotine use during pregnancy is associated with significantly higher risk of poor health outcomes for newborns compared with ...
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Research shows fetal ear shape may indicate rare genetic condition
First linked to mutations in the CHD7 gene in 2004, CHARGE syndrome is a rare genetic disorder occurring in approximately 1 in 8,500 to 15,000 births. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), CHARGE syndrome is ...
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Study shows 60% of women with disabilities view cannabis as a 'harmless' drug
A growing number of states and territories in the United States have legalized medical and recreational cannabis use. As such, recreational cannabis has been associated with a lower perception of risk of harm in the general ...
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South Africa's cesarean birth rates are too high—they can be dangerous for mothers and babies
A cesarean section is an important surgical intervention that can save the lives of mother and baby. Cesarean sections are essential in complicated labors such as prolonged or obstructed labor or if the baby is distressed.
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Personalized screening early in pregnancy may improve preeclampsia detection
A new screening algorithm for preeclampsia combining maternal history, ultrasound data and several tests for blood markers may better predict the majority of preeclampsia cases in the first trimester of pregnancy, when it ...
May 6, 2024
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What to know about cervical cancer
Part of the reproductive system, the cervix connects the vagina to the uterus, also known as the womb. By collecting cervical cells (called the Pap smear after the scientist who pioneered the screening test in the mid-1900s), ...
May 6, 2024
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About 56 percent of pregnant smokers quit during pregnancy
More than half of women who smoke before pregnancy quit while pregnant, according to research published in the May 2 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
May 4, 2024
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Placenta map reveals source of pregnancy complications from infections
The first panoramic view of infection pathways in the human placenta has been created, which could highlight potential drug targets to develop pregnancy-safe therapies for malaria, toxoplasmosis and listeria, all diseases ...
May 3, 2024
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Study find newborn umbilical cord procedure safe for long-term neurodevelopment in children
An alternative method of transferring blood cells to weakened newborns through their umbilical cord does not carry long-term neurodevelopmental risks compared to standard practice, a recent study found. The research will ...
May 3, 2024
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A link between breast changes and … UTIs? Mouse study finds these infections provoke a bodily response
Women's health is often talked about in terms of major, life-altering events like pregnancy and menopause. A new study from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) underscores the importance of considering everyday occurrences' ...
May 2, 2024
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Smoking during pregnancy may raise odds of overweight children
New research has turned up another reason for women to avoid smoking during pregnancy. A recent study published in the journal Gut Microbes has found an association between mothers smoking during pregnancy and a higher risk ...
May 2, 2024
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Government data shows US maternal deaths declined in 2022
The number of American women who died at or soon after childbirth declined significantly in 2022, the latest government data shows, but the rate is still higher than pre-pandemic levels.
May 2, 2024
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No need to change the diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes in Finland, says study
Gestational diabetes is one of the most common pregnancy-related disorders, affecting approximately one-fifth of mothers giving birth in Finland, in total about 9,000 women annually. The most significant consequence of gestational ...
May 2, 2024
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Placental hormone spike in late pregnancy linked to postpartum depressive symptoms
A University of California, Irvine-led team has found evidence of a potential link between patterns of changes in a key pregnancy hormone—placental corticotropin-releasing hormone—and symptoms of postpartum depression.
May 2, 2024
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Mexico emerges as a destination for Americans seeking reproductive health services—not for the first time
When its six-week abortion ban went into effect on May 1, 2024, Florida joined nearly two dozen other U.S. states that ban abortion or greatly restrict it.
May 2, 2024
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Women need better treatments for bacterial vaginosis: Researchers call for studies for a treatment already used in EU
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) affects about one-quarter of reproductive-age women and is linked to adverse health outcomes, such as increased HIV risk. Yet for decades, BV treatment in the United States has largely relied on antibiotics, ...
May 2, 2024
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Maternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says
U.S. deaths of moms around the time of childbirth have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new government data suggests.
May 2, 2024
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US maternal mortality returned to pre-pandemic level in 2022
The US maternal mortality rate in 2022 returned to the same level as two years prior, after a spike in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities announced Thursday.
May 2, 2024
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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.
May 1, 2024
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