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Dad Plays Role in His Infant's Microbiome
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 – Dads appear to make a small but important contribution to a newborn baby’s gut health, a new study discovers. Many microbes found in babies throughout their first year of l...
Many U.S. Women Unhappy With With Maternal Health Care, Poll Finds
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Many women are unhappy with the state of U.S. maternal health care, but a major new poll finds most Americans don’t understand how badly the nation lags behind other wealthy ...
U.S. Maternal Death Rate Remains Much Higher Than Other Affluent Nations
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – Maternal mortality rates in the United States continue to exceed those in other wealthy nations, with most women dying during pregnancy and childbirth in ways that were...
Being a Dad May Take Toll on Men's Hearts
THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 – The old joke holds that fatherhood causes a man’s hair to go prematurely gray. Whether or not that’s true, being a father does appear to put men at greater risk of poor hea...
Epidurals Linked to Better Outcomes After Childbirth
TUESDAY, May 28, 2024 – Women who get an epidural during delivery appear to have a marked reduction in serious complications the first few weeks after giving birth, a new study shows. A painkilling...
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 17-19
The annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists was held from May 17 to 19 in San Francisco and was attended by more than 4,000 clinicians, academicians, allied health...
Epidural Analgesia Linked to Decline in Severe Maternal Morbidity
FRIDAY, May 24, 2024 – Epidural analgesia during labor is associated with a reduction in severe maternal morbidity (SMM), according to a study published online May 22 in The BMJ. Rachel J. Kearns,...
High Predictability for Measles Antibody Dynamics Discernible From Birth
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – At the individual level, there is high predictability for measles antibody dynamics from birth, according to a study published online May 13 in Nature Microbiology. Wei Wang,...
Why C-Section Babies Need 2 Doses of Measles Vaccine
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 – Babies born by C-section are unlikely to receive protection from a single dose of measles vaccine, a new study finds. A single measles jab is up to 2.6 times more likely to...
CDC: Decrease in Maternal Mortality Rates Seen in 2022
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 – In 2022, there was a decrease in maternal mortality rates, according to a report published in the May Health E-Stats, a publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
Antenatal Corticosteroids Do Not Negatively Impact Offspring
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 – Administration of antenatal corticosteroids to persons at risk for late preterm delivery is not associated with adverse childhood neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6 years...
Mortality Risks Up for Women With Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 – Women who experience any of five major adverse pregnancy outcomes have increased mortality risks, which remain elevated during long-term follow-up, according to a study...
Mistreatment by Health Professionals Common During Childbirth
THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 – Mistreatment during childbirth is common in the United States, according to a study published online April 4 in JAMA Network Open. Chen Liu, from the Columbia University...
Vaginal Delivery Similar With Vaginal, Oral Misoprostol Protocols
WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 – Labor induction with vaginal misoprostol achieves vaginal delivery rates comparable to induction with oral misoprostol, according to a study published in the February...
Can Pregnancy Accelerate Aging for Women? Study Says Yes
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 – Pregnancy transforms women's bodies in many obvious ways, but new research suggests it may also accelerate aging. Women who had been pregnant appeared to be biologically...
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