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Local access to abortion services expanded with mifepristone in community pharmacies, Canadian study finds
Before 2017, abortions were generally performed as procedures in fewer than 100 hospitals and clinics mostly in urban centers, leading to delayed care, particularly for people living in rural areas. Medication abortions, ...
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Traumatic experiences and genetics may increase endometriosis risk, a new study finds
Endometriosis is a chronic and systemic inflammatory disease where uterine endometrial-like tissue grows outside the uterus. The most common symptom is debilitating pelvic pain before and during menstruation, or during intercourse. ...
Apr 5, 2025
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Guinea pigs offer new model for studying early embryonic development
Studying the early development of human embryos is challenging due to ethical constraints and technical difficulties. Therefore, animal models are often used to understand the biological processes that govern embryo development ...
Apr 4, 2025
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Preeclampsia associated with earlier onset and higher incidence of cardiovascular risk factors
Women who have experienced preeclampsia have accelerated accumulation of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors compared with women who had pregnancies without preeclampsia according to research presented at the European Society ...
Apr 4, 2025
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Why do women get 'reassurance scans' during pregnancy? And how can you spot a suspicious provider?
Recent media coverage in the Nine newspapers highlights a surge in non-medical ultrasound providers offering "reassurance ultrasounds" to expectant parents.
Apr 3, 2025
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Could birth control raise depression risk in new mothers?
Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet and collaborating Danish universities have conducted statistical research suggesting that starting hormonal contraceptive (HC) use postpartum is associated with a 49% higher ...
Using everyday products during pregnancy can affect newborns' metabolism, study shows
A newly published study by researchers from Emory University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Columbia University found that a mother's exposure to phthalates during pregnancy can affect their newborn's ...
Apr 2, 2025
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Scientists identify key protein driving ovarian cancer spread
A new study has identified the protein ADAMTS5 as playing a crucial role in the spread of ovarian cancer cells, offering a potential new target for future treatments.
Apr 2, 2025
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Tinker Tots: A citizen science project to explore ethical dilemmas in embryo selection
When choosing an embryo for implantation during in vitro fertilization (IVF), would you consider its chances of developing a health condition? What about traits like creativity, intelligence, or physical fitness?
Apr 2, 2025
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FDA approves first at-home test to diagnose three STIs in women
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing authorization for the first home-based, nonprescription diagnostic test for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis in women, the agency announced Friday.
Apr 2, 2025
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Blood pressure patterns in early pregnancy tied to hypertension risk up to 14 years later
Blood pressure patterns observed in the first half of pregnancy, even among women without hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), can identify women at greater risk of developing hypertension up to 14 years after giving ...
Apr 2, 2025
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'Is that my career over?': Reflections of elite athletes during pregnancy
Elite athletes have shared their worries about their sports career after pregnancy.
Apr 2, 2025
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Omega-3s have potential to counteract THC effects on fetal development, study finds
Previous studies show exposure to Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)—the main psychoactive component in cannabis—while in utero can lead to lower birth weight and potential heart complications in newborn animal offspring. For ...
Apr 1, 2025
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Pregnancy may reduce long COVID risk
Pregnancy may offer some protection from developing long COVID, found a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, University of Utah Health and Louisiana Public Health Institute. Previous ...
Apr 1, 2025
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An immune cell may explain how maternal inflammation causes neurodevelopmental disorder
A research group led by Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan has uncovered a potential mechanism linking maternal inflammation to delayed neurodevelopment in infants. The research suggests the role of CD11c-positive ...
Apr 1, 2025
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No evidence quit smoking treatments increase risk of major birth defects
Pregnant women can be reassured that quit-smoking medicines such as nicotine patches and varenicline do not increase the risk of major birth defects in babies, according to new research from the National Drug and Alcohol ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Emergency department nurses report no guidance for care of pregnant patients in states with abortion bans
Expressing frustration, anger and moral distress, emergency department (ED) nurses interviewed in states with abortion bans say they are getting no information or guidance from nursing leaders or hospital administrators on ...
Mar 31, 2025
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At-home cervical screening: Scientists advise on self-sampling tests
At-home self-sampling cervical screening looks likely to be an option in the future. But scientists warn that steps must be taken to ensure that the offer of at-home sampling doesn't have a negative impact on cervical screening ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Mentoring for a successful maternity leave and return to work
Mentoring for new mothers can be the difference between a positive and a negative return to work—and should be offered to all employees going on maternity leave, according to new research.
Mar 31, 2025
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Morning-after pill to be made free in England pharmacies
The "morning-after" pill, a form of emergency contraception, will be made available over the counter for free in pharmacies in England this year, the UK government said Sunday.
Mar 30, 2025
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Harnessing huge data to reveal the extent of physiological changes before, during and after pregnancy
A team of molecular and cell biologists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Yale University School of Medicine and Schneider Women's Hospital has discovered that more changes take place in the bodies of pregnant women than ...
Effective antibiotic for maternal sepsis saves health care costs, study finds
An international cost-effectiveness study, led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine and the Kinshasa School of Public Health, has found that an effective antibiotic used to combat maternal sepsis vastly reduces health ...
Mar 27, 2025
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AI could help sonographers identify abnormalities in unborn babies more quickly
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help sonographers identify any abnormalities at the 20-week pregnancy screening scan almost twice as quickly, without reducing the accuracy or reliability of diagnoses, a new study has shown.
Mar 27, 2025
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DNA from the mother and father are handled differently in the newly formed embryo, researchers discover
Researchers at the Center for Embryology and Healthy Development (CRESCO) aim to find out why so many early embryos fail in their development. New insights into how maternal and paternal DNA is replicated during the initial ...
Mar 27, 2025
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Pregnant women advised to avoid mentholated e-cigarettes
Vaping during pregnancy is becoming more common, but its impact on early human development is not well understood. A new study by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, now reports that the flavor chemical ...
Mar 27, 2025
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