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Gynecology and obstetrics are twin subjects that deal with the female reproductive system. While obstetrics deals with pregnancy and its associated procedures and complications, gynaecology involves treating women who are not pregnant.

Yang and Sanders use maternal mortality stats to talk about race

In an exchange about racial inequality at December's Democratic presidential primary debate, businessman Andrew Yang highlighted jaw-droppingly different health outcomes between black and white women, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders picked up that thread.

20 Dec 2019

Traffic-related air pollution increases risk of hypertension in pregnant woman

A new report from the National Toxicology Program (NTP) suggests that traffic-related air pollution increases a pregnant woman's risk for dangerous increases in blood pressure, known as hypertension.

18 Dec 2019

Long-acting reversible contraceptives are highly effective, but restricted by some hospitals

Long-acting reversible contraceptives like intrauterine implants have greatly reduced unintended pregnancies and abortions, but government protections allowing religious hospitals to restrict care are limiting access to health care consumers, according to an expert at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

17 Dec 2019

Minority stress adds an extra layer to fear of childbirth

In order to help people with fear of childbirth, there must be trust between the patient and the healthcare staff. But for many lesbian and bisexual women and transgender people, this trust never develops. These are the results of a study in the journal Midwifery from researchers at Linköping University.

16 Dec 2019

Harvard scientists demonstrate possible strategy for achieving herpes virus control

The herpes simplex virus, commonly known as the cold sore virus, is a devious microbe.

12 Dec 2019

Study explores Instagram users' experiences of miscarriage

About 10-20 % of all known pregnancies unfortunately end in miscarriage or the loss of a fetus. Despite its common occurrence, there is still a lot of stigma surrounding miscarriage and many women find that their emotional and psychological needs are unmet as they go through a devastating grieving process.

9 Dec 2019

Smoking during pregnancy may increase woman's risk of developing gestational diabetes

Smoking during pregnancy is one of the most significant risk factors for poor pregnancy outcomes. In the United States, 10.7% of all women smoke during their pregnancy or are exposed to second-hand smoke.

9 Dec 2019

Trial investigating "abortion pill reversal" stops due to safety concerns

Scientists are calling for pro-life US states to abolish an unproven medication that supposedly "reverses" medical abortion.

9 Dec 2019

Fetal heart rate could predict future heart health of babies

Changes in heart rate due to low oxygen conditions experienced by the fetus during pregnancy could predict the future heart health of babies, suggests research published today in The Journal of Physiology.

6 Dec 2019

Prenatal screening for hemoglobinopathies different in OBGYN practices and family medicine

Sickle cell disease is one of the most common inherited red blood cell disorders, yet many are not aware of their carrier status (Treadwell, J Nat Med Assoc, 2006), which can lead to confusion around pregnancy and newborn diagnosis.

5 Dec 2019

Cesarean delivery of twins increases threefold in Victoria, Australia

The proportion of twins born by cesarean delivery in Victoria, Australia increased threefold, from 24% to 71% of all twin births, during 1983–2015, despite high-level evidence that routine cesarean delivery of twins does not benefit mothers or babies, according to the authors of research published online today by the Medical Journal of Australia.

4 Dec 2019

New project could mark a pivotal advancement in therapies to address male sterility

Researchers from the University of Georgia, Emory University School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh have received a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to test a novel method of producing viable sperm cells from skin cells.

3 Dec 2019

Study shows perinatal outcomes following bariatric surgery between pregnancies

During 2002-2014, there was a 13-fold increase in weight loss surgeries among women aged 15-44 years in New South Wales, Australia, and undergoing such surgery between a first and second pregnancy was associated with lower risks of hypertension, preterm birth, and other outcomes in the second pregnancy.

2 Dec 2019

Fertility treatments cause epigenetic changes in mouse embryos, study finds

Though epigenetic disorders - diseases caused by faulty gene expression - are still rare overall, babies born using fertility treatments have up to an 11-fold higher risk of inheriting them.

26 Nov 2019

Study finds postpartum women are getting prescribed more narcotics than needed

New University of Minnesota Medical School research finds postpartum women are generally getting prescribed more narcotics than they need.

21 Nov 2019

Inducing labor after 41 weeks appears to be safer in terms of perinatal survival

Inducing labor after 41 instead of 42 full weeks' pregnancy appears to be safer in terms of perinatal survival, new Swedish research shows. The current study is expected to provide a key piece of evidence for upcoming decisions in maternity care.

21 Nov 2019

New research project could help reduce unnecessary C-sections in Ireland

A new research project at Trinity College Dublin could have far-reaching implications for the management of labour, making monitoring less intrusive and potentially reducing the number of unnecessary caesarean sections in Ireland.

21 Nov 2019

Eating disorders increase risk of premature birth

Pregnant women with eating disorders should undergo extended pregnancy screenings considering their increased risk of complications. That is the conclusion from a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.

20 Nov 2019

Depression puts teen girls in South Africa at higher risk of HIV infection

Teen girls in South Africa face an extraordinary threat of HIV: By the time they reach adulthood, one in four South African girls will have contracted the virus, and most are first infected during adolescence.

19 Nov 2019

UIC and IDPH receive $9.5 million grant to improve maternal outcomes in Illinois

A $9.5 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration will help the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Illinois Department of Public Health improve maternal outcomes in Illinois.

18 Nov 2019

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Further Reading

Yang and Sanders use maternal mortality stats to talk about race

Traffic-related air pollution increases risk of hypertension in pregnant woman

Long-acting reversible contraceptives are highly effective, but restricted by some hospitals

Minority stress adds an extra layer to fear of childbirth

Harvard scientists demonstrate possible strategy for achieving herpes virus control

Study explores Instagram users' experiences of miscarriage

Smoking during pregnancy may increase woman's risk of developing gestational diabetes

Trial investigating "abortion pill reversal" stops due to safety concerns

Fetal heart rate could predict future heart health of babies

Prenatal screening for hemoglobinopathies different in OBGYN practices and family medicine

Cesarean delivery of twins increases threefold in Victoria, Australia

New project could mark a pivotal advancement in therapies to address male sterility

Study shows perinatal outcomes following bariatric surgery between pregnancies

Fertility treatments cause epigenetic changes in mouse embryos, study finds

Study finds postpartum women are getting prescribed more narcotics than needed

Inducing labor after 41 weeks appears to be safer in terms of perinatal survival

New research project could help reduce unnecessary C-sections in Ireland

Eating disorders increase risk of premature birth

Depression puts teen girls in South Africa at higher risk of HIV infection

UIC and IDPH receive $9.5 million grant to improve maternal outcomes in Illinois

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