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Tailoring online contraception education for culturally diverse women improves uptake and reduces unintended pregnancies

Online education intervention can improve preference for and uptake of long-acting reversible contraception in women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD).

15 May 2023

Does birth setting impact birth outcome?

In the USA, the vast majority of mothers deliver in hospitals, with less than 2% giving birth in birth centers or at home. However, few systematic attempts have been made to understand how the latter trend impacts maternal health. A new research paper published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology uses available data to conclude that hospital births provide better perinatal outcomes in all cases, with increased benefits in high-risk pregnancies.

14 May 2023

Is your diet related to your personality?

Food values developed within a food context are associated with personality traits, and a study investigated the associations between food values and the Big Five personality traits.

14 May 2023

Researchers examine how timing of cannabis exposure during pregnancy impacts fetal development

As more people use cannabis for recreational purposes, attitudes towards the drug have changed. For example, research has shown that dispensaries often recommend cannabis – also referred to as marijuana – to pregnant women to ease pregnancy symptoms, especially morning sickness.

13 May 2023

Maternal cortisol levels during pregnancy linked to language development in children over time

High levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester of pregnancy may improve speech and language skills in the first 3 years of a child's life, according to research presented at the 25th European Congress of Endocrinology in Istanbul.

13 May 2023

COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated childbirth fear among pregnant people

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated fear of childbirth among pregnant people in the U.S., according to a new Dartmouth study.

13 May 2023

An evaluation of the effect of maternal vitamin B12 supplementation on postpartum infant growth and neurodevelopment

Researchers evaluated the effects of vitamin B12 supplementation on the neurodevelopment of infants.

12 May 2023

COVID-19 that occurs after vaccination carries a much lower risk of severe illness

COVID-19 vaccination associated with lower rates of ICU admission and in-hospital mortality during the dominance of the Delta and Omicron variants.

11 May 2023

Short-term therapy sessions offer wonderful benefits to mothers, children in homeless shelters

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11 May 2023

Gynecologic procedures may be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

A new study showed that hysterectomy alone, hysterectomy with oophorectomy, and tubal ligation were all associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

11 May 2023

Experts call for scrutiny of new Pfizer vaccine given during pregnancy to prevent RSV infection in infants

Experts have called for further scrutiny of a new Pfizer vaccine given during pregnancy to prevent respiratory infection in infants, after trials of a similar GSK vaccine were stopped after a rise in preterm birth and infant deaths.

11 May 2023

Postmenopausal women with clogged arteries at higher risk of heart attacks than similar-aged men

Postmenopausal women with clogged arteries are at higher risk of heart attacks than men of similar age, according to research presented at EACVI 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology, and published in European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging.

11 May 2023

Drive-thru baby showers serve express needs of pregnant veterans in Atlanta

When 28-year-old Navy veteran Carisma Carter pulled her car up to the front of the Atlanta VA Clinic, her seat was pushed far back from the steering wheel to make room for her big belly. Carter was 8 months pregnant.

11 May 2023

Adenovirus and mRNA COVID vaccines differ in 6-month antibody durability

Research compares the durability of neutralizing antibody responses among recipients of three different COVID-19 vaccines (BNT162b2, mRNA-1273, and Ad26.COV2.S) over a period of 6 months.

11 May 2023

Researchers show the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on somatosensory abnormalities in a hamster model

In a recent article published in the journal Science Immunology, researchers in the United States performed a longitudinal cohort study in a golden hamster model to investigate the sensory-altering mechanisms induced by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection compared to an influenza A virus (IAV).

11 May 2023

Cardiovascular risk reduction in type 2 diabetes: Study urges better use of life-saving therapies

Researchers explore the efficacy of current approaches to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes.

10 May 2023

Elevated stress during COVID-19 pandemic changes the placenta in pregnant mothers

Elevated maternal stress during the COVID-19 pandemic changed the structure, texture and other qualities of the placenta in pregnant mothers – a critical connection between mothers and their unborn babies – according to new research from the Developing Brain Institute at Children's National Hospital.

10 May 2023

Women's Health News

Tailoring online contraception education for culturally diverse women improves uptake and reduces unintended pregnancies

Does birth setting impact birth outcome?

Is your diet related to your personality?

Researchers examine how timing of cannabis exposure during pregnancy impacts fetal development

Maternal cortisol levels during pregnancy linked to language development in children over time

COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated childbirth fear among pregnant people

An evaluation of the effect of maternal vitamin B12 supplementation on postpartum infant growth and neurodevelopment

COVID-19 that occurs after vaccination carries a much lower risk of severe illness

Short-term therapy sessions offer wonderful benefits to mothers, children in homeless shelters

Gynecologic procedures may be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Experts call for scrutiny of new Pfizer vaccine given during pregnancy to prevent RSV infection in infants

Postmenopausal women with clogged arteries at higher risk of heart attacks than similar-aged men

Drive-thru baby showers serve express needs of pregnant veterans in Atlanta

Adenovirus and mRNA COVID vaccines differ in 6-month antibody durability

Researchers show the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on somatosensory abnormalities in a hamster model

Cardiovascular risk reduction in type 2 diabetes: Study urges better use of life-saving therapies

Elevated stress during COVID-19 pandemic changes the placenta in pregnant mothers

Over half of neonatal deaths worldwide are attributed to preterm and small for gestational age births: a call for change

Is there an association between maternal bean consumption and better nutritional outcomes?

Sodium showdown: How the food service industry battles salt to make America healthier

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

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