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Being, Doing, and Having all work together to support a healthy pregnancy

“Balanced integration of Being, Doing and Having combine to support Deep Health in pregnancy.” This is the basic theme of a new paper on women’s perceptions of what it means to have a healthy pregnancy, integrating several wide-ranging aspects of health and healthcare.

20 Feb 2023

Can social media influencers impact pregnancy and parenting?

A systematic review published in the journal Midwifery describes that social media influencers and bloggers can negatively and positively influence pregnant women and new parents and that the exposure may impact early parenting experiences and decision-making.

20 Feb 2023

Use of dapivirine vaginal ring during third trimester of pregnancy poses no safety concerns

A vaginal ring containing the antiretroviral drug dapivirine posed no safety concerns when used in the third trimester of pregnancy, according to results to date from the first study of the dapivirine ring during pregnancy and one of only a few studies of an HIV prevention product in pregnant cisgender women.

20 Feb 2023

Brexanolone inhibits key systemic inflammatory pathways associated with post-partum depression

Post-partum depression (PPD) develops after childbirth and affects both the mother's and the infant's health by preventing healthy bonding.

20 Feb 2023

After a previous BA.1 infection, Omicron BA.4/5 infection is more likely than BA.2

In a recent study published in the journal Eurosurveillance, researchers investigated whether prior severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and/or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination protected against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern (VOC) BA.4/5 sub-VOC or BA.2 sub-VOC infections.

19 Feb 2023

How effective has the bivalent booster COVID vaccination been?

In a recent study published in the journal Eurosurveillance, researchers estimated the effectiveness of bivalent messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines targeting the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron BA.1 subvariant and the original Wuhan-Hu1 strain against Omicron infections in the vaccinated population of the Netherlands between 26 September and 19 December 2022.

19 Feb 2023

Can COVID-19 vaccinations cause miscarriage in pregnant women?

Scientists have recently reviewed existing literature to evaluate the rates of miscarriage and live birth among COVID-19-vaccinated pregnant women.

19 Feb 2023

Women and girls are disproportionately affected by climate change

The adverse effects of climate change have impacted numerous areas of human health and well-being. In most parts of the world, women are least able to mitigate such changes, so they are an appropriate focus in a recent research paper.

19 Feb 2023

Gut dysbiosis and sepsis susceptibility among pregnant women

Researchers describe the role of gut dysbiosis during pregnancy in promoting excessive macrophage pyroptosis, which increases vulnerability to sepsis.

19 Feb 2023

Depressed moms tend to take longer to respond to their child

A recent study at the University of Missouri found mothers who are struggling with depression tend to take longer to respond to their child during back-and-forth dialogue.

19 Feb 2023

Research looks to determine prevalence of organ impairment in long-COVID patients

In a recent study published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, researchers assessed the association of long coronavirus disease (COVID) with multiple organ dysfunction.

16 Feb 2023

Long-COVID associated with a greater likelihood of unemployment

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, researchers assessed the unemployment rates among individuals who developed post–coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) condition (PCC) or long COVID after an acute severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection to determine the functional and neurocognitive impairment levels associated with long COVID.

16 Feb 2023

After recovering from mild to moderate COVID-19, asthma control deteriorates

In a recent study published in the Respiratory Research journal, researchers in Hong Kong assessed the deterioration of asthma control in patients recovering from mild to moderate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

16 Feb 2023

How well are people with diabetes being supported?

A recent study published in the journal Patient Education and Counseling aimed to determine the mismatch between the actual support received and the desired level for diabetic patients. The study also evaluated this mismatch's impact on patients' health outcomes.

16 Feb 2023

How does alcohol affect blood pressure?

Drinking is part of human society worldwide. However, alcohol consumption has been strongly linked to human diseases, including dementia, liver cirrhosis, and neurological conditions. A recent research paper examined whether drinking was related to hypertension, the root factor in morbidity and mortality caused by cardiovascular disease (CVD).

16 Feb 2023

Adults who received COVID-19 vaccines reported short-term reductions in depressive and anxiety symptoms

A recent study on Swedish adults explored the prevalence of mental health symptoms before and after immunization with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. The study is published in the journal PLOS ONE.

16 Feb 2023

Poor maternal diet during pregnancy increases risk of early childhood fatty liver in offspring

Researchers investigate the association between the quality of the maternal diet during pregnancy and hepatic fat in the offspring during early childhood.

16 Feb 2023

Prenatal alcohol exposure associated with the facial shape of children

Researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning technology to find a link between alterations in the shape of children's faces and the amount of alcohol their mothers drank, both before becoming pregnant and during pregnancy.

16 Feb 2023

Penn engineers address the longstanding gap in reproductive health care with targeted RNA therapy

Pre-eclampsia is a leading cause of stillbirths and prematurity worldwide, occurring in 3 – 8 % of pregnancies. A disorder characterized by high maternal blood pressure, it results from insufficient vasodilation in the placenta, restricting blood flow from the mother to the fetus.

16 Feb 2023

Tapping mothers’ and babies’ medical records to better predict prematurity complications

By sifting through electronic health records of moms and babies using a machine-learning algorithm, scientists can predict how at-risk newborns will fare in their first two months of life.

16 Feb 2023

Women's Health News

Being, Doing, and Having all work together to support a healthy pregnancy

Can social media influencers impact pregnancy and parenting?

Use of dapivirine vaginal ring during third trimester of pregnancy poses no safety concerns

Brexanolone inhibits key systemic inflammatory pathways associated with post-partum depression

After a previous BA.1 infection, Omicron BA.4/5 infection is more likely than BA.2

How effective has the bivalent booster COVID vaccination been?

Can COVID-19 vaccinations cause miscarriage in pregnant women?

Women and girls are disproportionately affected by climate change

Gut dysbiosis and sepsis susceptibility among pregnant women

Depressed moms tend to take longer to respond to their child

Research looks to determine prevalence of organ impairment in long-COVID patients

Long-COVID associated with a greater likelihood of unemployment

After recovering from mild to moderate COVID-19, asthma control deteriorates

How well are people with diabetes being supported?

How does alcohol affect blood pressure?

Adults who received COVID-19 vaccines reported short-term reductions in depressive and anxiety symptoms

Poor maternal diet during pregnancy increases risk of early childhood fatty liver in offspring

Prenatal alcohol exposure associated with the facial shape of children

Penn engineers address the longstanding gap in reproductive health care with targeted RNA therapy

Tapping mothers’ and babies’ medical records to better predict prematurity complications

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