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Non-hormonal male contraceptive effectively prevents pregnancy in mice

Women have many choices for birth control, ranging from pills to patches to intrauterine devices, and partly as a result, they bear most of the burden of preventing pregnancy.

24 Mar 2022

Researcher wins three NIH grants to tackle mosquito-borne viruses

West Nile virus, Usutu virus, Zika virus, and St. Louis encephalitis virus are all transmitted by mosquitoes and cause a significant threat to human health.

23 Mar 2022

Hydrocortisone does not prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants

Hydrocortisone is no more effective than placebo at preventing damage that can result from oxygen and ventilator therapy necessary to keep preterm infants alive, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health.

23 Mar 2022

BGI discovery could pave the way for advances in organ regeneration and synthetic biology

In a world-first, scientists from BGI-Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a group of partners published a study in Nature, announcing the discovery of a transgene-free, rapid, and controllable method to convert pluripotent stem-cells into bona fide 8-cell totipotent embryo-like cells, paving the way for advances in organ regeneration and synthetic biology.

22 Mar 2022

Maternal and infant antibody levels and transplacental transfer following SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination

A recent study evaluated maternal antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 and transplacental transfer.

22 Mar 2022

Flo; Much more than a period tracker

In this interview, we speak to Sonia Ponzo, the Director of Science at Flo Health, about their app and how it's revolutionizing the field of women's health.

From Flo Health 22 Mar 2022

Coronavirus infection during pregnancy may double the risk of poor outcomes

A Kaiser Permanente analysis of pregnant patients who tested positive for the coronavirus found more than double the risk of poor outcomes including preterm birth, venous thromboembolism (blood clot), and severe maternal morbidity, which includes conditions such as acute respiratory distress syndrome and sepsis.

21 Mar 2022

Study provides a comprehensive picture of abortion provider workforce in the U.S.

Efforts to determine the actual size and makeup of the abortion provider workforce in the U.S. often rely on surveys that are limited in scope or else focus solely on abortion facilities.

21 Mar 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infection found to reduce fetal lung volume as assessed by MRI

Researchers evaluated the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection in gestational women on fetal pulmonary development using magnetic resonance imaging.

21 Mar 2022

Low levels of SARS-CoV-2 viremia associated with ‘COVID placentitis’ and stillbirths

Researchers hypothesize that patients with COVID placentitis were more likely to contract viremia.

20 Mar 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: We may be done with covid, but covid’s not done with us

Logistics expert Jeff Zients, who has headed the White House covid-19 response team since the start of the Biden administration, is stepping down and will be replaced by popular public health expert Dr. Ashish Jha, who will take a leave from his post as dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University.

17 Mar 2022

Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from mother to baby is extremely low, say researchers

Less than 2% of babies born to mothers with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus responsible for covid-19 infection) also test positive around the time of birth, finds an analysis of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today.

17 Mar 2022

Lateral flow assays: The possibilities beyond COVID-19

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Andre Alfaro from nanoComposix (now a Fortis Life Sciences company) about the possibilities lateral flow assays offer in the post-covid healthscape.

From nanoComposix 17 Mar 2022

The effects of anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies on pregnant and postpartum women

Researchers examine the safety and efficacy of mAbs in pregnant and postpartum women with COVID-19.

16 Mar 2022

Blood test may identify risk of stillbirth and placentitis in pregnant patients with COVID-19

A small preliminary study from Northwestern Medicine has shown that a blood test may identify risk of stillbirth and placentitis in pregnant individuals who have had COVID-19.

16 Mar 2022

Raising tax on cigarettes averts thousands of newborn deaths, study reveals

The first global analysis of its kind estimates that if every country's cigarette taxes had met the World Health Organization's recommendations, around 182,000 newborn deaths could have been averted in 2018.

16 Mar 2022

Placenta found to demonstrate anti-oxidant activity against COVID-19 in full-term pregnancy

Researchers assessed the placental anti-oxidant response in the third trimester of pregnancy against SARS-CoV-2 infections.

16 Mar 2022

Study evaluates monoclonal antibody treatment for pregnant COVID-19 patients

Researchers evaluated COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment in pregnant and postpartum women.

16 Mar 2022

Maternal and neonatal outcomes during UK's SARS-CoV-2 Omicron wave

Researchers describe the characteristics of pregnant women hospitalized due to COVID-19.

15 Mar 2022

Want vulnerable Californians to have healthier pregnancies? Doulas say the state must pay up.

This was supposed to be the year that low-income Californians could hire a doula to guide them through pregnancy and advocate for them in the hospital.

15 Mar 2022

Pregnancy News and Research

Latest Pregnancy News and Research

Non-hormonal male contraceptive effectively prevents pregnancy in mice

Researcher wins three NIH grants to tackle mosquito-borne viruses

Hydrocortisone does not prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants

BGI discovery could pave the way for advances in organ regeneration and synthetic biology

Maternal and infant antibody levels and transplacental transfer following SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination

Flo; Much more than a period tracker

Coronavirus infection during pregnancy may double the risk of poor outcomes

Study provides a comprehensive picture of abortion provider workforce in the U.S.

SARS-CoV-2 infection found to reduce fetal lung volume as assessed by MRI

Low levels of SARS-CoV-2 viremia associated with ‘COVID placentitis’ and stillbirths

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: We may be done with covid, but covid’s not done with us

Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from mother to baby is extremely low, say researchers

Lateral flow assays: The possibilities beyond COVID-19

The effects of anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies on pregnant and postpartum women

Blood test may identify risk of stillbirth and placentitis in pregnant patients with COVID-19

Raising tax on cigarettes averts thousands of newborn deaths, study reveals

Placenta found to demonstrate anti-oxidant activity against COVID-19 in full-term pregnancy

Study evaluates monoclonal antibody treatment for pregnant COVID-19 patients

Maternal and neonatal outcomes during UK's SARS-CoV-2 Omicron wave

Want vulnerable Californians to have healthier pregnancies? Doulas say the state must pay up.

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