The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the mother’s immune system have been linked to an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.This article was […]
Research to help reduce inflammation in the uterus of livestock animals could help pave the way for developing new drugs to treat infertility in women, according to a scientific review published in Nature Reviews Immunology.This […]
For years, researchers have documented health differences between babies born vaginally versus by cesarean section—work that revealed the importance of exposure to the vaginal microbiome during birth. But a new Dartmouth-led study of more than […]
When some women orgasm, they experience unusual physical and emotional responses such as laughing, crying, headaches, tingling, foot pain, nosebleeds and more. Known as peri-orgasmic phenomena, the responses are not related to the normal physiology […]
Known as “the silent killer” due to its lack of symptoms and reliable screening tests, ovarian cancer remains one of the deadliest gynecologic cancers, claiming more than 12,000 lives annually. Experts with the American College […]
Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) used to be a rare pregnancy condition, but it now affects roughly 14,000 pregnancies annually, posing a major cause of maternal death. Yet why it happens is still not well understood. […]
In a new study, Christine Agdestein has surveyed several aspects of the postnatal check-up. Agdestein is a specialist in general practice and a general practitioner, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Norwegian University […]
When hospitalized for COVID-19, pregnant women—and their eventual newborn children—have a higher risk of complications, according to a Michigan Medicine study.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
For the first time, clinicians have access to a clear, evidence-based roadmap for adjusting antiseizure medication doses during pregnancy and after childbirth.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Gestational diabetes rose every single year in the U.S. from 2016 through 2024, according to a new Northwestern Medicine analysis of more than 12 million U.S. births. The condition, which raises health risks for both […]
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