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Researchers draw an evolutionary link between pregnancy and cancer malignancy
A UConn School of Dental Medicine researcher used pregnancy to unlock a missing link between various species of mammals and cancer malignancy-fundamentally changing the way we...
4 hours ago - News Medical
Pregnancy OK for Those With Prior Uterine Rupture, Dehiscence
Despite common wisdom that women with prior uterine rupture or dehiscence should avoid another pregnancy, outcomes were nearly all good in a recent case series. Medscape...
9 hours ago - Medscape
Bariatric Surgery Improves Outcomes for Mom, Infant
Women who had bariatric surgery between their first and second pregnancies had better pregnancy and birth outcomes, a study found. Medscape Medical News
11 hours ago - Medscape
How I Celebrate The Holidays With The Babies I Lost
Trigger warning: miscarriage, child loss When people ask me how many children I have, I always say that I have two spunky little boys. The truth is I don't have the courage to...
11 hours ago - Scary Mommy
Once-A-Month Oral Contraceptive Pill in Development
A team led by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital and MIT is designing a new method to help improve adherence and reduce the risk of pregnancy by offering an oral...
13 hours ago - BWH - 3 articles
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 , which can lead to confusion around pregnancy...
15 hours ago - News Medical - 2 articles
Diabetes During Pregnancy May Up Risk of Heart Disease in Children
Children born to diabetic mothers exhibit increased rates of early-onset heart disease, depending on the extent of exposure to diabetes in the uterus. It could be prevented by...
19 hours ago - Medindia Health - 3 articles
Incidence and Imminence of Pregnancy in At-Risk Teens After Emergency Department Visits
Background Interventions aimed at reducing teen pregnancy rates in the United States have focused on clinics and schools. Teens disproportionately seek care in emergency...
19 hours ago - Pediatric Emergency Care - 3 articles
Rural Women at Greater Risk of Life-threatening Pregnancy Complications
Women in rural areas experience higher rates of life-threatening complications during or after childbirth compared to the mothers in urban cities, reveals a new study.
21 hours ago - Medindia Health
Marijuana Use During Pregnancy
New study has linked daily marijuana use during pregnancy to adverse fetal health outcomes.
1 day ago - Medindia Health
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Vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women can compromise neonates
Researchers from McGill University Sainte Anne de Bellevue in Canada conducted a scoping review to provide an overview of the latest evidence from studies regarding the impact...
Fasting for 14 hours a day may cut risks for diabetes, heart disease
University of California, San Diego, researchers put 19 people at risk for the three chronic disease on a schedule that let them eat whatever they wanted, but only in a 10-hour...