Gestational Diabetes: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Each year, gestational diabetes affects between 2% and 10% of pregnancies in the United States, according to federal government figures. Understanding its causes, symptoms and treatment is key to a healthy experience for the pregnant woman and her fet…
Learn MoreLa COVID redujo las probabilidades de embarazo de mujeres que recibían estimulación ovárica
VIERNES, 14 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tener un resultado positivo en una prueba de la infección con la COVID-19 durante una fase particular del tratamiento para la fertilidad podría reducir las probabilidades de un embarazo exitoso, señala …
Learn MoreUnas tasas de mortalidad materna más altas en las mujeres negras se vinculan con racismo y sexismo: ONU
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Es más probable que las mujeres negras mueran durante o poco después del parto, debido a un racismo y un sexismo sistémicos en el sistema médico, no a la genética ni al estilo de vida, según la Organizac…
Learn MoreCOVID Infection in Women Having Ovary Stimulation Lowered Chances for Pregnancy
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Testing positive for a COVID-19 infection during a particular phase of fertility treatment could reduce the odds for a successful pregnancy, a new study says.That phase of treatment is called controlled ovaria…
Learn MoreHigher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, UN Says
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black women are more likely to die during or soon after childbirth due to systemic racism and sexism in the medical system, not genetics or lifestyle, according to the United Nations.A U.N. agency, the Unite…
Learn MoreUn estudio con monos sugiere que el uso de marihuana durante el embarazo es peligroso
MARTES, 11 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El uso de la marihuana durante el embarazo podría afectar al desarrollo del cerebro y la salud a largo plazo del bebé, según una nueva investigación con monos. El THC (delta-9-tetrahidrocannabinol), el p…
Learn MorePreeclampsia in Pregnancy Puts Black Women at Higher Odds for Stroke
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While preeclampsia and stroke during pregnancy are far more common in Black women in the United States, almost all study of links between these two conditions has been done on white women.In a new study, rese…
Learn MoreMonkey Study Suggests Hazards of Marijuana Use During Pregnancy
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana use during pregnancy may impact the baby’s brain development and long-term health, according to new research with monkeys.THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) — the main psychoactive ingredient in ca…
Learn MoreIVF Success: Season Eggs Are Collected Could Make a Difference
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sunny summer days may improve the odds for successful in vitro fertilization (IVF), a new study suggests.For women undergoing IVF, the season in which her eggs are retrieved could affect the success of embryo t…
Learn MoreLas tasas de mortalidad materna de EE. UU. se han multiplicado por más de dos en dos décadas
LUNES, 3 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El número de mujeres que mueren durante el embarazo y después del parto en Estados Unidos se ha multiplicado por más de dos en dos décadas, y ha afectado con especial dureza a unos grupos raciales en parti…
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