Big Drop in U.S. Pregnancies Seen Since 2010
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pregnancy rates in the United States suffered a steep decline during the last decade, new government data shows.The overall U.S. pregnancy rate fell by 12% between 2010 and 2019, according to figures relea…
Learn MoreLos partos inducidos podrían ayudar a prevenir una importante complicación del embarazo
LUNES, 10 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una complicación potencialmente peligrosa del embarazo podría prevenirse al hacer una cuidadosa evaluación a las mujeres a finales del embarazo y planificar un parto programado para las que tienen un ries…
Learn MorePandemic’s Effect on U.S. Birth Rates May Have Depended on Politics
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The “baby bust” that hit the United States during the first year of the COVID pandemic did not affect all states equally — with states that were more racially diverse or more “blue” seeing bigger drops in th…
Learn MorePandemic’s Effect on U.S. Birth Rates May Have Depended on Politics
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The “baby bust” that hit the United States during the first year of the COVID pandemic did not affect all states equally — with states that were more racially diverse or more “blue” seeing bigger drops in th…
Learn MoreSurvival Improves for Babies of America’s Youngest Moms
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The death rate among babies born to teen moms has dropped over the past 25 years — but racial disparities stubbornly persist, a new U.S. government study finds.Compared with the late 1990s, fewer babies bor…
Learn MoreEn raros casos, la COVID-19 en el embarazo podría dañar al cerebro del feto
VIERNES, 7 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Es muy poco probable, pero la COVID-19 puede transmitirse de la madre al bebé a través de la placenta, y provocar lesiones en el cerebro en desarrollo del feto, encuentra un estudio reciente.Los investig…
Learn More¿Complicaciones del parto? El riesgo podría depender de dónde vive en EE. UU.
VIERNES, 7 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El lugar de residencia de una mujer en Estados Unidos tiene mucho que ver con si sufre o no graves complicaciones del parto, según una nueva investigación que utilizó datos de Medicaid. Esto también se v…
Learn MoreInduced Deliveries Could Help Prevent a Major Complication of Pregnancy
MONDAY, April 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A potentially dangerous complication of pregnancy might be prevented by carefully screening women late in pregnancy and planning a timed delivery for those at high risk, a new study reports.More than half of …
Learn More1996 to 2019 Saw Drop in Mortality Rate of Infants of Teens
MONDAY, April 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The mortality rate of infants of teens decreased 16.7 percent from 1996 to 2019, with a significant decline across racial and ethnic and urbanization subgroups, according to a study published online April 10 …
Learn MoreLa FDA retira la aprobación de un medicamento para prevenir los nacimientos prematuros
JUEVES, 6 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El jueves, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. retiró formalmente su aprobación de un fármaco que buscaba prevenir los nacimientos prematuros.El medicamento, que se vendía con e…
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