Mix of In-Office, Telehealth Visits Safe for Prenatal Care
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A multimodal prenatal health care model that combines in-office and telemedicine visits is safe and associated with similar maternal and newborn outcomes as exclusive in-office visits, according to a study pu…
Learn MoreHigher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, U.N. 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 MoreOocyte Retrieval in Summer Linked to Increased Odds of Live Birth
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Oocytes retrieved in the summer and on days with high duration of sunshine hours have increased odds of live birth, according to a study published online July 5 in Human Reproduction.Sebastian J. Leathersich, M…
Learn MoreHow to Care for Your Heart During a Pregnancy
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pregnancy triggers many changes to the body, but there’s one that may surprise many women.A hidden change is that the heart has to pump, on average, nearly 50% more blood by the end of pregnancy than it did …
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…
Learn MoreMaternal Mortality Unacceptably High in All Racial, Ethnic Groups
MONDAY, July 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Maternal mortality remains high among all racial and ethnic groups in the United States, according to a study published in the July 3 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.Laura G. Fleszar, M…
Learn MoreU.S. Maternal Mortality Rates Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades
MONDAY, July 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The number of pregnant and postpartum women who die in the United States has more than doubled in two decades, hitting particular racial groups especially hard.New research found sharp increases in maternal dea…
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