Sex-selective abortion bans harm maternal and infant health, according to study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sex-selective abortion bans (SSABs)—which prohibit the seeking of abortions based on the fetus' sex—increase the likelihood ...
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Maternal obesity linked to increase in childhood infections
A new long-term study published in BMJ Medicine suggests that children born to very obese mothers (those with a body ...
Report: Kids with maternal, congenital syphilis more likely to be hospitalized
GODS_AND_KINGS / iStock Children younger than 5 years exposed to maternal syphilis in utero, including those with congenital syphilis detected ...
Death certificate changes inflate US maternal fatalities, yet rates clearly peaked during height of COVID-19
Changes to US death certificates during and after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic altered data on maternal morbidity, a ...
WHO study sheds light on global maternal mortality crisis
Hemorrhage – severe heavy bleeding – and hypertensive disorders like preeclampsia are the leading causes of maternal deaths globally, according ...
Reports describe good maternal RSV vaccine, drug uptake in their first season
A study today in JAMA Network Open from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), shows a high uptake of ...
National study finds homicide and suicide are top causes of maternal death
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the medical community, research has traditionally focused on how to prevent and treat the leading ...
Pregnancy triggers profound brain changes, enhancing maternal instincts and mental health
Scientists uncover how pregnancy transforms the brain, with gray matter changes that shape maternal instincts and well-being for the long ...
Abnormal prenatal blood test results could indicate hidden maternal cancers
Credit: Josh Willink from Pexels Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found previously undetected cancers in 48.6% of ...
How One Massachusetts Maternal Mental Health Program Scaled Across the Country
Maternal mental health conditions are among the most prevalent complications during pregnancy and the postpartum period. There is also a ...
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