Women with blood pressure levels in a range considered clinically normal during pregnancy but no mid-pregnancy drop in blood pressure face an increased risk of developing...
New research suggests that a shorter, one-hour glucose tolerance test outperforms the standard two-hour test in predicting future risk of postpartum diabetes and could transform clinical...
Californian biotech firm Mirvie is pioneering a new approach to high risk pregnancies, by tracking a unique molecular signal associated with a leading cause of stillbirth. ...
The distance between a patient’s home and an abortion-services facility where they would seek care significantly influences how they receive birth-control medications, according to a new...
A new set of guidelines has been developed to assist with the diagnosis and expert management of serious blood cancers in pregnancy, with an Australian working...
New research has found a pervasive low-quality diet among pregnant and postpartum individuals, reflecting “an urgent need for widespread improvement.” The study assessed diet quality in...
The vast majority of women who contract bird flu during pregnancy and their unborn baby will die from the virus, according to a new study. The...
Scientists have discovered that pregnancy may trigger a natural immunity to boost protection against severe flu infection. Contrary to the common belief that pregnancy increases vulnerability...
For pregnant women, exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) was associated with altered immune responses that can lead to adverse birth outcomes, according to a...
Children of mothers who took certain antiseizure medications while pregnant do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes at age six, according to a long-running study. Treating epilepsy...
