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Stroke during pregnancy and postpartum is associated with higher long-term risks of cardiovascular events and depression, a study has found. Researchers from the University of Helsinki in Finland identified 97 female participants in Finnish healthcare registries who had an ischaemic stroke (the most common type of stroke, which occurs when a clot or blockage reduces [...]

A women's health network of gynaecological and obstetric providers has secured investment to support its growth. Together Women's Health, headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, provides women's health services from board-certified physicians, certified nurse midwives and other healthcare professionals. Services include laboratory work, skincare and rejuvenation, mammography (breast X-ray screening), and traditional obstetric and gynaecology [...]

The first NHS women's health hub will open in Wales before the end of January, officials have said. Hubs will be in place in each health board area by early March. They are a key commitment in the NHS-led Women's Health Plan and will provide integrated services focused on three priorities: menstrual health, contraception and [...]

Exposure to wildfire smoke in late pregnancy may raise the chance a child is later diagnosed with autism, a recent study has found. The study analysed more than 200,000 births in Southern California from 2006 to 2014. Researchers found that children whose mothers were exposed to smoke during the third trimester were more likely to [...]

Femtech World is continuing the search for a company to be crowned Startup of the Year. The award is one of 10 to feature at the third annual Femtech World Awards. The Startup of the Year Award celebrates an early-stage company making a bold impact in women’s health through innovation, vision and execution. The winning [...]

Plans to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040 and transform gynaecology services, ending long waits, feature in the second phase of Scotland’s women's health plan. This phase is backed by more than £2.4m to cut gynaecology waits, taking total investment in gynaecology services to almost £13m this year. Scotland’s first women's health plan was published in [...]

A global menopause heart health study has won US$10m to launch the largest trial to detect silent artery changes and test earlier prevention. The SHE-HEALS study, led by BHF Professor Ziad Mallat at the University of Cambridge and Professor Martha Hickey at the University of Melbourne, will track arterial changes starting in perimenopause that drive [...]

Women with high blood pressure in pregnancy may protect their brain health through better blood pressure management after giving birth, research has found. Women who monitored and managed their blood pressure at home, with remote doctor support, had larger white matter volumes nine months after birth than those receiving standard postnatal care. White matter links [...]

Patients who undergo unplanned caesarean deliveries face higher odds of acute psychological stress after birth, a recent study has revealed. The study followed more than 1,100 women who gave birth and found that over one in four patients who had an unscheduled caesarean experienced clinically significant acute stress shortly after birth, compared with about one [...]

Each January, millions engage in intense workout routines and rigid fitness challenges in a bid to enhance personal fitness for the year ahead. But women-led period and cycle tracker Clue warns that much mainstream fitness advice is based on a flawed assumption: that bodies perform the same way every day. For people with menstrual cycles, [...]