For some new mothers, what should be a joyous time is anything but, due to postpartum depression. Credit: Emily Faith Morgan, University Communications The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday…
Tag: Obstetrics & gynaecology
How abortion ban exemptions play out in a post-‘Roe’ world
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain This pregnancy felt different. After the heartache of more than a dozen miscarriages, Anya Cook was 16 weeks along. She and husband Derick Cook spent a…
US approves pill for postpartum depression
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved for the first time a pill to treat postpartum depression, a condition believed to affect around half…
E-cigarettes may be better than nicotine patches to help pregnant women stop smoking, reduce the risk of low birthweight
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Smoking in pregnancy can harm developing babies, especially their growth. Current guidelines recommend that pregnant smokers who find quitting difficult should be provided with nicotine replacements…
Oxycodone prescriptions after delivery not linked to longer-term opioid use compared to codeine
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Postpartum prescriptions for oxycodone were not associated with increased risk of longer-term opioid use compared to codeine prescriptions, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian…
Twenty percent with livebirth via ART go on to conceive naturally
Twenty percent of women with livebirth via assisted reproductive technology (ART) subsequently conceive naturally, according to a study published online June 20 in Human Reproduction. Annette Thwaites, M.B., B.Chir., from…
Study of cadmium in pregnant women yields crucial insights into fetal development
Credit: CC0 Public Domain As with many toxins, exposure to the toxic metal cadmium during pregnancy can adversely impact fetal development. Now, researchers at the Rutgers School of Public Health…
Low fiber intake during pregnancy may delay development in infants’ brains
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Undernutrition during pregnancy is one of the factors linked to an increased risk of diseases in children as they grow older. Yet, maternal malnutrition remains a…
Researchers reverse chemotherapy-related fertility loss using cell-based therapy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study in a preclinical model, by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, demonstrates the potential for restoring fertility when the ovaries have stopped working.…
