Fear of childbirth exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated fear of childbirth among pregnant people in the U.S., according to a new Dartmouth study. The ...
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Lifesaving solution dramatically reduces severe bleeding after childbirth
A new solution, known as E-MOTIVE, could provide a major breakthrough in reducing deaths from childbirth-related bleeding, according to a ...
Prenatal depression may be linked to cardiovascular disease after childbirth
Research Highlights: A study of more than 100,000 people in the U.S. has found an association between individuals’ psychological well-being ...
Scheduled childbirth may greatly reduce preeclampsia, a leading cause of maternal death
Research Highlights: Analysis found that more than half of preeclampsia cases that occur during weeks 37-42 of pregnancy (called at-term ...
Life-threatening childbirth complications among Medicaid enrollees vary widely by state and race-ethnicity
The risk of life-threatening maternal complications from childbirth may be higher depending on where you live, a new study finds. ...
Lifesaving drug for severe bleeding after childbirth could be made accessible for all, study suggests
Intramuscular administration of tranexamic acid (TXA), a drug used to target severe bleeding after childbirth, is safe and quickly reaches ...
Mindsets can influence the course of childbirth
Pregnant women's attitudes and mindsets can influence the course of childbirth. This is what psychologists at the University of Bonn ...
Diverse nurse workforce linked to better maternal health outcomes in childbirth
A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons provides ...
Adolescent childbirth remains linked to poor outcomes for both mother and child in Cote d’Ivoire
According to the 2014 general population census for Cote d'Ivoire, one in four of the country’s women aged 20–24 years ...
Complex human childbirth and cognitive abilities a result of walking upright
During human birth, the fetus typically navigates a tight, convoluted birth canal by flexing and rotating its head at various ...
Women’s earnings drop after childbirth
ITHACA, N.Y. – When U.S. couples have their first child, mothers’ earnings still drop substantially relative to fathers’, and new ...
Lower chance of pregnancy and childbirth after IVF with one ovary
Women who have had one ovary surgically removed (unilateral oophorectomy) are less likely to become pregnant after in vitro fertilisation ...
Use of epidural in childbirth is linked to decreased severe maternal morbidity
In a study of vaginal births in New York State hospitals, labor neuraxial analgesia – having an epidural or combined ...
An empty stomach is delayed during childbirth, but less so in women having epidural analgesia
CHICAGO – Physician anesthesiologists prefer that laboring women have an empty stomach because of the lower risk for aspiration (inhaling) ...
Making childbirth safer in Indonesia
Every year, 295,000 maternal deaths, 2 million stillbirths, and 2.5 million neonatal deaths occur worldwide. Improved quality of care could ...
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A new synthesis method for three-dimensional nanocarbons
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Within just a few months a deadly epidemic killed all the black sea urchins in the Gulf of Eilat – a great threat to the coral reef in Eilat
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How eating natto might help to distress
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GPS tracking reveals how a female baboon stopped using urban space after giving birth
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Promising building blocks for photonic quantum simulators
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Study highlights long-term benefits of family-based care following institutional care