South Africa: Hospital Histories - the Many Lives That Started At Mowbray Maternity
[spotlight] Weighing little more than three bricks of butter, baby Lunathi Sitembile is pressed against mum Yolanda's bare chest, a thin tube entering her nostril and another taped to her tiny clutched fist. Born premature at 31 weeks (between 37 and 42 weeks are 'full term') Lunathi initially struggled to breathe, but after a week inside an incubator with oxygen airflow administered through a nasal cannula, her little lungs have strengthened.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - September 14, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news

Uganda: Fewer Children Under Five Years Are Dying - New Survey
[Observer] The recently released 2022 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) indicates a significant reduction in child and infant mortality rates.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 14, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth East Africa Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Uganda Source Type: news

Nigeria: Gates Foundation Lists Measures to Prevent Stillbirth, Infant Death in Low - Middle-Income Countries
[Premium Times] The report also highlights seven life-saving innovations, which they said could be easily implemented by midwives and birth attendants to reduce maternal mortality.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - September 14, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Aid and Assistance Governance Health and Medicine Nigeria Pregnancy and Childbirth West Africa Source Type: news

Women Denied Abortions File Lawsuits in 3 States Over Bans Women Denied Abortions File Lawsuits in 3 States Over Bans
An abortion rights advocacy group filed lawsuits in three states on Tuesday on behalf of women who say they were denied abortions despite suffering life-threatening pregnancy complications.Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news

New mothers may have enhanced ability to see faces in objects
Higher oxytocin levels could be why women find it easier to spot facial features in inanimate objects after having baby, say researchersWhether it ’s seeing Jesus in burnt toast, a goofy grin in the grooves of a cheese grater, or simply the man in the moon, humans have long perceived faces in unlikely places.Now researchers say the tendency may not be fixed in adults, suggesting it appears to be enhanced in women who have just given birth.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 13, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Women Science Pregnancy Parents and parenting Family Australia news World news Queensland Society Source Type: news

Despite Successes, Addiction Treatment Programs for Families Struggle to Stay Open
Discusses the challenges that come with providing family-based residential treatment for addiction in rural Minnesota. Notes that treatment in a family-based facility can improve pregnancy outcomes, increase chances of completing treatment, and keep families from being separated. Maternal opioid-related diagnoses have increased in recent years with a disproportionate rise seen in rural areas.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - September 13, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Nigeria: SDGs - How Two Million Mothers, Babies Could Be Saved By 2030 - Gates Foundation
[Premium Times] Co-authored by Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates, the report shows that since 2016, progress in reducing global maternal mortality has stalled.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - September 13, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria Pregnancy and Childbirth West Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news

Legal Actions Seek Guarantee of Abortion Access for Patients in Medical Emergencies
Patients in three states — Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma — filed lawsuits claiming that their abortion bans prevented women with serious pregnancy complications from receiving treatment. New cases say fear and confusion about abortion bans in three states are causing doctors and hospitals to deny…#idaho #tennessee #oklahoma #jacistatton #supremecourt #stateoftexas #missouri #kansas #laboract #emtala
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Africa: Gates Foundation Goalkeepers Report Says Seven Innovations Could Save 2 Million Mothers and Babies by 2030
[Gates Foundation] Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates call for urgent action to advance progress on the UN's Sustainable
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - September 12, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Innovation Pregnancy and Childbirth Source Type: news

Trauma in pregnancy: an analysis of the adverse perinatal outcomes and the injury severity score - Genc S, Ozalp M, Ayd ın E, Sahin F, Bademler N, Toplu M, Akturk E, Mihmanli V.
BACKGROUND: Trauma during pregnancy is one of the most important causes of non-obstetric maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. The aim of our study is to evaluate the adverse perinatal outcomes that may occur according to the type and severity of the...
Source: SafetyLit - September 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Teen mental health and social media: what does the evidence tell us? - podcast
Ian Sample talks to Dr Amy Orben, who leadsthe digital mental health programme at the Medical Research Council ’s cognition and brain sciences unit, about why the link between teen mental health and social media is so difficult to study, what the current evidence tells us and what advice she gives to parents whose children are entering the online world for the first timeRead more about Dr Amy Orben ’s recent researchhereFind out more about the work of the 5Rights FoundationhereContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 12, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Ian Sample, produced by Joshan Chana, sound design by Joel Cox, the executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Science Smartphones Social media Mental health Young people Digital media Mobile phones Society Technology Source Type: news

Dozens fall ill at teen ' s sushi restaurant birthday bash, but raw fish may not be to blame
Eleven 13-year-olds went out to a birthday lunch Saturday and wound up being rushed to the hospital after an apparent food poisoning sickened more than two dozen people, according to New York health officials. But the culprit doesn't appear to be raw fish or any other type of meat, according to…#arialarias #foxnewsdigital #kumosushi #steakhouse #longisland #stonybrookuniversity #cdc #arias #italian #suffolkcounty
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Coco Gauff ' s Stock On The Rise After Huge Grand Slam Win
You could say that both tennis fans and sponsors were on to Coco Gauff long ago. Gauff began to make a splash almost immediately upon turning pro in 2018. The following year, in 2019, the teen phenom made the fourth round at Wimbledon, and followed suit the next January, with a fourth round…#cocogauff #wimbledon #2020australianopen #wta #atlanta #frenchopen #poland #usopensno #gauff #australian
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A Matter of Facts — September 2023
sramashwarSeptember 11, 2023From Our PresidentFor those of us involved in the close-knit community field of sexual and reproductive health and rights, conferences are an opportunity to come together as a movement. Convening regularly with colleagues and collaborators, partners and peers from around the world provides us with important insights and chances to connect. To break bread, build bridges and even to let loose.The COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 caused event after event to be canceled or postponed. It ’s wonderful to see in-person meetings and events returning. It’s also refreshing to see that hybrid events continue ...
Source: The Guttmacher Institute - September 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: sramashwar Source Type: news

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