Lack of Maternity Care Services Throughout America
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- More U.S. women are living in areas with little or no maternity care, raising concern about their ability to have a healthy pregnancy and birth. New research from the March of Dimes shows a 4 percent drop in birthing...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

' Reduced Effectiveness ' ; Some Lots of Tydemy Recalled
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Certain lots of the prescription birth control pill Tydemy may be less effective than expected, potentially resulting in an unintended pregnancy, because the pills do not contain enough of an inactive ingredient. The U.S....
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Some Lots of Tydemy Birth Control Pills Recalled Due to ' Reduced Effectiveness '
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Certain lots of the prescription birth control pill Tydemy may be less effective than expected, potentially resulting in an unintended pregnancy, because the pills do not contain enough of an inactive ingredient. The U.S....
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Maternity Care ' Deserts ' Common Throughout America, Report Shows
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- More U.S. women are living in areas with little or no maternity care, raising concern about their ability to have a healthy pregnancy and birth. New research from the March of Dimes shows a 4 percent drop in birthing...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

AHA News: Mom of 2 Survived Heart Failure During Pregnancy and Became Certified Paramedic
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Since she was a child, Yanela Vickers has loved babies and the medical field. She dreamed of going into obstetrics and gynecology. Instead, Yanela got a close look at the profession as a...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Some Lots of Tydemy Birth Control Pills Recalled Due to ' Reduced Effectiveness '
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Certain lots of the prescription birth control pill Tydemy may be less effective than expected, potentially resulting in an unintended pregnancy, because the pills do not contain enough of an active ingredient. The U.S....
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Maternity Care ' Deserts ' Common Throughout America, Report Finds
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- More U.S. women are living in areas with little or no maternity care, raising concern about their ability to have a healthy pregnancy and birth. New research from the March of Dimes shows a 4% drop in birthing hospitals...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Nigeria: WHO Announces 10% Increase in Exclusive Breastfeeding Globally
[Premium Times] The global agencies reiterated the importance of breastfeeding as the ultimate child survival and development intervention in a child's life.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - August 2, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria Pregnancy and Childbirth West Africa Source Type: news

The association between violence victimization and subsequent unplanned pregnancy among adolescent girls in Uganda: do primary schools make a difference? - Merrill KG, Knight L, Nakuti J, Mirembe A, Allen E, Bhatia A, Parkes J, Naker D, Devries KM.
Violence victimization is a risk factor for adolescent pregnancy in high-income, low violence prevalence countries, but longitudinal data are lacking from settings where violence and adolescent pregnancy are common, including sub-Saharan Africa. We also kn...
Source: SafetyLit - August 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

USPSTF Recommends Folic Acid Supplement Before, During Pregnancy
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 -- The U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends folic acid supplementation for people planning to or who could become pregnant. These recommendations form the basis of a final recommendation statement published in...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 – It’s well known that smoking in pregnancy can harm a developing baby’s growth. Now, a new study suggests that using e-cigarettes may be more effective that traditional nicotine replacement therapy, such as patches, in...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Kenya: Medical Milestone as Doctors Successfully Transfuse Baby in Mother's Womb
[Capital FM] Nairob -- Medics at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) are celebrating yet another milestone in foetal medicine after they successfully transfused a baby while still in the mother's uterus.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - August 1, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Pregnancy and Childbirth Source Type: news

Packages of top drug brands to have QR codes from today
The National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) had last year identified brands including Dolo, Saridon Fabiflu, Ecosprin, Limcee, Sumo, Calpol, Corex syrup, Unwanted 72 and Thyronorm. They were shortlisted on the basis of their moving annual turnover value as per data from market research firm Pharmatrac.
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - August 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Cervical Pessary No Aid for Pregnancy Outcomes With Short Cervix
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 -- A cervical pessary does not benefit pregnancies in patients with a short cervical length, according to a study published in the July 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Matthew K. Hoffman, M.D., from...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 31, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Tanzania: Mkuranga Authorities Devise Measures to Curb Early Pregnancies
[Daily News] MKURANGA District Commissioner (DC), Ms Khadija Ali has said that authorities in the district have laid down strategy to eliminate adolescent pregnancies in the area.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 31, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth East Africa Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Tanzania Source Type: news

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