Heat Exposure During Pregnancy Linked to Severe Maternal Morbidity
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 -- Long- and short-term heat exposure during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for severe maternal morbidity (SMM), according to a study published online Sept. 7 in JAMA Network Open. Anqi Jiao, from the...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Optimizing Postapproval Safety Studies to Expand Data Generation on Medication Use in Pregnancy
Postapproval pregnancy safety studies (or studies that focus on medication use after approval) can help guide clinical practice and provide useful information for product labeling.
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - September 11, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news

Zimbabwe: Survey Blames Tough Economy for Rise in Teen Pregnancies
[New Zimbabwe] A latest survey commissioned recently has blamed Zimbabwe's economic recession and high poverty levels for the current rise in teenage pregnancies bedeviling the country.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - September 11, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Children and Youth Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news

What Are Common Vascular Rings and Slings?
Discussion Vascular rings and slings are not that common a congenital heart problem (about 1% of all congenital heart defects), but do occur and arise from abnormal embryological development of the major vascular structures. Embryologically the great vessels and their major branches arise from the aortic sac. The aortic sac forms two horns – a right and a left. These horns then form aortic arches. The aortic arches with their paired branches then course into the pharyngeal arches. Initially these aortic/pharyngeal arches have symmetric vascular pairs, but as development progresses they become asymmetric (basically du...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 11, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Africa: Why Mothers and Babies Will Suffer More As Africa Grows Hotter
[The Conversation Africa] As Africa gets hotter, mothers and babies are most at risk. Why is this and what can be done about it? Matthew Chersich, a specialist in climate change and maternal health, explains the reasons to health editor Nadine Dreyer.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - September 9, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Africa Children and Youth Climate Environment Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Women and Gender Source Type: news

Spanish prosecutors file sexual assault and coercion complaint against Luis Rubiales over unwanted World Cup kiss
BARCELONA, Spain — Spanish state prosecutors have accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final, the country’s prosecutors' office said Friday. Rubiales, the now-suspended president of the Spanish soccer…#spain #spanish #luisrubiales #womensworldcup #jennihermoso #sydney #rubiales #nationalcourt #mexican #barcelona
Source: Reuters: Health - September 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Florida abortion rights at stake as state Supreme Court takes up challenge to GOP-led restrictions
The fate of abortion rights in Florida will be at stake when the state Supreme Court is expected to take up a challenge to a law banning the procedure in most cases after 15 weeks of pregnancy
Source: ABC News: Health - September 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Period and fertility app probe over fears they're harvesting women's personal data and targeting them with pregnancy-related ads
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office will review period and fertility apps used by thousands of woman over fears some may harvesting women's data and targeting them with baby advertisements.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Central African Republic: Abortion - Women More At Risk of Death in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings
[MSF] Complications following unsafe abortions are up to seven times more severe in fragile or conflict-affected settings: these are the findings of one of the very first studies on the subject, carried out in two referral hospitals in Bangui in the Central African Republic and Jigawa State in northern Nigeria. Behind the statistics, real stories of real women - and a universal vulnerability.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - September 7, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Central Africa Central African Republic External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa NGOs and Civil Society Nigeria Pregnancy and Childbirth West Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news

Extreme Heat in Pregnancy Tied to Risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity
(MedPage Today) -- Heat exposure during pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of severe maternal morbidity, a large retrospective cohort study suggested. Among over 400,000 patients at a Southern California health system, high exposure...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 7, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Breast growth during pregnancy raises risk of cancer among older mothers, scientists believe
Scientists from Imperial College London have now discovered that older first-time mothers have larger clusters of mutated cells in their breasts, which are usually harmless but can turn into tumours.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Government launches women ’ s health survey to help shape policy
Women across England are being encouraged to help shape future reproductive health policy by sharing their experiences as part of a new ‘landmark’ survey launched by the government today. The national online survey aims to gather ‘vital data’ on women’s menstrual health, contraception, pregnancy planning and menopause, which will help shape future policy on women’s health,... Read moreThe post Government launches women’s health survey to help shape policy appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
Source: Nursing in Practice - September 7, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Women's health Source Type: news

Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and maternal morbidity in south Ethiopia: a cohort study - Utaile MM, Ahmed AA, Yalew AW.
PURPOSE: Intimate partner violence during pregnancy is a universal public health problem. However, its link with maternal morbidity is not well understood in Ethiopia. Thus, the study assessed its effect on maternal morbidity during delivery and postpartum...
Source: SafetyLit - September 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Social and emotional adjustment, post-traumatic stress disorder, and representations of family relationships: the effects of intimate partner violence on very young children - Paul O.
This study sets out to examine how a child's exposure to intimate partner violence at a very young ag...
Source: SafetyLit - September 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

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