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Released: 5-Sep-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Study calls for change in guidance about eating fish during pregnancy
University of Bristol

A woman’s mercury level during pregnancy is unlikely to have an adverse effect on the development of the child provided that the mother eats fish, according to a new University of Bristol-led study.

Newswise: Mothers with Diabetes Can Have a Healthy Breastfeeding Experience
Released: 3-Sep-2022 11:05 PM EDT
Mothers with Diabetes Can Have a Healthy Breastfeeding Experience
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Breastfeeding offers a wealth of benefits both for mothers and their babies. Although diabetes can complicate the process, it does not prevent mothers from giving their babies this wonderful start to life, according to UT Southwestern endocrinologist Maria Ramos-Roman, M.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine.

Released: 1-Sep-2022 4:35 PM EDT
Review suggests ‘parent-centred’ approach to medical imaging can enhance emotional connection to the unborn baby during pregnancy
City University London

A systematic review of twenty-three studies suggests that, during pregnancy, expectant parents’ feelings towards their unborn baby (fetus) can be positively enhanced by sonographers (specialist healthcare professionals who are trained to perform pregnancy ultrasound scans) making imaging examinations a truly parent-centred experience.

Released: 1-Sep-2022 2:00 PM EDT
AACC Releases Updated Guidance to Improve the Use of Point-of-Care Tests for Fertility and Reproductive Health
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

AACC has issued a new guidance document with expert recommendations for performing point-of-care tests for fertility and reproductive health. As the use of point-of-care testing rises in these fields, this guidance is intended to ensure that patients and their babies fully benefit from it.

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Released: 1-Sep-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Ochsner Health expert available to comment on Gynecologic Cancer awareness
Ochsner Health

Chad Hamilton, M.D., Associate Research Director for the Ochsner Cancer Institute is available to comment on gynecologic cancers, treatments, and research.

Released: 31-Aug-2022 4:25 PM EDT
More than half of hospital-based maternal deaths occur at times other than childbirth
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Hospitalizations that occur during pregnancy, but before giving birth and those that occur in the postpartum period, made up over half of in-hospital maternal deaths between 2017-2019, a new study reveals.

Released: 31-Aug-2022 6:05 AM EDT
Molecular Musical Chairs
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is safe and effective – but it’s not for everyone. Michelle Ozbun, PhD, and her team at UNM Cancer Center published a research article earlier this year in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in which they describe how a drug called protamine sulfate blocks HPV infection. Like a game of musical chairs among molecules, the drug molecules bind to heparan sulfate cell receptors, preventing HPV virus particles from doing so.

Released: 30-Aug-2022 4:35 PM EDT
New therapeutic prospect for preeclampsia
Institut Pasteur

Preeclampsia is a condition that affects the placenta during pregnancy and is dangerous for both the fetus and the mother.

Released: 30-Aug-2022 12:25 PM EDT
Mayo Clinic study shows successful labor outcomes in expectant mothers using AI
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to analyze patterns of changes in women who are in labor can help identify whether a successful vaginal delivery will occur with good outcomes for mom and baby. The findings were published in PLOS ONE.

Released: 30-Aug-2022 9:30 AM EDT
Direct breastfeeding feasible for NICU babies with new standardized approach
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

A new standardized approach to feeding premature infants in the hospital, dubbed the Encourage, Assess, Transition (EAT) protocol, increases the prevalence of direct breastfeeding without increasing the length of time the infant is hospitalized. That conclusion from a quality improvement project by Nellie Munn Swanson, DNP, MPH, APRN, CPNP-PC, CLC, of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, and colleagues is reported in Advances in Neonatal Care, a publication of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Newswise: Enhanced recovery protocols improve patient outcomes in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery
Released: 29-Aug-2022 1:05 AM EDT
Enhanced recovery protocols improve patient outcomes in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Following Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols designed to minimize surgical stress results in improved patient recovery and satisfaction, reduced postoperative complications, and shorter hospital stays, according to a review of ERAS programs in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery by UT Southwestern researchers.

Released: 25-Aug-2022 3:45 PM EDT
Pregnant Gen Zers, millennials twice as likely to develop hypertension in pregnancy
Northwestern University

High blood pressure in pregnancy is increasing and a leading cause of maternal death

Released: 24-Aug-2022 1:55 PM EDT
“Words matter” when diagnosing women with polycystic ovary syndrome
University of Surrey

The language used by doctors when diagnosing female patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) can negatively impact their wellbeing and how they view their condition later on in life, new research finds.

Newswise: Most women OK with wearing ECG monitor in pregnancy
Released: 22-Aug-2022 6:05 PM EDT
Most women OK with wearing ECG monitor in pregnancy
University of Washington School of Medicine

About 78% of respondents who said they planned to get pregnant within the next five years expressed openness to wearing the monitor on a daily basis.

16-Aug-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Higher folate levels during pregnancy may lower risk of congenital heart disease
American College of Physicians (ACP)

A case-control study has found that higher folate levels before or during early pregnancy are associated with a lower risk for congenital heart disease (CHD) in children. Folate supplementation may help, and levels of red blood cell (RBC) folate higher than those currently recommended may be warranted. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Released: 22-Aug-2022 3:45 PM EDT
Find expert commentary on the monkeypox outbreak here
Newswise

The latest research and expert commentary on the monkeypox outbreak.

Released: 22-Aug-2022 3:20 PM EDT
More folic acid in flour needed to prevent severe birth defects
University College London

The UK Government’s current proposal to fortify one type of flour with folic acid is inadequate as it suggests a low dose that would fail to prevent hundreds of cases of severe birth defects each year, according to a new paper by UCL’s Professor Sir Nicholas Wald.

Released: 22-Aug-2022 6:05 AM EDT
Sexual enjoyment following childbirth is not altered by different delivery methods, research suggests
University of Bristol

Sexual enjoyment in the years following childbirth is unaffected by the way in which the baby is delivered, according to new research.



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