Study links lack of oral health care with complications during pregnancy
For pregnant women in the U.S., the use of oral health services during pregnancy remains low, with fewer than 40%…
For pregnant women in the U.S., the use of oral health services during pregnancy remains low, with fewer than 40%…
New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds a pervasive low-quality diet among pregnant and postpartum individuals, reflecting “an…
A new study from scientists at the University of California San Diego introduces a powerful new approach to understanding the…
For the first time, a multi-medical society panel has developed and endorsed a uniform lexicon for describing the observations seen…
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, the second leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide, may be sending a significantly higher number of…
Pregnancy is a transformative time in a person’s life where the body undergoes rapid physiological adaptations to prepare for motherhood…
People with higher intakes of calcium and zinc in the three months before they conceived were significantly less likely to…
Oregon Health & Science University researchers in a new study report that combined cannabis and nicotine use during pregnancy is…
Scientists have grown ‘mini-placentas’ in the lab and used them to shed light on how the placenta develops and interacts…
A new USC and University of Cambridge study finds that a hormone produced by the fetus – and a mother’s…
When women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) plan to become pregnant, many anguish over whether to stop their medications, risking a…
Pre-eclampsia, a life-threatening surge in blood pressure, is an enigmatic condition. Each year, it causes the deaths of more than…
Studies show that diabetes in pregnancy — also known as gestational diabetes — puts a pregnant person at greater risk…
Taking Vitamin D supplements during pregnancy could substantially reduce the chances of babies up to a year old suffering from…
Asthma is a chronic condition that affects 25 million people in the United States. Having a mother with asthma is…
Researchers have found that receiving a COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy does not lead to increases in the frequency of complications…
In a new study published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, researchers…
With the COVID-19 pandemic entering its third year, efforts to mitigate the risk for infection remain vitally important, especially for…
A novel analysis of medical records for a racially diverse group of more than 6,000 women has added to evidence…
Cambridge scientists have identified a key signal that the fetus uses to control its supply of nutrients from the placenta,…
Despite advances in medicine and technology, childbirth isn’t likely to get much easier on women from a biological perspective. Engineers…
Exercise during pregnancy may let mothers significantly reduce their children’s chances of developing diabetes and other metabolic diseases later in…
Women who received physical therapy after undergoing a cesarean section had significantly improved outcomes compared to those who did not…
Researchers from the University of Warwick have narrowed the time frame that nausea and vomiting during pregnancy will potentially start…
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a complex chronic inflammatory disease of the spine with involvement of the sacroiliac joints. Over the…
If you’re pregnant and looking for an excuse to eat bacon and eggs, now you’ve got one: a new research…