Why Are Black Mothers at Higher Risk for Miscarriage?
Black mothers have a 43% greater risk for miscarriage. Why? WebMD looks at the biological, social, and cultural factors that play a part. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - December 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Heparin Fails to Stop Miscarriages in Women With Inherited Thrombophilia
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Daily injections of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) failed to improve live birth rates for women with a history of recurrent miscarriages and inherited forms of thrombophilia, a randomized trial found. In... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - December 13, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Could Suture Type for Stitching the Cervix Save a Pregnancy? Could Suture Type for Stitching the Cervix Save a Pregnancy?
OB/GYNs need not worry about choosing one type of suture over another when stitching a pregnant woman ' s cervix to prevent miscarriage, stillbirth, or death in the first week of life.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news

Conceiving Within Three Months of Pregnancy Loss Safe
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 -- Conceiving within three months after a miscarriage or induced abortion does not appear to be associated with an increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to a study published online Nov. 22 in PLOS... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 28, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Pregnant soon after miscarriage no more risky - study
There may be no health gain from waiting a recommended six months before trying again, research finds. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pregnancy soon after miscarriage no more risky - study
There may be no health gain from waiting a recommended six months before trying again, research finds. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Women Need Not Wait to Conceive After Miscarriage, Abortion Women Need Not Wait to Conceive After Miscarriage, Abortion
Women who conceived within 6 months of having a miscarriage or induced abortion were not at risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes, a new study found.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news

No need for six-month wait to try for baby after pregnancy loss, study finds
Analysis challenges WHO health guidance on amount of time women should delay after miscarriage or abortionWomen don ’t need to wait for at least six months before trying for another baby after a miscarriage or abortion, an analysis of data suggests, challenging World Health Organization guidance.The research was also at odds with WHO advice that women should delay at least 24 months after a live birth before becoming pregnant again, to avoid complications in the next pregnancy.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 22, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes Science correspondent Tags: Pregnancy World Health Organization & wellbeing Parents and parenting Medical research Australia news World news Women Women's health Miscarriage Abortion Norway Source Type: news

How I Got Through My Miscarriages
Reading Diane Noomin ’s feminist comics allowed me to feel the full range of my own grief. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Agatha French Tags: Miscarriages Pregnancy and Childbirth Comic Books and Strips Noomin, Diane (1947-2022) Kominsky-Crumb, Aline Source Type: news

For Camp Lejeune Victims Exposed to Toxic Water, a New Law Promises Compensation —and Closure
Many of Ann Johnson’s life milestones were marked at Camp Lejeune, a sprawling U.S. Marine Corps base camp on the North Carolina coast. She moved to the base in 1982, when her stepfather was stationed there. In 1983, she graduated from Camp Lejeune High School. In 1984, she got married and, at the age of 18, gave birth to her first child at the on-base hospital. Johnson had a difficult pregnancy, gaining 120 pounds due to a complication that leads to excess amniotic fluid. In retrospect, she says, this was the first sign that something was wrong. Then, on the day her daughter, Jacquetta, was born, she didn’t cr...
Source: TIME: Health - November 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Experts develop online tool that predicts a woman's miscarriage risk
Researchers from the University of Warwick worked with baby loss charity Tommy's to develop the tool which determines the probability of a successful next pregnancy. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Test Strips Identify Fetal Tissue in Vaginal Blood Test Strips Identify Fetal Tissue in Vaginal Blood
A positive test could help diagnose miscarriage and rule out ectopic pregnancy, but research indicates it may also accurately identify embryonic tissues.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - November 11, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news

Even a Little Coffee in Pregnancy Might Stunt a Child's Growth
TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 -- Most pregnant women are told it ' s safe to have one cup of coffee a day because it won ' t trigger miscarriages or preterm deliveries, but new research suggests a surprising risk: Moms-to-be who consume caffeine, even in small... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 1, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

A Surge of Overseas Abortion Pills Blunted the Effects of State Abortion Bans
New data suggests that abortion has declined about 2 percent in the U.S. since the end of Roe, accounting for people who traveled across state lines or ordered pills online. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aatish Bhatia, Claire Cain Miller and Margot Sanger-Katz Tags: Abortion Abortion Drugs States (US) Women and Girls Law and Legislation Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Telemedicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Roe v Wade (Supreme Court Decision) Miscarriages Source Type: news

Fertility Physicians Say They Lack Access to Miscarriage Drugs Fertility Physicians Say They Lack Access to Miscarriage Drugs
Physicians say these restrictions have far reaching implications.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - October 28, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news