A Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-Roe
A Black Ohio woman who miscarried in her bathroom has been charged with abuse of a corpse (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Black Ohio woman criminally charged after miscarriage underscores the perils of pregnancy post-Roe
A Black Ohio woman who miscarried in her bathroom has been charged with abuse of a corpse (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

‘Virgin River’: Alexandra Breckenridge On Mel’s Miscarriage That Almost Didn’t Happen, How A Painful, Personal Experience Helped With Her Portrayal & More
Season 5 Part 1 of Virgin River featured more heartbreak for Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) as she suffered a miscarriage while expecting her first child with Jack (Martin Henderson) having previously lost her baby with her late husband Mark in a stillbirth. The plot development, which happened in…#martinhenderson #virginriver #breckenridge #patrickseansmith #virginrivers #melmiscarry #breckeridge #sean #charmaine #deadline (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

More women denied abortions in Texas join lawsuit against the state
Just over a year ago, Kimberly and David Manzano were eagerly trying for their first child. After they suffered a miscarriage in November of 2022, Kimberly Manzano found out she was pregnant just two months later. The couple was elated. But 10 weeks into the pregnancy, they heard news from a fetal…#davidmanzano #kimberlymanzano #dallas #fortworth #christians #manzanos #supremecourt #roevwade #newmexico #newmexicoclinic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Prevalence of depression and depressive symptoms in women with previous miscarriages or stillbirths - a systematic review - Mergl R, Quaatz SM, Lemke V, Allgaier AK.
Women who have had miscarriages or stillbirths are known to have an elevated risk for depression. However, the prevalence of depressive disorders and/or symptoms in this group is unclear. Therefore, our aim was to estimate the corresponding prevalence of d... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Ohio Voters Back Constitutional Right to Abortion
(MedPage Today) -- Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment protecting access to abortion on Tuesday. The amendment also protects access to other types of reproductive healthcare, including contraception, fertility treatment, and miscarriage... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - November 8, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

COVID Vaccine Won't Raise Miscarriage Risk
TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 – A new study provides deeper insight into the safety of COVID-19 vaccines for people planning to become pregnant.Boston University researchers found no increased risk of early or late-term miscarriage resulting from either... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Abortion debate is affecting access to drug used after miscarriages
Mifepristone is used to induce abortions and manage miscarriages, and miscarriage patients are a little-recognized casualty of America’s fractious abortion wars. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Caitlin Dewey Source Type: news

Covid vaccination before conception has no impact on miscarriage rates
Pre-conception Covid vaccinations have been shown to have no impact on the chance of miscarriage for heterosexual couples. Researchers from the University of Boston School of Public Health (BUSPH) found that the rate of miscarriage among vaccinated individuals was similar to couples who had conceived before the pandemic and concluded that there was no increased... Read moreThe post Covid vaccination before conception has no impact on miscarriage rates appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 2, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Paediatrics Vaccinations and infections Women's health Covid vaccinations miscarriage Pregnancy Source Type: news

Malawi: Smoking - Pregnant Women At Risk of Delivering Stillbirths, Miscarriage and Premature Birth
[Nyasa Times] A study has established that pregnant women who smoke (tobacco) are at greater risk of delivering stillbirths, premature births and/or miscarriage while passive smokers (exposure of the non-smoking mother to second-hand smoke) also run the risk of harming the foetus. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 30, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Malawi Pregnancy and Childbirth Southern Africa Sustainable Development Women and Gender Source Type: news

Rebecca Adlington reveals miscarriage heartbreak
The former double Olympic gold medallist revealed the news on her Instagram account. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

6 Stories Show the Human Toll of Poland ’ s Strict Abortion Laws
This project was supported by the Pulitzer Center [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Krzysztof Sowinski has cried every day since his wife Marta, who was five months pregnant, died of sepsis in 2022; he believes doctors put Marta’s life in danger by not giving them the option to terminate the pregnancy while the fetus’ heart was still beating. Janusz Kucharski also lost his partner Justyna to sepsis in the fifth month of a pregnancy. She left behind two boys. It is likely, reproductive-rights advocates say, that these women would be alive if not for Poland’s increasingly restrictive abort...
Source: TIME: Health - October 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anna Pamula Tags: Uncategorized abortion Source Type: news

New data for Roche ’s OCREVUS show that after 10 years of treatment 77% of people with relapsing multiple sclerosis were free from disability progression and 92% continue to walk unaided
10-year efficacy data highlight OCREVUS ’ impact on preventing disability progression and maintaining mobility in both relapsing and progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS)10-year safety data from over 6,000 patients continue to reinforce consistent long-term safety profile of OCREVUSMore than 3,200 women with MS treated with OCREVUS reported no increased risk in adverse pregnancy and infant outcomes with real-world analyses showing low risk of relapse during and after pregnancyOCREVUS controlled disease activity and progression over one year in Black and Hispanic / Latinx people with MSBasel, 12 October 2023 - Roch...
Source: Roche Media News - October 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news