6 Stories Show the Human Toll of Poland ’ s Strict Abortion Laws
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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
East Africa: Kenya's Lwala Community Alliance is Lead Recipient of U.S. $12 Million Award
[Lever for Change] Chicago -- Lwala Community Alliance is recognized for its pioneering, community-led health model in rural Kenya . Babies and Mothers Alive Foundation and Maya Health Alliance | Wuqu' Kawoq also receive grant funding for their work to support maternal and infant health. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - October 13, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Women and Gender Source Type: news
Bone Degradation Measure Can Sway Osteoporosis Diagnosis Bone Degradation Measure Can Sway Osteoporosis Diagnosis
Factoring in a patient ' s trabecular bone score may alter treatment decisions.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines)
Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines - October 12, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Hospitals in the Gaza Strip at a breaking point, warns WHO
Jerusalem, 12 October 2023 WHO warns that the health system in the Gaza Strip is at a breaking point. Time is running out to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe if fuel and life-saving health and humanitarian supplies cannot be urgently delivered to the Gaza Strip amidst the complete blockade.
Hospitals have only a few hours of electricity each day as they are forced to ration depleting fuel reserves and rely on generators to sustain the most critical functions. Even these functions will have to cease in a few days, when fuel stocks are due to run out. The impact would be devastating for the most vulnerable patients, inclu...
Source: WHO EMRO News - October 12, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Childbirth Tied to Medical Debt, Even Among Commercially Insured Families
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 -- Peripartum out-of-pocket costs are higher than many commercially insured families can afford, leading to medical debt, according to a research letter published online Sept. 28 in Obstetrics& Gynecology.
Michelle H.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Uganda: Parliament Opposes Policy to Give Girls Under 15 Access to Contraceptives
[Nile Post] Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has urged the government not to approve a policy allowing girls as young as 15 to access contraceptives. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - October 11, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Human Rights Pregnancy and Childbirth Uganda Women and Gender Source Type: news
Africa: WHO Issues Global Plan to Tackle Leading Cause of Death in Childbirth
[WHO] WHO today released its first roadmap to tackle postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) - defined as excessive bleeding after childbirth - which affects millions of women annually and is the world's leading cause of maternal deaths. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - October 11, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Pregnancy and Childbirth Source Type: news
Contraceptive Care Should Not Be Siloed
(MedPage Today) -- Picture a typical primary care visit with a patient who is of reproductive age and may become pregnant. Maybe they're visiting for a routine physical or an ear infection. Either way, you haven't seen them recently, so you wait... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - October 10, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Women's sexual health startup HerMD expands C-suite, taps 'trailblazer' as next chief medical officer
A Cincinnati health care startup is bolstering its leadership team months after raising tens of millions of dollars in fresh capital to expand its footprint.
HerMD, a female-founded and physician-led women's health provider, recently promoted Dr. Michael Krychman to the role of chief medical officer. He assumed his new role this summer.
The position was most recently held by HerMD Founder Dr. Somi Javaid. She is now the startup’s lead chief medical officer.
Krychman, a board-certified OB-GYN… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - October 10, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Liz Engel Source Type: news
Obstetric violence is a misnomer - Chervenak FA, McLeod-Sordjan R, Pollet SL, DE Four Jones M, Gordon MR, Combs A, Bornstein E, Lewis D, Katz A, Warman A, Gr ünebaum A.
The term "obstetric violence" has been used in the legislative language of several countries with the intention of protecting mothers from abuse during pregnancy. Subsequently, it has been expanded to include a spectrum of obstetric procedures such as indu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Development of a new resident-centric sex trafficking education program for obstetrics/gynecology, emergency medicine, and family medicine programs - Briggs MR, Kaljo K.
INTRODUCTION: Human sex trafficking is widespread and a nationally recognized public health crisis. Trafficked individuals and survivors often utilize the healthcare system, yet healthcare professionals cite a lack of formal training to identify and provid... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Faster-Acting Insulin Aspart Safe for Pregnant Women With Diabetes
(MedPage Today) -- HAMBURG, Germany -- Faster-acting insulin aspart was safe for pregnant women with type 1 or 2 diabetes and resulted in fewer events of hypoglycemia, the randomized CopenFast trial found.
The mean infant birthweight standard... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - October 6, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Breast cancer symptoms in men could be mistaken for ‘man boobs’, warns surgeon
The most common presentation of breast cancer in men is a painless, breast lump, but it can be difficult to distinguish this from a condition known as gynaecomastia. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: 1 in 10 Babies Worldwide Are Born Preterm, With Complications, UN Agencies Warn
[UN News] An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly one million dying from preterm complications, UN agencies and partners said in a new report on Thursday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - October 6, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Africa Children and Youth External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Pregnancy and Childbirth Source Type: news
In BRCA Breast Cancer, Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy Tied to Better Survival
(MedPage Today) -- Undergoing prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy (PSO) after previous surgery for BRCA1/BRCA2 breast cancer was associated with a significantly reduced risk of death, according to an Italian retrospective cohort study.
Of 480 patients... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - October 4, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
