East Africa: East Africa Community (EAC) Launch Carmma Plus - Re-Strengthened Campaign On Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (Carmma Plus 2021-2030)
[African Union] The African Union Commission through the Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs, and Social Development in coordination with the East Africa Community launches the CARMMA plus campaign to provide an opportunity for the East Africa Regional Economic Communities (RECs) to convene stakeholders and galvanize their countries ownership and leadership as well as technical and financial support to the campaign. The launch is taking place alongside the Eastern Africa Regional Early Childhood Conference (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 27, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Source Type: news
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder Increasing Rapidly Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder Increasing Rapidly
A spectrum of emotional complications with mild to severe symptoms can affect women while pregnant and through the first year after giving birth.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news
Periods, ‘live tissue’: Female justices get specific about women’s health
The abortion pill case included several strikingly candid discussions of pregnancy- and abortion-related issues. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Caroline Kitchener Source Type: news
Now scientists suggest women avoid coffee while pregnant because of links to AUTISM in their child
Pregnant women should strip caffeine from their diets after a new study in rats suggested that the compound increases the risk that the child will have autism. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Supreme Court Suggests It Won ’t Restrict Abortion Drug Mifepristone
Anti-abortion advocates asked the court to roll back approvals of the drug that allow it to be prescribed via telehealth and taken through 10 weeks of pregnancy. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Alison Durkee, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news Politics topline Source Type: news
Can fetal ultrasound lead to better handling of chromosomal anomalies?
Ultrasonographic measurements of fetal nuchal translucency can lead to better management of chromosomal anomalies, according to a study published March 26 in JAMA Network Open.
Researchers led by doctoral candidate Kara Bellai-Dussault from the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada, found that pregnancies with nuchal translucency measurements greater than 2 mm are at increased risk of chromosomal anomalies. They highlighted that this means the widely used threshold of 3.5 mm may need to be reexamined.
“The findings were consistent through several sensitivity analyses,” Bellai-Dussault and colleagues wrote.
Fetal n...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Ultrasound Womens Imaging Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news
Uganda: Maternal Health - Improving Pregnancy and Childbirth Outcomes
[Nile Post] Maternal health is a critical aspect of healthcare, reflecting not just the well-being of mothers but also the health of future generations. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - March 26, 2024 Category: OBGYN Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Uganda Source Type: news
Viral Immune Responses Suppress a Gestational Hormone
Influenza infection activates a pathway that leads to a detrimental drop in progesterone during pregnancy in mice. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - March 25, 2024 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
SCOTUS Again Takes on Issue of Abortion, This Time Over Mifepristone Access
(MedPage Today) -- The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used in the most common way to end a pregnancy, a case with profound implications for millions of women... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 25, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over access to widely used medication
The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used in the most common way to end a pregnancy, a case with profound implications for millions of women no matter where they live in America and, perhaps, for the race for the…#supremecourt #roevwade #roe #democrats #kansas #ohio #kff #fda #donaldtrump #republicans (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Abortion and America's Phony'Pregnancy Crisis '
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Physician Guide to Supporting Sexual Assault Survivors
(MedPage Today) -- A decade ago, I believed it utterly unthinkable that anyone could advocate for rape or incest survivors carrying an unwanted pregnancy to term. I was wrong.
I've witnessed this extremism firsthand while walking by my local Planned... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 24, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Methods of infanticide: a review article - Aldakheel R, Alahmad F, Alhantosh S, Albaqqal Z, Ali Z, Alfaraj D.
Infanticide refers to the act of killing of infant under the age of 12 months. It is mostly associated with mental disturbance during and immediately after pregnancy. Infanticide can result either from the act of commission or omission. Violence can be use... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Exclusive breastfeeding and its association with intimate partner violence during pregnancy: analysis from Pakistan demographic and health survey - Khalid N, Zhou Z, Nawaz R.
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global social issue and increasingly asks for the attention of policymakers. IPV is one of the main factors that affect the health of pregnant women and their infants during pregnancy and after childbirth; i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Ozempic babies! Women on birth control are getting pregnant after starting weight loss drugs - and this is why
A Facebook group called 'I got pregnant on Ozempic' has over 450 members, while people on Reddit threads and TikTokers share notes on how they unexpectedly fell pregnant while taking semaglutide. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
