Adhering to Asthma Medication is Safe for Pregnant Women with Asthma
New research finds no evidence of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes with the use of inhaled asthma medications throughout pregnancy MILWAUKEE , April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maintaining asthma medication and asthma control leads to safer perinatal outcomes for pregnant women... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 19, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: WOM SVY Source Type: news

Maven Clinic expands fertility support for males alongside health coaching program
The virtual women ' s health company will now offer male fertility and health coaching for reproductive health and to help individuals understand natural paths to pregnancy. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - April 19, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Ozempic baby boom: Doctors are prescribing weight-loss drugs off-label for fertility - with women in their 40s falling pregnant naturally
Doctors have begun doling out Ozempic to women struggling to get pregnant, creating a baby boom. Doctors do not have conclusive evidence yet that it is a viable treatment for infertility. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hoping to Conceive? Experts Offer Tips to Better Female Fertility
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Women hoping to get pregnant sometimes wonder if there ’s anything they can do to make it easier to conceive.Those questions might take on an added edge if a couple has been having unprotected sex for at least a year with... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

EDs Refused to Treat Pregnant Women, Leaving One to Miscarry in a Lobby Restroom
(MedPage Today) -- One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency department (ED) as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

As Syphilis Cases Soar in Newborns, ACOG Advises More Testing During Pregnancy
(MedPage Today) -- With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group now recommends that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Violence exposed Nepalese pregnant women have an accepting attitude to domestic violence and suffer from emotional distress - Pun KD, Bj ørngaard JH, Schei B, Darj E.
Background Violence against women and girls is frequent, a third of all women is estimated to experience violence in their lifetime and mostly by an intimate partner. Women in Southeast Asia are most affected, and previous studies in Nepal found that one i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

How Long Should a Woman Wait Before Becoming Pregnant Again? How Long Should a Woman Wait Before Becoming Pregnant Again?
Recent data suggest that the World Health Organization ' s recommendation on this question should be individualized.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - April 19, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news

Screen Pregnant Women for Syphilis, Ob-Gyn Group Advises
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 -- All expecting mothers should get a blood test for syphilis three times during pregnancy, new guidance issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends.The practice advisory calls on doctors to... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Even With Weight Gain, Quitting Smoking in Pregnancy Still Best for Health
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Women who smoke and become pregnant may worry that the weight gain that comes with quitting might bring its own harms to themselves or their baby.However, a new study confirms the health benefits of quitting smoking still... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

What Blocking Emergency Abortion Care in Idaho Means for Doctors Like Me
On April 24, the Supreme Court will hear arguments weighing whether Idaho politicians have the power to block doctors from giving emergency medical care to patients experiencing pregnancy complications—a case that will open the door for other states to prohibit emergency reproductive care and worsen medical infrastructure for people across the board. Once again, politicians have set up a case that could have devastating impacts on the ability of doctors to provide–and for pregnant women to receive–essential reproductive health care. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] I’m a family physi...
Source: TIME: Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Caitlin Gustafson Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news

Column: Antiabortion agitators are trying to cripple a lifesaving federal healthcare law
Here’s how the legal departments of two hospitals, legislators in two states and even the Supreme Court turned a pregnancy emergency for Mylissa Farmer into a life-threatening nightmare. Farmer, 41, was 18 weeks into her pregnancy when her water broke prematurely. Her doctor instructed her to go…#supremecourt #mylissafarmer #joplin #missouri #kansas #illinois #mylissafarmers #dobbs #roevswade #emtala (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Roe v. Wade repeal horror revealed as red-state emergency rooms from Florida to Texas deny care to pregnant women
One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard turned her away from the facility. And in North Carolina, a woman gave birth in…#florida #northcarolina #complaints #ussupremecourt #roevwade #ameliahuntsberger #oregon #medicare #supremecourt #idaho (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Can You Eat Cicadas? Yes, and Here ’s How to Catch, Clean, and Cook Them
Get ready to see cicadas everywhere. More than a trillion of the critters are expected to surface in parts of the United States this year in a rare co-emergence event the likes of which hasn’t been seen in over two centuries. Known for their deafening mating calls, which can be as loud as lawnmowers, cicadas emerge after more than a decade underground, offering a tasty meal to birds—and even the occasional human. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] That’s right, cicadas, like many insects, have been hailed as an eco-friendly and high-protein alternative to poultry and cattle. They&rsquo...
Source: TIME: Science - April 19, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Koh Ewe Tags: Uncategorized News Desk overnight Source Type: news

Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom
Complaints about pregnant women being turned away from emergency rooms spiked in the months after states began enacting strict abortion laws following the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news