High blood pressure may raise kidney disease risk in these people
In a new study from the Medical University of South Carolina, researchers found women with high blood pressure conditions during pregnancy may face double...
COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy can prevent severe COVID in newborns
In a new study from CDC, researchers found that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy delivers real protection to newborns.
They found the majority of babies, actually,...
COVID-19 vaccination does not affect fertility or early pregnancy
In a new study from Mount Sinai, researchers found vaccination against COVID-19 did not affect fertility outcomes in patients undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF).
The findings...
High blood pressure treatment in pregnancy is safe, prevents maternal heart risks
In a new study from Mayo Clinic, researchers found treating high blood pressure during pregnancy is safe and may be helpful at lower thresholds...
COVID antibodies found in breast milk of vaccinated mothers
In a new study from the University of Rochester, researchers found evidence that mothers with two types of immunity from COVID—disease-acquired (those who have...
Walking may reduce depression after giving birth
The COVID-19 pandemic has meant countless women are looking beyond harder-to-access, traditional postpartum depression (PPD) treatment options—like psychiatry and medication—and finding that physical activity...
Blood clots, uncontrolled bleeding and a stroke – all after giving birth
Near the end of her second pregnancy, Amanda Moreland sliced open her knee. She applied pressure with a towel but couldn't fully stop the...
She had a baby. Then emergency heart surgery. And a stroke. Then, a new...
In her third trimester, Kristy Novillo struggled to give tours of the Redmond, Washington, child care center where she worked as a director. Walking...
Women’s longevity related to age at birth of last child
No one knows for sure how long they will live.
But in a recent study published in Menopause, researchers found that telomere length may offer...
This pregnancy symptom linked to a much higher autism risk in child
In a recent study published in the American Journal of Perinatology, researchers found children whose mothers had hyperemesis gravidarum—a severe form of morning sickness—during...