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Up to 60% of women feel some level of fear about giving birth, but a new study suggests that a strong sense of mental well-being could make a difference.
Researchers from Robert Gordon University in Scotland and the University of South Australia (UniSA) surveyed 88 women in their third trimester before they attended prenatal classes in northeast Scotland.
The findings — publis...
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- August 11, 2025
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An ultrasound is typically a parent-to-be’s first glimpse of their child.
New research suggests that the words hospital staff use to describe the fetus during an ultrasound can have an impact on later parenting — for good or ill.
For example, if an ultrasound’s poor quality is blamed on an “uncooperative” fetus, it might set the stage for less-inv...
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- Ernie Mundell
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- July 29, 2025
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Women who carry a baby for someone else — also known as gestational carriers or “surrogate moms” — may be at higher risk for mental illness during and after the pregnancy, new research shows.
“Our findings underscore the importance of adequate screening and counseling of potential gestational carriers before pregnancy about the possibility of a new-onse...
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- Ernie Mundell
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- July 29, 2025
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A new IVF technique helped eight babies in the U.K. avoid serious inherited diseases, and scientists are calling it a breakthrough.
All eight children were born using a method that uses DNA from three people: the mother, the father and a donor.
The goal? To prevent the babies from inheriting mitochondrial diseases, a group of rare and untreatable conditions passed down through the m...
Doctors should ask diabetic women at every visit about their intention to have a child, to make sure they get the appropriate care prior to conception, new guidelines say.
This will help avoid miscarriages and birth defects among women who have diabetes before pregnancy, the authors write in the
Some newer antiseizure medications appear to be safer for pregnant women to take without risk of birth defects, a new study says.
Second-generation antiseizure drugs like levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, gabapenti...
A federal appeals court has ruled that West Virginia can limit access to mifepristone, a medication used to end early pregnancies.
The decision is the first of its kind and could affect how other states handle access to drugs that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Mifepristone is part of a two-drug regi...
More than 14 million children and adults will die from preventable causes during the next five years as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts, a new study projects.
Programs supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) prevented 91 million deaths between 2001 and 2021 in low- and middle-income countries, researchers report in
An experimental test can predict a woman’s risk of miscarriage, based on problems in the womb lining that occur prior to pregnancy.
In some women, an essential biological process that prepares the endometrium for pregnancy doesn’t progress properly, increasing the risk of miscarriage, researchers report in the journal
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case next term involving a New Jersey nonprofit that runs anti-abortion pregnancy centers and is fighting a state investigation.
Pregnant women are more likely to have poorer health care in states that ban or restrict abortion, a new study says.
Expectant mothers are more often uninsured and have less access to routine medical care in those states, researchers reported in the
Attorneys general from four states are asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lift restrictions on mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortions.
The request came Thursday from top officials in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York.
They said in a petition that the current rules make it too hard fo...
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- June 6, 2025
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It’s not news that new mothers lose a lot of sleep in the weeks after giving birth.
But a new study underscores just how much of a dent a new baby puts into a woman’s sleep patterns.
In particular, a new mom’s ability to get uninterrupted sleep suffers for weeks after their new baby’s arrival, researchers will report at the upcoming meeting of the American Ac...
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- Dennis Thompson
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- June 6, 2025
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ordered a fresh safety review of mifepristone, a drug commonly used in medication abortions.
He asked Dr. Marty Makary, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA...
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- I. Edwards
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- June 5, 2025
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As many as 1 in 5 women say they’ve sought care at fake medical clinics with an anti-abortion agenda, a new study says.
Between 12% to 20% of 18- to 44-year-old women in four states – Arizona, Wisconsin, Iowa and New Jersey – say they’ve sought care at a pregnancy crisis center, according to report published June 4 in the journal
Children born to women who are obese have a higher risk of landing in a hospital with a severe infection, a new study says.
Infants under 1 year of age have a 41% increased risk of hospitalization for infection if their mom was severely obese during pregnancy, researchers reported June 3 in the journal
The top U.S. health agency will no longer recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children and pregnant women.
Tuesday's announcement by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. bypasses the typical vaccine recommendation process, which includes review by experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease...
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- I. Edwards
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- May 28, 2025
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Women are 10 times more likely to develop postpartum psychosis if they have a sister who experienced the condition after an earlier pregnancy, a new study says.
Postpartum psychosis is a rare but serious mental illness that causes severe mood swings, hallucinations, delusions, paranoia and thoughts of self-harm among new mothers.
If left untreated, the condition increases risk of su...
There’s no link between the COVID-19 vaccine and miscarriage, a new study says.
COVID poses significant risks to pregnant women, including preterm birth, maternal death and need for ICU care for either mother or baby following delivery, researchers said.
But vaccination rates among pregna...
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- Dennis Thompson
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- May 15, 2025
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Significant weight gain paired with delayed or foregone motherhood nearly triples a young woman’s risk of later breast cancer, a new study says.
Women were 2.7 times more likely to develop breast cancer if they:
Had a more than 30% increase in weight a...
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- Dennis Thompson
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- May 14, 2025
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Children have an increased risk of high blood pressure if their moms suffered from health problems during pregnancy, a new study says.
Children had higher blood pressure if their moms had obesity, gestational diabetes or high blood pressure while pregnant, researchers reported May 8 ...
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- Dennis Thompson
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- May 12, 2025
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Using marijuana while pregnant can harm a developing fetus in serious ways, new research shows.
A large review of 51 studies linked marijuana use during pregnancy to an increased risk of early delivery, low birth weight and even death. The review -- published May 5 in JAMA Pediatrics -- included mor...
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- May 6, 2025
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THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 (Health Day News) -- Fewer babies are being born in the U.S., and experts are worried what that portends for the future.
The number of babies born in the U.S. rose slightly in 2024, the fertility rate remains below levels needed to sustain population growth, The New York Times said.
More than 3.6...
Three years after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal right to abortion, doctors who specialize in obstetrics and gynecology are still dealing with tough decisions about where to live and work.
A new study published in JAMA Network Open shows that most OB/GYNS didn’t immediately leave st...
Complications during pregnancy can mean a woman’s future heart health is at risk, particularly if she is overweight or obese, a new study says.
Women who are carrying excess weight prior to pregnancy are more likely to develop complications like gestational diabetes and high blood pr...
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- Dennis Thompson
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- April 18, 2025
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Fewer Americans traveled out of state for an abortion in 2024, according to a new report from the Guttmacher Institute, a group that supports abortion rights.
The report found that about 155,000 people crossed state lines for abortion care last year, down 9% from 2023.
The total number of abortions stayed steady, however, with 1,038,10...
Pregnancy might offer women some protection from developing long COVID, a new study says.
Women infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy were 14% to 30% less likely to develop lasting symptoms from their illness, researchers reported recently in the journal
The heart-related death rate among pregnant women and new mothers more than doubled between 1999 and 2022, researchers have found.
Just under 9.1 mothers for every million people died from heart-related diseases in 2022, up from 3.6 per million in 1999, according to results presen...
Childbirth is an overwhelming accomplishment, but new mothers would do best not to rest on their laurels following delivery, a new guideline says.
New moms should clock at least two hours a week of moderate to vigorous physical activity in the first months following birth, expe...
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- Dennis Thompson
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- March 26, 2025
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Pregnant women can get the COVID-19 vaccine without any fear of causing birth defects in their unborn child, a new study says.
Researchers found no link between COVID vaccination in early pregnancy and birth defects, results show.
There were also no differences in birth defect risk between eith...
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- Dennis Thompson
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- March 17, 2025
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Young American women are greeting the prospect of pregnancy with a decided “meh,” driving down U.S. fertility rates, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study says.
The actual number of U.S. births declined by 14% between 1990 and 2023, and the fertility rate went down by 23%, according to a paper in the CDC’s
Some women turn to weed during pregnancy to help deal with common issues like nausea, sleep problem and stress.
Unfortunately, they could be endangering their unborn child’s future behavior, a new study says.
Women who use cannabis either during pregnancy or aft...
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- Dennis Thompson
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- March 13, 2025
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A brain drain is underway in states that banned or severely restricted abortion after the fall of Roe v Wade, a new study suggests.
A significant decline in the number of practicing obstetricians/gynecologists has occurred in the 12 most restrictive states, according to findings published March 10 in
A mother’s diet during pregnancy can influence her child’s risk of ADHD and autism, a new study says.
In particular, the unhealthy hallmarks of a typical Western diet appeared to increase a child’s risk of developmental disorders, researchers reported in the journal Nature Metabolism.
“The gr...
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- Dennis Thompson
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- March 10, 2025
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Women in the U.S. South are three times more likely to lose a baby in late pregnancy than mothers in other regions, a new study reports.
The study, exclusively reported March 6 by NBC News, attributes the high rates of pregnancy loss in part to lack of Medicaid expansion in the South.
"We are losing lives," lead auth...
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- Carole Tanzer Miller
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- March 7, 2025
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Getting essential vitamins and minerals during pregnancy can help a woman maintain healthy blood pressure into middle age, new research suggests.
High levels of the minerals copper and manganese in pregnant women were associated with lower blood pressure decades later, as well as a reduced risk of
Newborns are more likely to be born sickly if their moms are exposed to air pollution during pregnancy, a new study says.
A woman's exposure to air pollution during the last month of pregnancy can increase their newborn’s risk of landin...
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- Dennis Thompson
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- February 18, 2025
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In the first 18 months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, most states with abortion bans saw a rise in infant deaths, new research reveals.
Two studies, published Feb. 13 in
Children who develop multiple sclerosis appear to fare better if they were exposed to safe amounts of summer sunshine as infants, new research shows.
If their moms got some summer sun while pregnant, that seemed to help, too, according to a study published Feb. 12 in the journal
While maternal deaths in the U.S. declined in 2023, Black women still died at more than three times the rate of white women during pregnancy or childbirth, highlighting widening racial disparities in maternal health.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's just-released annual...
New moms who’ve just had twins run a high risk of heart disease in the coming weeks and months, a new study suggests.
Women have a doubled risk of hospitalization for heart problems within a year of delivering twins, researchers reported Feb. 3 in the
A mom’s health during pregnancy is not likely to influence her child’s risk of autism, a new study argues.
Many previous studies have reported such a link, but researchers say nearly all these associations can be explained by other autism risk factors -- genetics, pollution exposure, access to health care and the like.
“Our study shows that there is no convincing e...
Is fresh better than frozen?
Yes, when it comes to in vitro fertilization (IVF), a new clinical trial says.
Fresh embryo transfer appears to be a better option than using frozen embryos for women struggling to conceive via IVF, researchers reported Jan. 29 in The BMJ.
About 32% of women had a live birth fol...
Artificial intelligence (AI) can help doctors detect fetal heart defects, improving newborns’ chances of survival, a new study says.
AI-aided analysis of prenatal ultrasounds detected heart defects more quickly and accurately than doctors evaluating the tests on their own,...
Food stamps and food banks can be key to healthy pregnancies.
Food assistance programs are effective in helping hungry women avoid pregnancy complications, researchers say in a new study published Jan. 23 in JAMA Network Open.
Food insecurity in pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of g...
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- Dennis Thompson
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- January 27, 2025
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When one abortion pill faces lawsuits, another may be waiting in the wings, a new study suggests.
The study, published Jan. 23 in the journal NEJM Evidence, has found a potential alternative to the abortion pill mifepristone, offering yet another option at ...
Pregnancy increases the risk of mental illness among women with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Pregnant MS patients have a higher risk of mental illness both during gestation and in the first years after they give birth, researchers reported in a new study published Jan. 22 in the journal Neurology.
Ove...
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- Dennis Thompson
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- January 23, 2025
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Smokers are better able to quit if they’re offered financial incentives for their efforts.
Overall, smokers had up to a 54% better chance at kicking the habit if their quit program offered them cash or vouchers as a reward, researchers found in...
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- Dennis Thompson
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- January 15, 2025
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Relying on natural and fertility awareness methods to prevent pregnancy might be linked to an increase in abortions, a new study suggests.
Use of hormonal birth control methods like the pill has declined by nearly half among women seeking an abortion in the United Kingdom, researchers reported in a study published Jan. 13 in the journal