Preterm birth rate drops in just three countries over past 20 years
Nearly 15 million babies were born prematurely in 2010 - more than one in ten of all births. Sixty percent...
Read MoreStudy recommends universal newborn screening for heart problems
Newborn screening for life-threatening congenital heart defects using pulse oximetry, a simple, low-cost test that measures blood oxygen levels, is...
Read MoreSimplified approach to preventing post-birth bleeding appears safe and effective and could save thousands of lives
Post-partum haemorrhage (PPH; excessive bleeding) immediately after giving birth is a major killer of women in developing countries, responsible for...
Read MoreStudy finds oestrogen-only HRT continues to protect women against breast cancer long after they have stopped taking the treatment
Women who use the oestrogen-only form of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) appear less likely to develop breast cancer in the...
Read MoreSimplified approach to preventing post-birth bleeding appears safe and effective and could save thousands of lives
Post-partum haemorrhage (PPH; excessive bleeding) immediately after giving birth is a major killer of women in developing countries, responsible for...
Read MoreImprovements in survival of gynaecological cancer in the Anglia region of England
Gynaecological cancer survival rates have improved in Eastern England following the reorganisation of services and multidisciplinary team working finds a...
Read MoreNicotine patches ‘ineffective’ in pregnancy
The largest ever clinical investigation into whether nicotine patches help pregnant women quit smoking has concluded that standard dose patches...
Read MoreOGMN Apology
The Editorial Team would like to admit to an error in our use of a wrong image to accompany the...
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