7 June 2017

Breastfeeding may protect against chronic pain after C-section

Breastfeeding after a caesarean section may help manage pain, with mothers who breastfed their babies for at least 2 months...

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29 May 2017

Young women’s gradual weight gain raises pregnancy risk of hypertensive disorders

Researchers are challenging women to start thinking about pre-pregnancy health sooner, with the finding that years of gradual weight gain...

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26 May 2017

Corticosteroid treatment increases survival of preterm infants within hours

The effects of corticosteroid treatments on pregnant women facing preterm delivery to prevent infant death and morbidity have been thought...

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24 May 2017

Clinics should choose women’s breast screening appointment times to improve attendance

For women who miss a breast screening appointment, giving a fixed date and time for a new  appointment could improve...

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22 May 2017

3D printed ovaries produce healthy offspring

The world of 3D printed organs now includes implanted ovary structures that, true to their design, actually ovulate, according to a...

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15 May 2017

How a women’s resting pulse rate can be used to identify the beginning of her fertile window

Ava, a medical technology company focused on innovations in women’s reproductive health, has announced the publication of the first findings from...

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12 May 2017

The health of children’s bones could be determined before they are born

Researchers from the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit and the Institute of Developmental Sciences at the University of Southampton, as part...

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10 May 2017

Obese women less likely to suffer from dangerous preeclampsia complications

Despite having higher rates of preeclampsia, a dangerous high-blood pressure disorder of late pregnancy, obese women may be less than...

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