When do mothers need others?
University of Utah anthropologist Karen Kramer explores the moment when ancient societies adopted the practice of ‘taking a village to raise a child’ in research published in the Journal of Human… …read more
30-day wait before tubal sterilization is unjust, say Ob/GYN experts
New article in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology urges obstetricians to advocate for change to eliminate health care injustice in access to elective tubal sterilizationCurrent U.S. …read more
Young lesbians less likely than heterosexuals to be vaccinated for HPV
Adolescent and young adult lesbians may be less likely to initiate vaccination for the human papillomavirus, or HPV, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. …read more
Maternal PCOS Linked to Poorer Health of Offspring
Children born to mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome were more likely to have serious metabolic and neurologic conditions, as well as asthma. Medscape Medical News …read more
Non-FDA-Approved Abortion Regimen Shows Efficacy
Dr Peter Kovacs summarizes the results of a study in which patients were given 200 mg mifepristone followed by 800 mcg misoprostol. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
When the baby comes, working couples no longer share housework equally
When highly educated, dual-career couples have their first child, both spouses think the baby increases their workloads by equal amounts – but a new study suggests that’s not true. …read more
Scientists show the mammary gland ‘remembers’ prior pregnancy, spurring milk production
Anecdotal reports of nursing mothers have long suggested that giving milk is a lot easier in second and subsequent pregnancies, compared with a first pregnancy. …read more
Female cystic fibrosis patients need more contraceptive guidance, study finds
As life span for once-deadly disease increases, unplanned and mistimed pregnancies are commonOnly half of women with cystic fibrosis (CF) report using contraception and frequently apt to become… …read more
Misunderstanding of Miscarriage Common, Study Finds
Misconceptions about the causes of miscarriage are widespread, with more than half of survey respondents answering that miscarriage is rare and caused by such things as heavy lifting and stress. Medscape Medical News …read more
PAS: Getting a grip on glucokinase MODY
SAN DIEGO – The two main things to understand about maturity-onset diabetes of the young due to mutations in the glucokinase gene are that this form of diabetes is far more common than you probably… …read more