Women who conceive within 90 days of vaccination with the bivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine do not have an increased risk of miscarriage, according to long-term follow-up of participants in a randomized trial in Costa Rica. Reuters Health Information …read more
Certain combinations of complications during pregnancy raise the mother’s risk of premature cardiovascular disease–related death decades later by as much as sevenfold, according to a report published… …read more
British researchers are calling for lower thresholds to diagnose gestational diabetes among women of South Asian ancestry. Medscape Medical News …read more
Birth control pills cause a small but significant increase in the risk of the most common type of stroke, according to a comprehensive report in the journal MedLink Neurology. …read more
A cesarean section is a procedure in which an incision is made into a woman’s abdomen and uterus to deliver a baby. Find out why it is used, its risks and the recovery period. …read more