Preterm birth rate continues to drop
For the 7th straight year, the rate of preterm births in the United States has decreased, with 11.4% of babies being born preterm in 2013, compared with 11.5% in 2012, according to a new federal… …read more
Noninvasive prenatal testing could detect maternal cancer
Researchers have discovered that the findings of noninvasive prenatal screening could detect maternal cancer as well as chromosomal abnormalities in fetuses. …read more
Two Antidepressants Linked to Birth Defects
A large study confirms there is an increased risk for some rare birth defects with two specific SSRIs but puts others in the clear. Medscape Medical News …read more
Diabetes Drug Metformin: No Impact on Birth Weight in Obese Pregnancy
A metformin study is one of the first clinical trials to investigate preventive treatment in obese pregnant women to protect the unborn child from long-term effects. Medscape Medical News …read more
Abortion: 95% of women do not regret procedure
A new study finds no evidence to support the theory that women who have abortions subsequently experience mental health problems as a consequence. …read more
Online registry improves clinical research study participation
Research for Her™, Cedars-Sinai’s groundbreaking online registry that matches women with research studies and clinical trials, enrolled study participants more quickly when compared with… …read more
Substance abuse reduces brain volume in women but not men
Stimulant drug abuse has long-term effects on brain volume in women, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. …read more
Low awareness of non-lump breast cancer symptoms is putting the health of women over 70 at risk
Public Health England (PHE) today (13 July 2015) launches a nationwide ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaign aimed at women aged 70 and over to drive awareness of the risk of breast cancer amongst this age… …read more
Kidney, bladder stones do not increase postmenopausal women’s risk of osteoporosis
Postmenopausal women with kidney or bladder stones are not at increased risk for osteoporosis, but they do have about a 15 percent increased risk of another painful stone, physician-scientists… …read more
Older Nulliparous Women Have Higher Risk for Stillbirth
However, a Swedish study has found that the age-related risk is reduced in parous women, possibly because of physiological changes during earlier pregnancies. Medscape Medical News …read more