15+ hour, 51+ min ago  (796+ words) First-time mothers whose children go through family court care proceedings in England are 21 times more likely to die within 10 years of having their baby compared with other mothers, a new study by UCL researchers finds. The research, published in the…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (700+ words) Pregnant women with a severe form of nausea face increased risks for several pregnancy and birth complications, according to a new Stanford Medicine study of 2. 5 million California births. The research was published June 16 in the American Journal of Epidemiology. It…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (554+ words) Bending forwards, and to a lesser extent, walking a lot at work in early pregnancy, may raise the risk of miscarriage, finds a large study of more than 470, 000 Danish women, published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Each additional…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (798+ words) A real-world US study finds maternal RSVpre F vaccination may help shield newborns from severe RSV illness during their most vulnerable first months of life. Study: Maternal Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prefusion F Vaccination and Acute Respiratory Illness in Infants. Image…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (610+ words) Exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in many weed killers, was linked to changes in several hormones that support pregnancy and fetal development-in one of the few studies to examine how a widely used herbicide may affect the body during…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (221+ words) The study analysed stool and amniotic fluid samples from 60 pregnant women. Researchers investigated how maternal factors during pregnancy affect small particles produced by the body's microbiota, known as extracellular vesicles. These are signaling particles released by bacteria that enable microbes…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (160+ words) Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that interfere with hormones were found in breast milk and in the urine of children from birth up to 6 months, according to a study being presented Saturday at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago, Ill. Breast…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (197+ words) A joint study by the University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital suggests that a newborn's upper lip frenulum is unlikely to be a major cause of breastfeeding difficulties. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, followed 264 mother'infant pairs at…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (380+ words) Samantha Parker Kelleher, along with researchers at BU School of Public Health and Boston Medical Center, will examine the role of high blood pressure during the postpartum period on the risk of developing recurrent hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, such as…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (696+ words) Women who engage in light physical activity and lessen their sedentary time may significantly reduce the risk of key health problems during pregnancy, according to a new University of Iowa-led study. Researchers examined the daily behaviors of 470 pregnant women across…...