HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A judge granted Thursday evening a temporary restraining order delaying the implementation of three laws restricting abortion access in Montana, hours before the laws were set to go into effect. District Court Judge Michael Moses issued the temporary restraining order to remain in effect for 10 days or until Moses rules […]
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Consensus Statement Addresses Tylenol Use During Pregnancy
Pregnant women should use paracetamol/acetaminophen only with a medical indication and at the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible time, according to an international consensus statement published online Sept. 23 in Nature Reviews Endocrinology. With global rates of use high and risks considered negligible, the expert panel of 13 U.S. and European authors call […]
Congenital Syphilis Still Diagnosed Beyond Neonatal Period in US
(Reuters Health) – The annual number of congenital syphilis cases reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surged 183% from 462 cases in 2014 to 1,306 cases in 2018, and too many of these cases are being missed at or before birth, researchers say. During the entire study period, a total […]
Idaho Governor Signs Onto Major Abortion-Rights Challenge
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Thursday signed onto an amicus brief in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that could overturn the court’s landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. He joined Republican governors from 11 other states in supporting a Mississippi law that would ban abortion at 15 weeks. […]
Baby Carrier Intervention Tied to Increased Breastfeeding
(Reuters Health) – Infants are more likely to breastfeed or consume expressed human milk at six months when parents are given free baby carriers and support to promote increased physical contact, a clinical trial suggests. The trial recruited 100 women who received prenatal care through a home health program for pregnant parents in a predominantly […]
Mental health around pregnancy differs depending on how couples conceived
Couples who conceived through IVF and other fertility treatments have opposite mental health trajectories around the time of pregnancy to couples who conceived naturally, according to a new study by UCL and University of Padua researchers. The researchers found that the mental health of women who conceived naturally improved around the time of conception, and […]
What is Adenomyosis and how does it affect pregnancy?
Women with adenomyosis may be infertile, and those who have adenomyosis and are pregnant may have a higher risk of miscarriage By Dr Madhushree Vijayakumar There are more than 355 million menstruating women in India and among them more than 60 per cent may need medical assistance for their gynae-related problems. Adenomyosis is one such […]
Florida House OKs Bill to Ban Abortions Based on Disability
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida doctors would be banned from performing abortions if they know, or should have known, the woman was ending her pregnancy because of a test or diagnosis that the fetus will be born with a disability, under a bill passed by the House on Friday. Doctors who do end a pregnancy […]
Travelling while pregnant is largely safe ‘up to 36 weeks’
Prince Harry will be attending his grandfather Prince Philip’s funeral this weekend, after flying to England from California. But his wife Meghan Markle won’t be able to make it, after her doctor recommended she doesn’t travel. Meghan is pregnant with her second child with Harry, and is expected to give birth in early June. In […]
Nev Schulman, Wife Laura Perlongo Expecting Baby No. 3: 'Can't Wait to Share All the Love and Chaos'
Nev Schulman has a third baby coming soon! The 36-year-old Catfish host and Dancing with the Stars alum announced on Instagram Thursday that he and his wife Laura Perlongo are expecting their third baby together. The pair are already parents to son Beau Bobby Bruce, 15 months, and daughter Cleo James, 2. "WE'RE PREGNANT!!! 🤯🤪 #3 #HatTrick," he writes alongside […]