Search Tag: Pregnancy
60% of U.S. Women During and After Pregnancy Find Healthcare Unaffordable
2021 01 Nov
University of Michigan researchers in Ann Arbor examined financial hardship among U.S. women during and after pregnancy, which included the prevalence of cost-related unmet healthcare needs, unaffordable healthcare, and general financial stress. The study examined financial hardship in 3509 peripartum women, aged 18 to 45 years, who participated... Read more
Smartphone App Could Improve Aspirin Use in Preeclampsia
2021 31 Oct
Hypertension disorder in pregnancy, preeclampsia, affects about 1 in every 20 pregnancies globally and usually appears after 20 weeks of gestation. Taking low-dose aspirin can help prevent preeclampsia, but this prophylactic treatment is underused among high-risk patients. A communication gap between providers and patients is one likely cause examined... Read more
Gender in the ICU
2021 24 Aug
G ender inequity in critical care medicine remains a pressing issue as the representation of women and minorities continues to be lowest in this specialty. Women continue to be underrepresented in leadership roles and senior positions. Whether it is overall compensation, lucrative opportunities, recipients of research funding, lead authors and editors,... Read more
Sex, Lies and COVID-19
2021 24 Aug
An overview of the impact of gender on the severity of illness, impact and outcomes of COVID-19. T he human coronaviruses (HCoVs) includ e two alpha-CoVs (HCoV-229E and HCoV-NL63) and five beta-coronaviruses (HCoV-OC43, HCoV-HKU1, severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV [SARS-CoV], Middle East respiratory syndrome CoV [MERS-CoV], and most recently ... Read more
COVID-19 Infection Increases Risk of Pregnancy Complications in Women by 50%, Experts Warn
2021 02 Aug
Gynecology and obstetrics specialists from Spain have urged regional authorities to speed up immunisations of pregnant women following three deaths in the last month and a sharp rise in admissions to the ICU. “We are at a very fragile moment,” says Guillermo Antiñolo, head of obstetrics and gynecology at Virgen del Rocío Hospital in Seville.... Read more
Women’s Heart Health and Pregnancy Outcomes
2021 27 Jul
A study of more than 18 million pregnancies shows a strong and graded relationship between women’s heart health and pregnancy outcomes. The research is published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. The researchers examined the presence of four risk factors for cardiovascular disease in women prior to pregnancy: unhealthy body... Read more
Pregnancy, COVID-19, and Hope for a New Vaccine
2020 30 Nov
Key Points For the past 10 months, COVID-19 has spread rapidly, debilitating communities, plummeting economies, and killing 1.3 million people worldwide. According to the CDC, pregnant women are at higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes compared with non-pregnant women. Immunisations are especially important in pregnancy, to ensure... Read more
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Women´s Health and Pregnancy Care
2020 23 Jun
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic women are often deprived of necessary health care. The research on women’s health in this context is scarce and might often be compromised, but also widely distributed in the media. The International Academy of Perinatal Medicine, therefore, is adamant to uphold the best scientific standards. Without a doubt,... Read more
40th SMFM Annual Meeting-The Pregnancy Meeting™
2020 03 Feb
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