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Navigating Mood and Anxiety During Pregnancy and Postpartum

February 12, 2025

A group of experts has created a helpful guide for healthcare providers to manage mood and anxiety disorders in pregnant and postpartum women. These disorders can happen during pregnancy and after childbirth. The guide helps doctors and nurses understand and treat these conditions better. M

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How Past Traumas Shape Present Choices: ACEs and Unexpected Pregnancies

February 12, 2025

Let's dive into a disturbing truth. Many people's choices of pregnancy may be highly influenced without us thinking. Adverse childhood experiences how so? These are traumatic events like abuse, neglect, or family dysfunction that stick with us. New interviews showed that people who went through

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Unseen Risks: When Pregnancy Turns Deadly

February 12, 2025

Pregnancy should be a time of hope and excitement, not fear. yet, there's growing worry about how dangerous it can be because of crimes, suicide and drug overdoses. Recent studies have revealed shocking national trends. But what about the states themselves? This is where things get a bit ha

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Navigating Pregnancy: Early vs. Late Cholestasis

February 11, 2025

Cholestasis of pregnancy, or ICP, is a condition that affects the liver and can happen at different times during pregnancy. Understanding the timing is crucial because it impacts both mom and baby. This situation isn't unusual and happens to more people than you might think. When ICP shows

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Baking Babies: The Heat is On in The Gambia

February 10, 2025

In the heart of West Africa, a unique study is uncovering how rising temperatures are affecting expecting mothers. The focus is on a region where heatwaves are becoming more common. But what does this mean for pregnant women and their babies? Let's dive in. The study, in The Gambia, is all about un

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What's Holding Babies Back?

February 9, 2025

A baby’s growth inside the womb can be affected by many things. Not growing as they should can lead to serious issues like stillbirth or health problems at birth. This is called Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR). It’s a big deal in Nepal because many babies there don’t grow as expected. Many r

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Pregnancy, Blood Clots, and Balancing Risks

February 9, 2025

Pregnancy can bring a lot of excitement, but it also brings some serious health risks like blood clots called venous thromboembolism (VTE). Doctors must carefully manage these blood clots. There are two main types to watch out for: deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). DVT is when

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Contraception and Unwanted Pregnancies in Kenya: What's the Link?

February 8, 2025

In Kenya, nearly half of the population is under 25. This age group is particularly vulnerable to unintended pregnancies. Young women in this group often struggle with consistent contraceptive use and sometimes engage in risky sexual behaviors. Why does this matter? Because it can lead to unwan

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Heart Health After Pregnancy Complications

February 7, 2025

Let's think about pregnancy and heart health. It's a well-known fact that pregnancy complications can be scary, but did you know that having them increases the risk of heart problems later in life? This is why a clinic in South Australia is trying to help. They are focusing on people who have had pr

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Navigating Uncharted Terrain: When Pregnancy Takes an Unexpected Turn

February 6, 2025

Story diverges when mother and baby's lives are placed in harm's way. These choices were driven by many different factors. Let's explore the complex choices women face when dealing with high-risk pregnancies. Medics can't talk about this enough. Every choice hearts in different hand each one uni