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Many women, regardless of whether they choose to breastfeed or their attitude towards breastfeeding, receive messages that are judgemental, coercive, intrusive or ill-suited to their needs. (Unsplash)

Women’s experiences are forgotten in research on childbirth and breastfeeding

Two studies in the field of perinatal care show how, in the areas of breastfeeding and obstetrics, science prioritizes risk and the baby at the expense of mothers’ well-being.
As apps are direct-to-consumer health technologies, they represent a new folk medicine. Users adopt these technologies based on trust rather than understanding how they operate. (Shutterstock)

Health‑care AI: The potential and pitfalls of diagnosis by app

Future AI large language models like Google’s AMIE might prove to fill gaps in health-care delivery, however, they must be adopted with caution.

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