A common fatty liver disease is increasingly being diagnosed in younger women, but its effects on pregnancy are still being understood.
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Recent progress in understanding drug safety during pregnancy is at risk due to cuts to medical research funding.
Public health experts and professional health care associations have expressed concern that the guidance goes against research on the vaccine’s benefits in pregnancy.
From spring 2025, pregnant women will no longer be eligible for free COVID vaccines in the UK.
Genetic conflict may play a role in pregnancy complications, such as preeclampsia and gestational diabetes, as well as developmental disorders.
Testosterone therapy is often essential for the health and well-being of transmasculine people. The choice to stop it to pursue pregnancy can be a difficult one.
Pioneered by the Human Cell Atlas consortium, our understanding of the human body is about to be transformed – and with it, the way we treat and prevent disease
First Nations women and their newborns are considered high risk due to fatality rates and access to care. Research shows First Nations-led culturally safe healthcare could prevent further deaths.
Understanding how pregnancy changes some of the body’s fundamental systems could help treat cancer and other diseases.
In most states, employers aren’t required to accommodate the unique needs of pregnant women except in limited circumstances.
While most women who have PCOS become pregnant, they often take longer to fall pregnant and are more likely to need fertility treatment than women without PCOS.
Women who don’t get enough to eat while pregnant face a high risk of developing common mental illnesses like depression and anxiety during pregnancy and after giving birth.
A new paper published today has reported a small increase in the number of children born with autism from mothers who were using antidepressant medication while pregnant.
Women need to be given more information about pelvic floor health during and after pregnancy.
Family, friends and even strangers are judging pregnant women’s and new mothers’ behaviour.
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Research Officer, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
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Research Fellow in Women's Health, University of Exeter
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Director of the Perinatal Mental Health Project; Associate Professor, University of Cape Town
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Research Fellow in Women's Health, University of Exeter
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Midwifery Lecturer, Australian Catholic University
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Lecturer, Biochemistry & Immunology, Swansea University
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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PhD Candidate and Midwife, La Trobe University
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Assistant Professor of Psychological Science, Boise State University
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Professor Indigenous Health Equity, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Human Immunology, Swansea University
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Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, Michigan State University
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Professor of Law, University of Dayton