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Abortion-Ban States Provide Worse Health Care To Pregnant Women, Study Says
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 — Pregnant women are more likely to have poorer health care in states that ban or restrict abortion, a new study says. Expectant mothers are more often uninsured and have l...
Unconditional Cash Transfer May Increase Breastfeeding Rates
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 – Unconditional cash transfers (UCTs) through U.S. social programs may increase breastfeeding rates, including in persons with low income, according to a study published...
HHS, FDA Begin 'Operation Stork Speed' to Improve Quality of Infant Formula
THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Food and Drug Administration have begun to comprehensively review the nutritional value of infant formula, a...
Marijuana Use While Pregnant Linked to Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight
TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 — Using marijuana while pregnant can harm a developing fetus in serious ways, new research shows. A large review of 51 studies linked marijuana use during pregnancy to an i...
Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy Can Improve Outcomes
FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 – For mothers with opioid use disorder (OUD), treatment with buprenorphine in pregnancy is associated with improved maternal and infant outcomes, according to a study published...
Umbilical Cord Could Contain Clues For Child's Future Health
FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 – Doctors might be able to predict a newborn's long-term health outlook, by analyzing their umbilical cord blood, a new study says. Genetic clues found in cord blood can offer...
More Than 3.6 Million Births Recorded in the United States in 2024, Up 1 Percent From 2023
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 – In 2024, the provisional number of births in the United States was 3,622,673, which was 1 percent higher than in 2023, according to an April Vital Statistics Rapid...
Recent Years Saw Increase in U.S. Pregnancy-Related Deaths
FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 – During 2018 to 2022, pregnancy-related deaths in the United States increased, according to a study published online April 9 in JAMA Network Open. Yingxi Chen, M.D., Ph.D.,...
Twins Have Less Fat Accumulation Than Singletons Beginning in Early Pregnancy
THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 – Twins have proportionally less fat tissue accumulation in utero compared with singletons as early as 15 weeks of gestation, according to a study published online April 7...
Pregnant Women, New Moms Dying More Often From Heart Conditions
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 – The heart-related death rate among pregnant women and new mothers more than doubled between 1999 and 2022, researchers have found. Just under 9.1 mothers for every million...
Consensus Guidance Lays Out Recommendations for Postpartum Physical Activity
FRIDAY, March 28, 2025 – New mothers are encouraged to engage in two hours per week of exercise, according to a consensus guideline published online March 25 in the British Journal of Sports...
New Moms Benefit From Regular Workouts
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 – Childbirth is an overwhelming accomplishment, but new mothers would do best not to rest on their laurels following delivery, a new guideline says. New moms should clock...
Six Months of Breastfeeding Tied to Lower Odds of Developmental Delays
TUESDAY, March 25, 2025 – Exclusive or longer duration of breastfeeding (at least six months) is associated with reduced odds of developmental delays, according to a study published online March 24...
Almost 3.6 Million Births Recorded in 2023, Down 2 Percent From 2022
FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 – The total number of births in the United States in 2023 was 3,596,017, which was down 2 percent from 2022, according to the March 18 National Vital Statistics Reports, a...
OB/GYNs Walk Away From Anti-Abortion States
THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 – A brain drain is underway in states that banned or severely restricted abortion after the fall of Roe v Wade, a new study suggests. A significant decline in the number of...