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Maternal Underweight Linked to Lower BMI in ART-Conceived Infants
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (416+ words) Prepregnancy maternal underweight is associated with lower body mass index (BMI) in assisted reproductive technology (ART)-conceived infants, with notable sex-specific differences in lipid profiles, according to study results published in Lipids Health Disease. In this prospective cohort study, researchers…...
Menstrual Cycle Phases May Be Linked to Higher Alcohol Craving, Drinking
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (356+ words) Fluctuations in ovarian sex hormones across the menstrual cycle may influence women's likelihood of alcohol consumption. HealthDay News " Fluctuations in ovarian sex hormones across the menstrual cycle may influence women's likelihood of alcohol consumption, according to a study presented at…...
Maternal Obesity Linked to Pediatric Hospital Admissions for Infection
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (187+ words) HealthDay News " Maternal obesity grades 2 and 3 is associated with hospital admissions for infection throughout childhood, according to a study published online June 3 in BMJ Medicine. Victoria Coathup, Ph.D., from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, and colleagues conducted…...
Maternal Obesity, Hypothyroxinemia Increase Risk for Large Newborn Size
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (448+ words) Maternal obesity and hypothyroxinemia were independently and synergistically associated with increased risk for large for gestational age. Isolated maternal hypothyroxinemia (IMH) in late pregnancy and maternal obesity independently and synergistically increase the risk of delivering large-for-gestational-age (LGA) newborns, according to…...
Pregnancy Checkbox on Death Certificates Tied to Increase in Reported Rates of Maternal Mortality
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (404+ words) Maternal deaths increased between 2000 and 2019, with much of the increase attributable to the introduction of a pregnancy checkbox on death certificates. HealthDay News " Maternal deaths increased between 2000 and 2019, with much of the increase attributable to introduction of the pregnancy checkbox…...
Maternal Mortality: Is US Policy Failing Women?
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (1208+ words) Despite medical innovations, maternal mortality rates in the US remain high, especially compared with those of similarly wealthy countries. The field of obstetrics is steadily advancing, driven in part by the same innovative technologies reshaping the broader health care landscape....
Ferritin Levels Elevated in PCOS, Depend on PCOS Phenotype
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (377+ words) Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have higher ferritin levels than women without PCOS, according to results of a study published in Fertility and Sterility. Serum ferritin levels are elevated during inflammation. Moreover, ferritin levels can decrease with heavy menstrual…...