4+ hour, 49+ min ago   (63+ words) standardmedia.co.ke The silent mental health burden of motherhood For Mary (not her real name), becoming a mother was accompanied by a darkness she could neither explain nor escape. The 26-year-old gave birth to her first child prematurely at…...

2+ hour, 58+ min ago   (500+ words) Out of their darkest moment, a Greek couple managed to make a new start with a baby born this week. Doing so meant using one of Cristina Rapti‑Tzelepi's decades-old embryos and racing to beat a government deadline. Just months…...

3+ hour, 59+ min ago   (225+ words) This Wednesday, ProPublica ran an article blaming recently enacted pro-life laws for an increase in ectopic pregnancy deaths. Most importantly, the data presented fail to provide any evidence that pro-life laws are in any way responsible for this reported increase…...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago   (716+ words) Researchers tracked prenatal exposure to public-water fluoride across 34 US states to examine whether concentrations during pregnancy were associated with children’s later emotional and behavioral health. A recent study published in the journal JAMA Network Open found that prenatal exposure to…...

7+ hour, 4+ min ago   (308+ words) Could a Simple Local Intervention Transform Labor Management? Imagine managing a patient with slow labor progression, where systemic corticosteroids pose potential risks. What if a local intervention could not only accelerate labor but also avoid systemic side effects? A new…...

5+ hour, 22+ min ago   (413+ words) 54-Year-Old Woman Gives Birth Using 22-Year-Old Frozen Embryo A Greek couple has welcomed a baby girl after using an embryo that had been frozen for more than 22 years, highlighting the remarkable possibilities of modern in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo…...

13+ hour, 6+ min ago   (855+ words) Prenatal paracetamol exposure was linked with differences in infant girls’ ovaries and uterus, but future fertility remains uncertain. Pain and fever are common reasons people use paracetamol, known as acetaminophen in the United States. During pregnancy, that ordinary medicine choice…...

6+ hour, 49+ min ago   (561+ words) Medical advice suggests that if you have been having unprotected sex for a year and are still not pregnant, you should speak to a doctor. If you are over the age of 35, you should do this after six months. Picture:…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago   (1085+ words) Becky Jones was just 21 when she was told she had a terminal brain tumour and months to live. She had not long met her partner and dreamed of a career in policing, but suddenly the future was looking bleak. Now…...

8+ hour, 48+ min ago   (1235+ words) Well, there's no doubt about the baby growing in my belly, he/she makes their presence known at least once, sometimes twice a day. Little nudges, little fits of movement against my skin. How quickly I have found reassurance and…...