Daylong Black Mental Health Summit connects community with resources
WEST CHESTER, Ohio — Black mental health advocates say asking for help can be one of the hardest…
Exercise during pregnancy links to lower infant BMI at one year
Mothers who followed a supervised exercise program throughout pregnancy had babies with lower BMI and reduced odds of…
App launched to track heart health after high-risk pregnancies
A new co-created digital companion aims to close the postpartum care gap by helping women monitor and manage…
Fitness coach says ‘show this to mom if she is not eating enough protein’: How to get 150 gram protein without chicken
In a bid to improve maternal health, fitness coach Srikanth Naidu is challenging the common misconception that high…
Ischemic stroke increases expectant mother’s risk for another stroke during or soon after pregnancy
Having had a stroke caused by blocked blood vessels (ischemic stroke) more than doubled an expectant mother’s odds of having…
Early pregnancy sulfur dioxide exposure raises odds of congenital limb defects
A large Chinese cohort study identifies early pregnancy as a sensitive window during which sulfur dioxide exposure is…
Structured Sepsis Protocols Cut Maternal Harm by 30%: WHO
A new international study shows that applying structured infection-prevention protocols in maternal care reduced severe infections and deaths…
Maternal obesity raises childhood epilepsy and disability risks, new study shows
A national Korean cohort study reveals that elevated pre-pregnancy BMI independently increases childhood risks of epilepsy and intellectual…
How Food Shapes Genes Before Birth
IntroductionThe evolution of nutritional epigeneticsWhat is epigenetics?Biochemical pathways linking maternal nutrition to fetal gene expressionHealth outcomes in offspringClinical…
Common wearable devices could remotely monitor pregnancy-related health changes
A simple fitness tracker might hold the key to revolutionizing maternal healthcare. Scientists at Scripps Research have found…