6 Ways to Reduce the Risk of Preterm Birth
The exact cause of preterm birth (birth before 37 weeks of pregnancy) can be difficult to nail down. Research does show that women who have...
Category : Women’s Health
Healing After Miscarriage and Infant Loss
For parents who’ve experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss, the grief can be debilitating. Chrissy Teigen made this clear when she and husband, John Legend,...
Understanding Pregnancy-Related Deaths
Although deaths related to pregnancy are rare, about 700 women still die each year in the United States from complications due to pregnancy. In addition,...
3 Tips for Gynecological Cancer Awareness
Gynecologic cancersstart in a woman’s reproductive organs. The five main types are cervical, endometrial, ovarian, vaginal and vulvar cancer. Every five minutes, a woman is diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer, according...
Baby-Ready Body: 7 Things to Know About Maternal Vaccines
Before you become pregnant, learn how to protect yourself and your child from serious diseases. Talk to your health care professional to make sure you’re...
Understanding Disparities in Uterine Fibroids
Growing up, Erica Marsh remembers visiting aunties in the hospital and taking food to her mom’s friends who were recovering from surgery. They all suffered...
Sen. Kamala Harris Introduces Uterine Fibroids Bill
Yesterday, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced a bill, the Uterine Fibroids Research and Education Act, to provide funding for research and education on uterine fibroids....
Many Women Unaware of Nonsurgical Fibroid Treatment Options
A lack of awareness surrounding uterine fibroids and non-surgical fibroid treatment options is among the findings in a new report from the USA Fibroid Centers who conducted a national women’s health survey...
Right-Sizing Prenatal Care
During her training, obstetrician-gynecologist Alex Peahl noticed a recurring theme among some of her pregnant patients. After their 20-week ultrasound to check anatomy, health and...
Lag in Coronavirus Research Puts Pregnant Women at Risk
After months of asserting pregnant women were not at high risk for the coronavirus, the CDC recently released a study with sobering findings for expectant...
