Browsing: Pregnancy
Having a common birth complication such as preterm birth, preeclampsia, high blood pressure and gestational diabetes puts women at increased risk of developing peripheral artery disease in later life
An Australian woman has given birth to rare, naturally conceived identical quadruplets after a pregnancy described as “extremely high risk” by the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Number of women smoking during pregnancy in North East Lincolnshire at an all-time low | NELC
The proportion of women across North East Lincolnshire smoking during pregnancy has fallen significantly over the last 12 months
Maternal Fever During Pregnancy Associated with Higher Risk of Adverse Birth Outcomes, According to New Review led by AHN Maternal Fetal Medicine Physician
PITTSBURGH, July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — During pregnancy, fever is common, with roughly 1 out of 5 patients reporting the occurrence sometime during their gestational period
The World Health Organization (WHO) is developing new recommendations to improve care for pregnant and postpartum women living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
Pregnancy puts higher oxygen demands on the body, so expectant mothers breathe significantly more air over the course of a day. When air quality is bad, they’re also breathing in more harmful pollutants
For the past few years, George King, the director of research at Boston’s Joslin Diabetes Center, has been following a medical mystery that has flown under the public-health radar—even, he told me, among most other diabetes experts. He and his colleagues have been alarmed by the skyrocketing rates of gestational diabetes they’ve seen among Chinese…
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Ravika was celebrating her birthday on holiday with her husband when she got an unusual alert from her fitness tracker