Early gestational diabetes rising amongst pregnant women; how it affects the mother and unborn baby

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) starts off as high blood sugar which appears for the first time during pregnancy, before ...
Opinion
Northwest Asian WeeklyOpinion

When “free” isn’t enough: Vietnam’s HPV vaccine rollout and the women left behind

That contrast between what women fear and what they deserve is why this next step matters so much. For the first time, the HPV vaccine will be free, delivered through Vietnam’s trusted national ...
STAT

Keeping pregnant participants out of medical research is more dangerous than including them

“Well, we don’t have as much evidence as we would like on steroid use during pregnancy,” the obstetrician warned my co-author, Natalia Emanuel, as she wrote a prescription for inhaled corticosteroids ...
The New York Times

Covid Shots Protect Pregnant Women, but Getting Them Now Can Be Hard

The vaccines are proven to help protect pregnant women and their babies. But regulatory chaos and mixed messaging have made for a confusing landscape. By Maggie Astor and Dani Blum Helen Gregg, 38, ...
Medscape

Epigenetic Analyses Show Women Age 5 Years During Pregnancy

Measurements of epigenetic age can highlight modifiable risk factors for pregnancy complications and later illness.
The Conversation

Pregnant women face tough choices about medication use due to lack of safety data − here’s why medical research cuts will make it worse

Almut Winterstein consults on medication safety issues to Merck, Syneos, Lykos and Novo Nordisk. She receives funding for pregnancy-related research from NIH, CDC, FDA, and the Gates Foundation. Sonja ...