Preterm delivery, and particularly “extreme prematurity” ? defined as less than 32 weeks of gestation ? are major contributors to perinatal sickness and death worldwide.
Low-birth-weight infants are more likely to survive if born in hospitals having high performing Neonatal Intensive Care Units, revealed by researchers in a recent study.
In a pair of studies posted on Biology of Reproduction — Papers in Press, researchers report that results from studies of adolescent female sheep suggest that teenaged girls who become pregnant before reaching full growth may not be able to supply their fetuses with adequate nourishment.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lybrel, the first continuous use drug product for prevention of pregnancy.
Sleep apnea is associated with a greatly increased incidence of pregnancy-induced diabetes and high blood pressure, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Wednesday, May 22.
A minimally invasive device for treating recurrent stress urinary incontinence in women has been shown to be safe and effective in early clinical trials and is now under review by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), says Emory University School of Medicine urologist and trial co-principal investigator Niall Galloway, MD.
Women looking for a simple way to avoid their menstrual period could soon have access the first birth control pill designed to let women suppress monthly menstrual bleeding indefinitely.
Children of smokers who don?t show any signs of respiratory problems may still be experiencing damaging changes in their airways that could lead to lung disease later in life, according to a new study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Sunday, May 20.
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE:WYE), announced that two new scientific abstracts relating to the investigational, combination oral contraceptive Lybrel? (90 ?g levonorgestrel/20 ?g ethinyl estradiol tablets) were presented this week at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Annual Clinical Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Women who eat apples and fish during pregnancy may reduce the risk of their children developing asthma or allergic disease, suggests a new study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Sunday, May 20.