Pregnant Women with Hypertension Can Safely Monitor their Blood Pressure at Home
A new Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology study provides evidence that pregnant women with hypertension can safely monitor their blood pressure at home instead of going into a…
Premature births linked to changes in mother’s bacteria
National treatment guidelines for women with PPROM were defined the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) A study of hundreds of women, carried out at Imperial College…
Warm temperatures can lead to misdiagnosis of diabetes in pregnancy
Environmental temperatures of over 25 degrees are associated with a significant increase in the risk of being misdiagnosed with gestational diabetes during pregnancy, data published in the European…
Frozen embryos result in just as many live births in IVF
Freezing and subsequent transfer of embryos gives infertile couples just as much of a chance of having a child as using fresh embryos for in vitro fertilization (IVF),…
Diabetes, But Not Diabetes Drug, Linked to Poor Pregnancy Outcomes
New research indicates that pregnant women with pre-gestational diabetes who take metformin are at a higher risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes—such as major birth defects and pregnancy loss—than…