World famous Canadian singer Celine Dion and his husband Rene Angelil have a double dose of joy today, as they are now the parents of twins – twin boys, to be more accurate. The two babies -who have not been named yet – have been delivered through C-section on Saturday morning in West Palm Beach, [...]
The FDA approved ella (ulipristal acetate) tablets for emergency contraception. The prescription-only product prevents pregnancy when taken orally within 120 hours (five days) after a contraceptive failure or unprotected intercourse. It is not intended for routine use as a contraceptive. ella is a progesterone agonist/antagonist whose likely main effect is to inhibit or delay ovulation. [...]
This Mother’s Day, honor your mother and mothers around the world by showing you care about making pregnancy and childbirth safer for women everywhere. Recent research suggests a significant drop in the number of women dying in pregnancy or childbirth globally since 1980. And while this news is encouraging, with one woman dying nearly every [...]
Women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy, especially in the first trimester, may increase their risk of developing diabetes later in their pregnancy, according to a study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research that appears online in the current issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Watch a video of the study author explaining her study: [...]