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Boosting comprehensive women’s health care in Sub-Saharan Africa
December 1, 2014 -- To stem the spread of HIV among women in Sub-Saharan Africa and to boost their overall health and the health of their families, it’s crucial to improve not just HIV care but also reproductive…
Overall risk of birth defects appears low for women taking antiretrovirals during early pregnancy
For immediate release: Monday, November 10, 2014 Boston, MA – Among pregnant women infected with HIV, the use of antiretroviral (ARV) medications early in pregnancy to treat their HIV or to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV does not…
Wide variation in c-section rates not explained by maternal diagnoses
Cesarean (c-section) rates vary 10-fold across hospitals in the United States, but that variability doesn’t appear to be linked to the health and medical conditions of pregnant women, according to a new study by Harvard School of Public…
Premature deaths could be reduced by 40%
The number of premature deaths worldwide could be reduced by 40% by 2030 with political commitment and sustained international efforts, according to a new study in The Lancet. The study suggests that half of all deaths under age…
Growth, size of babies worldwide remarkably similar
July 29, 2014 -- Ana Langer, director of the Women and Health Initiative and Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) at Harvard School of Public Health, says that new findings from an international study on fetal growth and birth length…
Reproductive issues addressed at women’s health symposium
February 3, 2014 -- How hard is it for women in Appalachia to get an abortion, and what’s the impact on their health if access is a problem? Jennifer O’Donnell wants to know the answers to those questions.…
Decline in maternal, infant mortality a major global health achievement
The most significant triumph in global health in the past decade has been the steep decline in maternal and infant mortality, said [[Jennifer Leaning]] of Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in a Q&A in Now@NEJM, a blog…
Economic challenges contribute to rise in stillbirths among immigrants in Spain
Poor access to prenatal care, education cited as contributors November 15, 2013 — Immigrant women who live in regions of Spain with high unemployment rates are three times more likely to have stillborn infants than Spanish-born women living…
Life and death
From Infographic: Then and now Sources: Life expectancy then: No. HS-16, Expectation of Life at Birth by Race and Sex: 1900 to 2001. Historical Statistics, 2012 Statistical Abstract. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/hist_stats.html and now: Murphy, B.S., SL; Xu, M.D., J;…
Gestational diabetes: The diagnosis debate
August 9, 2013 — Gestational diabetes—diabetes that women develop while pregnant—can lead to serious health problems for both babies and mothers. Babies can be born too large or have birth injuries. Mothers can face greater risk of needing…