13+ hour, 46+ min ago  (381+ words) BALTIMORE " As Black Maternal Health Week begins, an organization is working to make sure new moms feel supported long after the baby arrives. DMC Promise Foundation Inc. is hosting its 2nd annual Postpartum Shower on April 17 at Morgan State University. The…...

23+ hour, 16+ min ago  (313+ words) Parental Depression: How Does Timing Impact Mental Health in Adult Offspring? Yale School of Medicine - Yale Biomedical Imaging Institute: Advancing the Understanding of Health & Guiding Treatment - Stephen & Denise Adams Center for Parkinson's Disease Research - Integrating Systems Immunology, Engineering, and AI…...

9+ hour, 38+ min ago  (812+ words) What if the water you trusted every day carried something invisible that could shape your child's health years later? Scientists from Lund University explored this hidden risk and found something important: very high exposure to certain PFAS chemicals during pregnancy…...

23+ hour, 16+ min ago  (295+ words) Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common yet underdiagnosed mental health condition affecting a substantial proportion of new mothers in the United States. Its consequences can be severe, impacting maternal well-being, infant development, and family dynamics. PPD is particularly prevalent in…...

14+ hour, 36+ min ago  (44+ words) GPonline Dr Liz Dapr, an academic GP and co-chair of the group GPs Championing Perinatal Care, speaks to GPonline editor Emma Bower about the vital role of primary care in maternal and perinatal health....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (405+ words) PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) " Advocates for the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center in Newport gathered at the State House Thursday in support of a package of bills that would offer the center further protection from abrupt closure. Brown University Health first announced…...

1+ day, 35+ min ago  (146+ words) Your gateway to environmental health knowledge Join the Environmental Health News community "Epidemiological evidence links chemical exposure during pregnancy to adverse maternal and child health outcomes, yet only a fraction of chemicals used in commerce in the United States are…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (655+ words) Ongoing developmental care, guidance and reassurance for babies who spent time in the NICU Bringing a baby home after time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can come with a lot of questions. Parents often wonder how their baby…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (638+ words) Rudin was no stranger to intrusive thoughts, she's had them her whole life. But she definitely wasn't prepared for what happened when those thoughts latched onto her baby. After her first child, the thoughts became relentless. Every bath, every bedtime'a…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (685+ words) Exposure to "forever chemicals" during pregnancy could increase the risk of childhood asthma, according to new research from Sweden. Researchers from Lund University found that prenatal exposure to very high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, in…...