Plan to include pregnant women in drug trials ‘a generational change’
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Health of Pregnant Women
Pregnant Women with IBD Have Increased Vaginal Inflammation
Researchers found that pregnant women with IBD had a more inflammatory vaginal environment than their healthy counterparts.Image credit:©iStock.com, Natalia KuzinaHealthy...
Poor nutrition during pregnancy causing Filipino kids’ ‘brain stunting’: health department
January 16, 2026MANILA – The most common health risk affecting pregnant women in the Philippines is the lack of proper...
Gestational diabetes on the rise, another sign of inequities in health care
A new study by Northwestern University found that the rates of gestational diabetes among pregnant people in the U.S. have...
Health workers lose support structures and pregnant women die: The reality of funding cuts hits in Yemen
HADRAMAUT/HAJJAH/TAI’Z GOVERNORATES, Yemen – “The patient was in her third trimester and arrived with severe bleeding,” said Ms. Akaber, a...
Malaria prevention in children and pregnant women: a review of gaps and emerging challenges in sub-Saharan Africa
Despite ongoing global efforts to reduce disease burden, malaria incidence rose to 60.4 cases per 1000 population at-risk in 2023,...
