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3000 more babies saved by NHS actions pharmatimes
March 10, 2020
The NHS has revealed that there are 3000 less stillbirths than 10 years ago, thanks to the Long Term Plan and ongoing action to make services safer.
CDC: General Fertility Rate, Teen Birth Rate Decreasing in U.S. drugs
July 31, 2019
From 2017 to 2018, there were decreases in the U.S. general fertility rate and the teen birth rate...
Stress Takes Toll in Very Complicated Births drugs
July 30, 2019
A "dual burden" of serious maternal complications and premature birth occurs in about one in 270 births, a new study finds.
Many U.S. Women Get Opioids After Giving Birth drugs
July 29, 2019
Opioid painkillers were prescribed to nearly half of U.S. women who gave birth in recent years.
Longer Rx for Birth Control Pills a Smart Idea for Female Vets: Study drugs
July 22, 2019
Giving U.S. female military veterans a year's supply of birth control pills would reduce their risk of unwanted pregnancies and lower health care costs, a new study finds.
How Do Birth Defects Affect Childhood Cancer Risk? drugs
June 21, 2019
How Do Birth Defects Affect Childhood Cancer Risk?
Testicular Cancer Treatment Unlikely to Trigger Birth Defects drugs
June 05, 2019
Testicular Cancer Treatment Unlikely to Trigger Birth Defects.
Researchers use gene editing with CRISPR to treat lethal lung diseases before birth firstwordpharma
April 21, 2019
Researchers writing in Science Translational Medicine say they used CRISPR gene editing to thwart a lethal lung disease in an animal model in which a harmful mutation causes death within hours after birth, reported ScienceDaily.
Birth Control Pills (Taytulla Physician Sample Packs) Recalled Over Potential Pregnancy Risk drugs
May 31, 2018
Almost 170,000 birth control pill packs are being recalled over a manufacturing error that could lead to unplanned pregnancy, maker Allergan says.