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1 hour ago

Alabama woman sues alleging she gave birth on prison floor as guards watched

Three days after arriving, she said she felt her water break weeks before she was expected to give birth. McElroy, who was being held on charges stemming from an allegation of substance use during pregnancy, later discovered she had suffered a pregnancy complication that could have progressed into sepsis. According to the lawsuit, she informed a guard that her water had broken and believed she would be taken to a hospital for treatment. Instead, the complaint states that another guard who checked on her later that morning accused her of wetting herself and instructed her to return to her cell.
NYC parents
Coronavirus
fromSFGATE
1 day ago

Parvovirus is circulating in California. Experts say it could be COVID-related.

Parvovirus B19 is spreading in parts of California, causing usually mild respiratory illness and fifth disease rash, with higher risks for pregnant people.
fromNature
1 month ago

Single-cell spatiotemporal dissection of the human maternal-fetal interface - Nature

The human maternal-fetal interface (MFI) is a transient hemi-allogeneic amalgam in which maternal decidual stromal cells (DSCs) support placental attachment, recruit immune cells and create a tolerogenic milieu for patterning fetal cytotrophoblast invasion.
Medicine
fromNews Center
1 month ago

Understanding Mechanisms of Rare Inflammatory Autoantibodies - News Center

C4b-binding protein (C4BP) was identified as the missing cofactor that allows anti-phosphatidylethanolamine (aPE) antibodies to exert their damaging effects, linking them to thrombosis and pregnancy complications.
Medicine
Law
fromWCVB
1 month ago

Her employer wouldn't let her work from home while pregnant - She lost her baby and sued for $22.5M

A jury awarded $22.5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against Total Quality Logistics for denying a pregnant employee's work-from-home request.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

US company to pay $22.5m over newborn's death after denying woman remote work

The case centered on Chelsea Walsh, her late daughter Magnolia, and Total Quality Logistics, unfolding as many employers increasingly allowed remote work during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Law
NYC parents
fromTODAY.com
1 month ago

A View From Their Hospital Room Inspired These Twins' Distinctive Southern Names

A pregnant woman's water broke unexpectedly at 28 weeks while 100 miles from home in Tennessee, requiring hospitalization until delivery at 34 weeks, during which compassionate hospital staff provided exceptional emotional and medical support.
#preeclampsia
fromsilive
11 months ago
Parenting

How an unnoticed pregnancy complication almost ended a young Staten Island mom's life

Parenting
fromsilive
11 months ago

How an unnoticed pregnancy complication almost ended a young Staten Island mom's life

Preeclampsia can develop unnoticed during pregnancy, posing severe risks.
It's crucial for expectant mothers to trust their instincts about their health.
Medicine
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

Hyperemesis Gravidarum Is Not Just Morning Sickness

Hyperemesis gravidarum causes severe, prolonged pregnancy nausea and vomiting leading to weight loss, hospitalization, and significant psychological harm often dismissed as morning sickness.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Even when unthinkable things were happening to me, my first instinct was to work. Am I addicted?

That word, for me, was workaholism and when I heard it through my headphones earlier this year, listening to an audiobook on the tube, I felt a pang of something between recognition and panic. It transported me back to the worst time in my life. In May 2016, when I was nearly five months pregnant, I travelled to rural Norway to make a short documentary for the Guardian.
Mental health
Health
fromwww.bbc.com
7 months ago

'My labour went on for 85 hours - now I know why'

Adenomyosis, affecting over one in ten women, raises pregnancy and labour complication risks yet remains under-diagnosed and requires increased monitoring.
Miscellaneous
fromTODAY.com
8 months ago

Kate Gosselin Opens Up About Losing a 7th Baby While Pregnant with Sextuplets, Reveals Planned Name

Kate Gosselin revealed she lost one of seven embryos during her pregnancy with sextuplets and experienced complications including bleeding, kidney stones, and ovarian hyperstimulation.
fromAdvocate.com
8 months ago

Study shows higher pregnancy risks for women using partner's egg for IVF

That's according to the first systematic review comparing IVF outcomes for people using their own eggs to those for people using a partner's. This research showed higher live birth rates but a greater risk of complications for those using reciprocal IVF.
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

Exposure to a mix of pesticides raises risk of pregnancy complications, study suggests

Exposure to multiple pesticides substantially increases the risk of pregnancy complications, contrary to single-pesticide exposure, indicating serious implications for agricultural communities.
Agriculture
US news
fromwww.npr.org
11 months ago

Does Georgia's fetal 'personhood' law mean a pregnant woman must stay on life support?

Patient autonomy is compromised in critical health decisions under Georgia's abortion laws.
Health
fromNews Center
1 year ago

New Biomarkers Needed to Evaluate Heart Failure Risk Post-Pregnancy - News Center

Traditional heart failure biomarkers may not effectively assess postpartum heart failure risk for women with pregnancy complications.
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