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Tag: women’s health
Sleep-deprivation and stress among factors contributing to smoking relapse after childbirth
Smoking can make it more difficult to get pregnant and it can contribute to complications after conception and endanger the health of babies as they …
Maternal-fetal “chimera” cells: What do they actually do?
After a woman is pregnant, fetal cells linger in her body long after her baby is brought out into the world. They cross the placenta …
Rare African genes might reduce risks to pregnant women and their infants
When Hugo Hilton began working at Stanford as a young researcher several years ago, his supervisor set him to work on a minor problem so …
Study shows mothers receiving fertility treatments may have an elevated risk of depression
An estimated one in four couples in developing countries encounter difficulties trying to conceive. In the United States, more than 7 million women have undergone …
Stanford microbiome research offers new clues to the mystery of preterm birth
Premature birth affects 450,000 U.S. babies each year and is the leading cause of newborn deaths. But in about half of cases, doctors never figure …
Examining the long-term health benefits for women of exercise in adolescence
Sometime around the age of five, I distinctly remember my mother telling me, "You have to play a sport. You can pick any sport you …
Living with a partner boosts your health
Partners help. They help with daily activities like dishwashing and dog-walking, but they also provide the all-valuable emotional support needed to cope with everything from …
“The Mama Sherpas”: Exploring the work of nurse-midwives and their collaborations with doctors
As a doula, I'm pretty tapped into the birth community, and I've definitely noticed a trend toward midwifery care and low-intervention births. Indeed, a 2012 study showed …
When dementia hits home: The global impact of dementia on women
A report released last week by Alzheimer's Disease International calls attention to the disproportionate effects of dementia on women worldwide. As noted in the report, women are more …
Women’s health experts tackle mood disorders and sexual assault
Earlier this week I reported from the Women’s Health Forum, held on Monday for the sixth year running. The hardest part about attending the event was deciding …
Women’s health expert: When it comes to prevention, diet and exercise are key
This Monday was the sixth annual Stanford Women's Health Forum, hosted by Stanford's Women and Sex Differences in Medicine center (WSDM), and I was happy to have …
Welcome to your new country: A heart patient on her “travels” with heart disease
We’ve partnered with Inspire, a company that builds and manages online support communities for patients and caregivers, to launch a patient-focused series here on Scope. …
Alzheimer’s forum with Rep. Jackie Speier spurs conversation, activism
What happens when you bring together a woman with Alzheimer's, a congresswoman, a policy expert and two doctors? No, this isn't a joke - but …
Rape prevention program in Kenya attracting media attention, funding
I've written previously about No Means No Worldwide, a non-profit that has partnered with several Stanford researchers to document the success of their self-defense programs …
New obstetric hemorrhage tool kit released today
A few years ago, when my niece was born, my sister had a severe postpartum hemorrhage. I remember getting off the phone with my mom, …