Reading Time: 3 minutes U of A nursing grad’s research targets education, improved access to reproductive health-care services
Tag: Pregnancy
Caesarean birth, prolonged labour influence childhood health: study
Reading Time: 3 minutes U of A researchers identify specific bacteria linked with changes in gut microbiome of infants
Worse birth outcomes, higher pregnancy risk in poorest rural regions
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta researchers identify gradients of risk for preterm births, small and large size at birth, smoking and drug use by mothers
When a new mom has disturbing thoughts about hurting her baby
Reading Time: 4 minutes Postpartum OCD is frequently misdiagnosed and misunderstood – but it is treatable, help is available
The sad reality of teen mothers who give birth in care
Reading Time: 3 minutes A much greater emphasis needs to be put on dual placements – whenever possible, mothers and children should be placed together
Donor-conceived people need to know their medical history
Reading Time: 4 minutes The first international Genetic Identity Day comes just as Health Canada seeks to prevent people from knowing their genetic identity
Pro-life, pro-choice? Prove it
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s time for advocates on both sides of the abortion divide to be true to their preferred monikers
Why we should respond to the lure of wedding bells
Reading Time: 3 minutes There are sharp differences in family life satisfaction and perceived relationship stability between married and cohabiting parents
Having children if you have a mental illness
Reading Time: 3 minutes The key is to think ahead and make sure the necessary resources and support are in place
Advice for pregnant women with psychiatric illnesses
Reading Time: 3 minutes There is a very real risk of serious relapse or recurrence of dangerous psychiatric symptoms if medication use is stopped