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Study finds that physician parents often turn down career-advancing opportunities and aren’t comfortable discussing work-family conflicts with leaders. How pandemic-era changes may help.
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Kristi Brown’s first pregnancy had been going even better than she hoped. But at week 20, an ultrasound revealed unexpected news: her baby had spina bifida.
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For low-income pregnant patients, health insurance disruptions may make it less likely that they receive recommended prenatal and postpartum care.
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After welcoming their son, couple helps Michigan Medicine launch first peer mentor program for same sex couples expecting babies through surrogacy.
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None of the COVID-19 vaccines have been studied specifically in pregnant or breastfeeding individuals. An expert addresses top questions.
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Study finds prevalence of suicidal thoughts and self-harm among childbearing women nearly doubled over a decade, with an estimated 24,000 individuals at potential suicide risk.
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Study finds that nearly 170,000 people who are transgender access hormones from friends, online or other non-licensed sources, which poses health and safety risks.
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Affordable Care Act’s elimination of out-of-pocket costs for contraception was associated with fewer births, especially among low income families.
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Problems with her placenta inspired physician Courtney Townsel to specialize in helping others understand the high risk pregnancy conditions that impact this vital organ.
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In states with expanded Medicaid eligibility, pregnant people were more likely to have continuous health care insurance around the time of pregnancy.
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The Luke Clinic brings free prenatal and obstetric services to individuals in need.
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Conjoined twins attached at the chest and abdomen recently underwent successful separation surgery at Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
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Bobby and Michele Johnson thought they had plenty of time, but then labor advanced quickly – and baby Jack was born in their car outside the hospital entrance.
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Sixty to sixty-five percent of women develop fibroids by age 50. While common, they’re often not discussed.
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Black women are hit hardest by fibroids, diagnosed roughly three times as frequently as white women and with more severe symptoms.