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Abortion does not drive depression risk
Tristan Manalac, 12 Jun 2018
Women who receive abortions appear to be significantly more likely to use antidepressants, although this pattern of use has less to do with the termination of pregnancy than with other risk factors for depression, according to a recent study.
Severe anaemia doubles antenatal, postnatal mortality risk
Rachel Soon, 14 Jun 2018

Severely anaemic women have twice the risk of dying during or after pregnancy compared to women without anaemia, reveals a major international study.
Incomplete antenatal steroid course tied to neurodevelopmental impairment in preemies
Tristan Manalac, 10 Jun 2018
Neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) is common among preterm very-low birth weight (PT/VLBW) infants, according to a recent Singapore study, which additionally reports that the male sex and lack of antenatal steroids (ANS) are risk factors for delayed cognitive skills.
Intrathecal morphine tied to high pruritus incidence in parturients
Audrey Abella, 08 Jun 2018
A high incidence of pruritus was found among parturients (ie, women about to give birth) following the administration of intrathecal morphine during spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section (CS), according to a Singapore study.

Bye-bye vaginal infection, hello vaginal flora!

22 Jan 2018
The human body is home to an estimated 100 trillion microbial cells and a quadrillion viruses, which are collectively known as the human microbiota. Recently, the human microbiota has gained the attention of the scientific fraternity for its roles in health and diseases, with some quarters referring to it as the 'forgotten organ'. Imbalances in the usual composition of commensal or symbiotic species in a localized area of the body is known as microbial shift or dysbiosis, and this condition may result in infections caused by opportunistic pathogens, thereby impacting the natural defence mechanism of the human body.

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Abortion does not drive depression risk
Tristan Manalac, 12 Jun 2018
Women who receive abortions appear to be significantly more likely to use antidepressants, although this pattern of use has less to do with the termination of pregnancy than with other risk factors for depression, according to a recent study.
Severe anaemia doubles antenatal, postnatal mortality risk
Rachel Soon, 14 Jun 2018

Severely anaemic women have twice the risk of dying during or after pregnancy compared to women without anaemia, reveals a major international study.
Incomplete antenatal steroid course tied to neurodevelopmental impairment in preemies
Tristan Manalac, 10 Jun 2018
Neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) is common among preterm very-low birth weight (PT/VLBW) infants, according to a recent Singapore study, which additionally reports that the male sex and lack of antenatal steroids (ANS) are risk factors for delayed cognitive skills.
Intrathecal morphine tied to high pruritus incidence in parturients
Audrey Abella, 08 Jun 2018
A high incidence of pruritus was found among parturients (ie, women about to give birth) following the administration of intrathecal morphine during spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section (CS), according to a Singapore study.