Obstetrics & gynaecology

High birth weight is the main risk factor for birth injuries to the anal sphincter muscles of the person giving birth, according to a study at the University of Gothenburg. This new method for predicting the risks could improve care and reduce injuries.

A new study published in the June 2025 issue of Pediatrics reveals the successful implementation of a clinical-community program designed to address menstrual poverty among adolescents and young adults.

A low FODMAP diet developed by Monash University researchers for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been shown to improve gastrointestinal symptoms in women with endometriosis.

Black patients admitted to the hospital for labor and delivery are more likely to have stigmatizing language documented in their clinical notes than white patients, report Columbia University School of Nursing researchers in JAMA Network Open.

About 15% of all couples of reproductive age are involuntarily childless. A major reason why so many need assisted reproduction is that, nowadays, more and more people are putting off starting a family.

Teenagers in rural and regional areas may not be receiving the level of contraceptive support they need, according to GPs interviewed in a new study from Monash University’s SPHERE Center of Research Excellence.

A suite of six newly published reviews from the Texas A&M Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Evidence Center found that seafood intake during pregnancy and childhood is likely associated with beneficial neurocognitive development outcomes in children.

The term “probiotics” appears on the packaging of yogurts, kimchi, kombucha, sodas and supplements. If you eat or drink any of these products, beneficial bacteria will make their way to your gut and help with digestion. Consuming probiotics is synonymous with having good gut health for many of us—except that our definition of probiotics is incomplete.

When the anesthesiologist put Angelica Vance under for her cesarean section, she had no way of knowing what she’d encounter when she woke.

A study from the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM) at Karolinska Institutet published in Toxicological Sciences shows that the chemical di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), which is found in many plastic products, has clear negative effects on hormones and fertility endpoints relevant to female fertility.