Women with adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), as do their APO- ...

A new drug delivery system shows promise for treating a rare, aggressive form of cancer affecting pregnant women and new ...

ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women ...

A research team at USC identified how exposure to mercury during pregnancy is linked to liver problems in children.

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With pregnancy also becoming more common in older people and ... PROM=prolonged rupture of membranes. Alcohol-related liver disease encompasses hepatic steatosis, alcoholic hepatitis, chronic ...

aInstitute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital National Health Services Foundation Trust, London, UK bFetal Medicine Research Unit, King's College Hospital National Health Services Foundation ...

Why do some people who consume a few glasses of alcohol a day develop advanced liver disease while others who drink the same amount don't? The answer may lie in three common underlying medical ...

Women who have experienced pregnancy complications have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Now, a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the European Heart Journal shows that ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. have risen 140% over the past three decades with heart disease a major cause, according to the American Heart Association. A new national survey ...

This is of particular concern, the release says, as pregnancy-related deaths have seen a 140% increase in the last 30 years. Heart disease has been a major cause of that increase. “During pregnancy ...