Key Takeaways Your midwife will check your health and ask about your pregnancy to assess how your labour is progressing. If ...

They said that there has been a “significant decline in those travelling” since the new legislation was enacted. Over 3,000 women travelled to have an abortion in 2017. This drop “indicates that most ...

Women with elevated-stable blood pressure patterns were at the highest risk. This study shows that blood pressure trajectories during early pregnancy can stratify this risk, even for women without HDP ...

It protects against the types of HPV that cause most cervical cancers. A Pap smear is a simple and important test used to check for early signs of cervical cancer in women. During the test, a doctor ...

Rather, they hypothesize that twins' small size early in pregnancy could be an adaptation to accommodate the need for increased resources of two fetuses later in pregnancy. More information ...

In a small study of eight cats at early stages of pregnancy, researchers detected 19 different kinds of microplastic particles in fetuses from two cats and in the placentas of three cats.

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) increase cardiovascular disease risk. Blood pressure (BP) trajectories ≤20 weeks’ gestation predict HDP outcomes. We hypothesized that early-pregnancy BP ...

A review of the literature over the past 30 years reveals only one reported case of a cervical interstitial leiomyoma larger than 20 cm. The surgical removal of such a large cervical smooth muscle ...

At-home cervical screening kits could potentially ... It is hoped at-home tests, potentially rolled out from “early 2026”, will encourage people who would not otherwise attend screening ...

At-home cervical cancer tests could be rolled out next year to boost screening uptake Credit: Getty Planning is underway to allow women to order DIY tests through the NHS App - or potentially ...