The "cases described in a report [last] week by the Southwest Institute for Research on Women" are "heart-rending," but the "shallow nature of the research leaves much to be desired," a Tucson Citizen editorial states (Tucson Citizen, 1/16).

Some women held at federal immigration centers in Arizona failed to receive timely or adequate health care, according to a new study, the New York Times reports. Researchers from the University of Arizona's

Socially progressive advocacy groups are calling for President Obama's administration to change the nation's approach to global reproductive health and women's rights efforts, including through the restoration of family-planning funding for the United Nations Population Fund, the

Opponents of abstinence-only sex education plan to make an "aggressive push" to lobby Congress and President Obama to halt federal funding for abstinence-based programs and instead promote comprehensive sex education, the AP/Google.com reports.

An increase in the number of Caesarean sections performed in the U.S. coincides with an increase in severe complications during birth, according to a study scheduled to be published in the February issue of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, USA Today reports.For the study, researchers analyzed data from the largest U.S.

Women who suffer abuse at the hands of a loved one may not be so quick to talk about it. However, their facial injuries speak volumes. Newly released research in the January/February issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, shows women who are victims of intimate partner violence tend to have different patterns of facial injury than women who experience facial trauma from other causes.

An increase in the number of Caesarean sections performed in the U.S. coincides with an increase in severe complications during birth, according to a study scheduled to be published in the February issue of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, USA Today reports.For the study, researchers analyzed data from the largest U.S.

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Title: Health Tip: Dizziness During Pregnancy
Category: Health News
Created: 1/22/2009 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/22/2009

Title: Severe Obstetric Complications on the Increase
Category: Health News
Created: 1/22/2009 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/22/2009

Title: Vaginal Treatment May Prevent Herpes
Category: Health News
Created: 1/22/2009
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Birth defects are the second leading underlying cause of death for children in Nebraska, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. The most common are defects of the central nervous and circulatory systems. While some birth defects are unavoidable, a woman's health before and during pregnancy is a significant contributor to the likelihood of delivering a healthy baby, says the state's Chief Medical Officer.

Birth defects are the second leading underlying cause of death for children in Nebraska, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. The most common are defects of the central nervous and circulatory systems. While some birth defects are unavoidable, a woman's health before and during pregnancy is a significant contributor to the likelihood of delivering a healthy baby, says the state's Chief Medical Officer.

Magnesium sulphate protects very premature babies from cerebral palsy, a new study shows. The findings of this Cochrane Review could help reduce incidence of the disabling condition, which currently affects around one in every 500 newborn babies overall, but up to one-in-ten very premature babies (

Female victims of intimate partner violence usually have distinct patterns of facial injury compared to women who have experienced facial trauma from other causes, according to an article published in Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, February 2008 issue. Such data, as well as other characteristics, such as delay before seeking medical help, may help surgeons and other doctors recognize women who are victims of this type of abuse.

Giving pregnant mothers magnesium sulphate when they are at risk of very preterm birth can help protect their babies from cerebral palsy, according to an international review of research involving the University of Adelaide, Australia.