Each additional hour of bending forwards linked to 36% heightened risk Bending forwards, and to a lesser extent, walking a lot at work in early pregnancy, may raise the risk of miscarriage, finds a large study of more than 470,000 Danish women, published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Each ...
A sustained reduction in a high-risk population In February 2020, The BMJ highlighted racial discrimination and health inequalities in a special 'Racism in medicine' issue¹ that helped catalyse the creation of the NHS - Race and Health Observatory.² In response to persistent ethnic inequalities in maternal and ...
Risk rose sharply with 10+ hours/day of sedentary time and under 5 hours of movement Sitting too much and moving too little are linked to a heightened risk of serious pregnancy-related high blood pressure disorders, such as pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, finds a study of daily movement behaviours, published online in ...
New trial adds high quality evidence on benefits of tranexamic acid for high-risk women Giving tranexamic acid to women with placenta praevia (when the placenta covers the cervical opening) undergoing caesarean birth leads to a significant yet modest reduction in severe bleeding after delivery with no evidence of an increase in ...
Findings offer reassurance to clinicians and pregnant women, say researchers A large South Korean study published by The BMJ today finds no increased risk of psychiatric or neurodevelopmental disorders, such as ADHD and autism, in children whose mothers used sedative drugs (benzodiazepines or Z-hypnotics) during pregnancy. Benzodiazepines and Z-hypnotics are used to ...
Equivalent to 45 extra deaths per 100,000 live births, data analysis indicates Erodes fifth of fall in global maternal deaths achieved since 1985, say researchers Maternal deaths rise by around 11% in countries that rely on US aid following a switch from a Democratic to a Republican administration, suggest the ...
Study adds weight to previously reported risks and calls for monitoring of new antiseizure drugs Findings published by The BMJ today reinforce previous research linking use of the antiseizure drug valproate during pregnancy to neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD and autism in children, and indicate no substantial risk for several other antiseizure ...
Findings in line with guidelines recommending hormone therapy for women who have recently begun menopause with moderate to severe symptoms and no contraindications Menopausal hormone therapy (commonly known as hormone replacement therapy or HRT) is not associated with an increased risk of death, finds a Danish study of over 800,000 women published ...
Could offer a practical way to expand access to screening, say researchers Testing menstrual blood for human papillomavirus (HPV) could be a “robust alternative or replacement” for current cervical cancer screening by a clinician, finds a study from China published by The BMJ today. The researchers say using menstrual blood for HPV ...
And carries a lower risk of complications for the mother Natural ovulation before frozen embryo transfer is as effective as hormone treatment for achieving a healthy baby by vitro fertilisation (IVF), finds a clinical trial from China published by The BMJ today. Natural ovulation is also linked to a lower risk of several ...
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