News & Updates

The use of low-dose aspirin among women who have had a preterm birth appears to lower the risk of recurrence, as shown in a study.

The long-acting contraceptive option, 52-mg levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (52-mg LNG-IUS), appears to be highly effective, with high user satisfaction and a favourable safety profile, through 8 years of use, according to data from the Mirena Extension Trial.

Mothers exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) during the first trimester of pregnancy are more likely to give birth to infants with congenital heart defects (CHD), a recent study has found.

Vaginal dinoprostone appears to be a better labour-inducing agent than vaginal misoprostol, leading to lower rates of foetal complications, a recent study has found.

Greater maternal red blood cell (RBC) folate, the gold-standard biomarker of folate exposure, appears to lower the risk of offspring congenital heart disease (CHD), reveals a study.

Women who are experiencing menopausal transition are at risk of impaired sexual function, a study has found.