#pregnancy — Public Fediverse posts

Dr Amir Khan shares 'eggshell' message following Salmonella UK outbreak

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/dr-amir-khan-shares-eggshell-37589519

An *in vitro* study found that human embryonic stem cells lost their ability to develop normally when exposed to vanillin. These tests were carried out because vanillin is commonly present in e-cigarettes, and vaping has been associated with difficulty conceiving and with miscarriage.

The results can't be straightforwardly interpreted with respect to vaping's effect on pregnancy.

Summary: https://scitechdaily.com/common-vape-flavor-may-disrupt-early-human-development/

Original paper: https://academic.oup.com/humrep/advance-article/doi/10.1093/humrep/deag126/8758908?login=false

#Science #Pregnancy #Vaping #Vanillin

His Research on Pregnant Opioid Users Was Widely Celebrated. Auditors and Experts Found Major Flaws.
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Dr. Craig Towers was hailed as a hero for his research on detoxing pregnant opioid users. After he published a study that found naltrexone could help patients stay off drugs, addiction specialists started asking if his work was too good to be true.
https://www.propublica.org/article/craig-towers-knoxville-tennessee-newborn-withdrawal-study?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Pregnancy #Women #Drugs #Health #Medicine #Research #Science

His Research on Pregnant Opioid Users Was Widely Celebrated. Auditors and Experts Found Major Flaws.

https://www.propublica.org/article/craig-towers-knoxville-tennessee-newborn-withdrawal-study

#HealthCare #Pregnancy

Today I finished watching the documentary A Child of My Own about Eleonor Alejandra Marín Mendoza who, after years of fertility troubles, faked a pregnancy, stole a newborn from a hospital in Mexico, and tried to pass the baby off as her own.

Has anyone else here seen it? It was a sad story for everyone involved.

I like the way that documentaries can explore rare things like this, though. Our world is an interesting place.

#Documentary #Film #Kidnapping #Pregnancy

‘My ability to cope was unravelling’: how I navigated ADHD and childbirth – and seven things I learned
By Sarah Marsh

Neurodivergence can make an already challenging process far trickier — and in the UK support isn’t automatically available. A new book aims to help mothers prepare

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/22/my-ability-to-cope-was-unravelling-how-i-navigated-adhd-and-childbirth-and-seven-things-i-learned

#Attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder #Books #Society #Healthwellbeing #Pregnancy #Children #TheGuardian #SarahMarsh

Belly2Birth Podcast
Join childbirth educator and Hypnobirthing practitioner Shari Lyon for evidence-based conversations that empower you through conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum and pregnancy loss...

Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/belly2birth/

#AusPods #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Education #Parenting #Pregnancy

John Oliver on fetal personhood: ‘It effectively treats women as incubators’
By Guardian staff

The host discussed problems with giving fetuses equivalent rights to humans after the overturning of Roe v Wade

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/aug/17/john-oliver-abortion-fetal-personhood

#JohnOliver #TVcomedy #Comedy #Culture #Television #Televisionradio #Pregnancy #Healthwellbeing #Abortion #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff

John Oliver on fetal personhood: ‘It effectively treats women as incubators’ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/aug/17/john-oliver-abortion-fetal-personhood #JohnOliver #TvComedy #Comedy #Culture #Television #TelevisionRadio #Pregnancy #HealthWellbeing #Abortion

Nothing less than radical whole-system change is required to fix the NHS's maternity services | Julia Sanders
By Julia Sanders

It’s vital that Yvette Cooper’s taskforce acts on the Amos and Ockenden reports – and puts the needs of women and families at the heart of maternity services

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/17/nhs-maternity-care-crisis-reports-yvette-cooper-women

#Childbirth #NHS #Pregnancy #Health #Women #Society #YvetteCooper #Maternalmortality #Lifeandstyle #Healthwellbeing #Politics #TheGuardian #JuliaSanders

How surrogacy helped my sister and friends | Letters
By Guardian Staff

Hazel Davis responds to a letter about the regulation and ethics of surrogacy

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/16/how-surrogacy-helped-my-sister-and-friends

#Surrogacy #Pregnancy #Children #Familyfilms #Friendship #Parentsandparenting #Health #Society #Family #UKnews #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

Women should not have to travel for hours to give birth | Letters
By Guardian Staff

Readers reflect on how hospital closures are putting pregnant women’s lives at risk

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/16/women-should-not-have-to-travel-for-hours-to-give-birth

#Pregnancy #Hospitals #Health #Healthwellbeing #Family #NHS #Women #Society #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

Had a #pregnancy session in the Alps these days.

#photography #alps

AOC Freezing Her Eggs

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://theonion.com/aoc-freezing-her-eggs/

AOC’s public egg-freezing shouldn’t feel radical. But in today’s US, it does https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/13/aoc-egg-freezing-announcement #AlexandriaOcasiocortez #Women #Pregnancy #Gender #Feminism #Society #UsNews #WorldNews #TrumpAdministration #ReproductiveRights #UsPolitics #UsCongress #Democrats

🚬 EXPERT REACTION: Vanilla flavouring in vapes may be linked to difficulty conceiving and miscarriages - lab study suggests

🗨️Read the expert commentary here:
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/vanilla-flavouring-in-vapes-may-be-linked-to-difficulty-conceiving-and-miscarriages

#science #vaping #Pregnancy #Miscarriage

More evidence that #COVID19 mRNA #vaccines are safe during #pregnancy: "Our descriptive analysis indicated pregnancy loss among those vaccinated in first trimester (8.9%) appears to be lower than expected and lower than the rates observed before the COVID-19 pandemic."

https://www.jogc.com/article/S1701-2163(26)00273-2/fulltext

I thought having a second baby would be easier – but, from food to teeth to poos, I’ve forgotten so much | Bim Adewunmi
By Bim Adewunmi

My mum has been a huge help with the practical stuff. She’s also stirred up memories of my own blissfully bored childhood

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/11/second-baby-parenting-food-teething-poos

#Pregnancy #Family #Children #Lifeandstyle #Parentsandparenting #Society #Childbirth #Breastfeeding #TheGuardian #BimAdewunmi

Facemasks compulsory at health centres at popular UK Spain tourist hotspot after measles outbreak

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/facemasks-compulsory-health-centres-popular-37536607

@ScienceScholar

Another question - would beet root juice consumption help with morning sickness / hyperemesis gravidarum [HG], since
HG is associated with increased serum asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), which is a uremic toxin?

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00404-011-1982-y

#pregnancy #MorningSickness #HyperemesisGravidarum