Having an episiotomy, a surgical cut to the vagina during childbirth, doubles the risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) in ...
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7 silent blood clot symptoms to watch out for

What is a blood clot? Blood clots normally form after an injury to protect your body from losing too much blood, but they can ...
CUIMC’s Dr. Maureen McKiernan, with an assist from Dr. Andrew Goldstone, performs surgery on the “ragged edge of what’s ...
Pregnancy acts as a ‘physiologic stress test,’ as it increases cardiac workload by 30–50% to support the foetus,” Dr Bhate ...
The use of combined hormonal contraceptives is linked to a reduced risk for major heart issues in women regardless of ...
Amniotic fluid embolisms are rare, but when they happen a lot of blood and rapid intervention is needed to prevent maternal ...
Maryann Oakley was enjoying the new bliss of motherhood after giving birth to her twin girls in 2017 when she received ...
Cardiovascular disease remains a leading global cause of death, and we break down its pathology, risk factors, and the ...
Motherhood is meant to bring joy to women, but for a growing number of mothers, childbirth marks the start of a devastating ...
A Dallas couple turned to Texas Children's Hospital for a complex and high-risk procedure to insert a stent in their son's ...
Lori Loughlin is returning to Hope Valley, six years after her involvement in a college admissions scandal led to her being fired by the Hallmark Channel. Loughlin, 61, will reprise her role as ...
A new bill will head to Congress to prevent women from being turned away or sent home from a hospital while in active labor, after a video circulated of a Black woman writhing in pain at an Indiana ...