Ozempic’s could have an effect on pregnancy
An increasing number of women are reporting unplanned pregnancies — even among those who’ve struggled with fertility — while taking popular anti-obesity and diabetes drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic. As reports of the phenomenon have trickled out across social media, doctors are still trying to figure out what effect, if any, the class of
Stress during pregnancy can lead to early maturation of first-born daughters
A UCLA-led team of researchers has found a correlation between early signs of adrenal puberty in first-born daughters and their mothers’ having experienced high levels of stress during pregnancy. They did not find the same result in boys or daughters who were not first-born. The 15-year longitudinal study’s findings were published in the February issue of
More pregnant women are going without prenatal care, CDC finds
The number of women going through pregnancy without prenatal care is growing — even though the overall number of babies born in the U.S. is falling, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The lopsided trend, published Tuesday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, may reflect,