19th November 2012
The results of a recent study published in the journal Human Reproduction suggest that women may be able to predict the length of their reproductive years based on the age at which their mother entered menopause. The study was conducted with 527 female healthcare workers between 20 and 40 years of age. Researchers tested participants’ [...]
16th November 2012
After decades of reductions in maternal mortality rates, a recent study found that increasing numbers of women are dying in childbirth. UK researchers found that in 2010/11 there were just under 20 deaths for every 100,000 births as compared to just under 10 in 100,000 deaths in 2005. The researchers attributed the increase in maternal [...]
14th November 2012
Numerous embryos housed at the NYU Fertility Center located in Manhattan were rescued following a power outage caused by Hurricane Sandy. The center’s incubators – which typically house embryos at womb-temperature – began to cool after the facility’s back-up generator ran out of gas. Since embryos need to be maintained in a warm environment, the [...]
8th November 2012
Results from a study published in the journal Demography and conducted at The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Germany suggest that babies born to older mothers are not more likely to experience health problems in adulthood than those born to younger mothers. Examining data on 18,000 adults living in the United States, Professor [...]