PAHO highlights progress in reducing maternal mortality in the Americas, but warns of persistent challenges
Everyone faces stress in their lives but research shows some life events – the death of someone close, a divorce, or loss of a job – have a bigger impact than others. Add infertility to the list as causing major stress: evidence shows that women faced with infertility have stress levels comparable to being a cancer patient.
A day in the life of… Ng Lai Cheng, chief embryologist at Mount Elizabeth Fertility Centre
Everyone faces stress in their lives but research shows some life events – the death of someone close, a divorce, or loss of a job – have a bigger impact than others. Add infertility to the list as causing major stress: evidence shows that women faced with infertility have stress levels comparable to being a cancer patient.
Exercise Boosts Mental Health Of Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain
Physical activity can improve the mental well-being of women living with chronic pelvic pain disorders like endometriosis and uterine fibroids, a new study says.
Activities like brisk walking or aerobic exercise caused measurable improvements in women with pelvic pain, researchers reported in the Journal of Pain Research.
‘Giving Birth in America: Arkansas’ sheds light on maternal health crisis
The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate in the industrialized world, with Arkansas experiencing the highest rate in the country. “Giving Birth in America: Arkansas” is a compelling narrative of the state’s maternal health conditions. As the seventh installment in the “Giving Birth in America” series, the film is part of the mission of the nonprofit Every Mother Counts, or EMC, to improve maternal health worldwide.
