Women’s Health Archive — Page 7 of 10
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August 8, 2019
Low-level alcohol use increases miscarriage risk
Women who consume alcohol during pregnancy — even in small amounts — have a 19% greater risk of miscarriage than women who don’t use alcohol. -
July 18, 2019
Effort seeks to improve safety of drugs given during pregnancy
A 19-year-old student is leading a multi-institutional collaboration to identify drugs that can be prescribed safely to pregnant women without harming the fetus. -
June 12, 2019
Baby boom hits Emergency Room; 17 employees expecting babies this year
Fourteen nurses, two doctors and a social worker walk into an Emergency Department. They're all pregnant. -
February 14, 2019
Clinic to aid uninsured women with substance use disorders
Vanderbilt’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) was recently awarded a $200,000 grant by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) to provide increased access to medication-assisted treatment for uninsured women with substance use disorders. -
February 7, 2019
New clinics expand Women’s Health services
To meet the growing demand for specialized and comprehensive women’s care services, Vanderbilt’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) has opened three new clinics focusing on peripartum and perineal disorders, infertility and polycystic ovary syndrome. -
January 31, 2019
In utero antibiotics and obesity risk
Maternal antibiotic use during pregnancy was not associated with childhood obesity at age 5, according a national study led by a Vanderbilt pediatrician. -
January 2, 2019
Welcome to 2019
Say hello to Vanderbilt’s first baby of 2019, Ozlynn-Kay West.