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Women in Labor Can’t Hold In Their Babies. Nurses Tell Them To Do It Anyway
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WIC Changes Improve Moms' and Babies' Health
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When Federal Food Program Offered Better Options, Maternal and Infant Health Improved
A major 2009 revision to a federal nutrition program for low-income pregnant women and children improved recipients’ health on several key measures.
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A New Study Reveals Just How Much The Hyde Amendment Is Hurting Women
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Women Denied Abortions May Endure Long-term Health Consequences
Women who were denied abortions reported higher rates of joint pain, persistent headaches and migraines, and poorer overall health five years later, compared to women able to obtain abortions.
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Mobile App With Activity Tracker Promotes Physical Activity in Women
The UCSF study examined whether a mobile phone physical activity app combined with brief, in-person counseling increased and maintained levels of physical activity
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As More States Restrict Abortions, Research Points to Negative Health Outcomes for Women, Families
A renewed push by several states to restrict access to abortions could have negative consequences for the health and well-being of women, as well as their children, research has shown.
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What Does It Really Mean to Be 6 Weeks Pregnant?
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$5.6M to Study Enhanced Prenatal Care for Low-Income Women
The new PCORI-funded project's primary research goal is to compare the effectiveness of the two models of care in lowering a woman’s risk of preterm birth and reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety.
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Anal cancer is on the rise, especially in women. Should they be screened?
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These policies were supposed to stop pregnant women from drinking. A new study says they're hurting babies.
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UCSF School of Medicine Ranks in U.S. News Best Graduate Schools’ Top Five for Ten Years Running
UCSF was the only medical school to be ranked in the top five in the nation in both research and primary care, the categories the magazine uses to assess medical education.
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UCSF Fellow Tackles an Urgent Threat to Women's Health in Kenya
Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH, is committed to tackling the public health effects of gender inequality and helping to improve cervical cancer screening in Kenya.
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K Scholar Team Science Awardees Bring Family Planning Care to Liver Transplant Recipients
The team behind a K Scholar Team Science Award designed a pilot study to shine light on fertility after liver transplant and the subsequent need for improved family planning counseling.
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Home Birth Can Be Appealing, But How Safe Is It?
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The Endless Cost Of Maligning Abortion
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‘Executing Babies’: Here Are the Facts Behind Trump’s Misleading Abortion Tweet
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I’m Having a Baby: Is a Home Birth or the Hospital Safer?
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For Women Living With HIV, A Trauma-Informed Approach To Care
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Mother's friendships may be good for babies' brains
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How Abortion Law in New York Will Change, and How It Won’t
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A new study says the CDC inflated women’s risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies
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Ultra-Sturdy Bones, with a Surprising Origin, Suggest New Osteoporosis Approach
A handful of brain cells deep in the brain may play a surprising role in controlling women’s bone density.
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From Doctor to Patient, An Oncologist's Journey with Breast Cancer
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The Dangerous Rise of the IUD as Poverty Cure
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Sex Chromosomes Hold the Secret to Female Longevity
UCSF scientists have zeroed in on a possible genetic mechanism for the reason behind women outliving men phenomenon.
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UCSF Initiative Contributes to Major Global Report on Care for Vulnerable Newborns
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New Method Of Breast Reconstruction May Reduce Pain For Some Cancer Survivors
A UCSF surgeon is among a handful nationwide who are pioneering and studying the outcomes of a new approach to breast reconstruction.
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Emotional Abuse May Be Linked with Menopause Misery
UCSF has identified another factor that may add to menopause torment: an emotionally abusive partner or spouse.
