Pasadena, LA native Adonica Shaw was inspired by her personal health journey to create a historic invention that seeks to improve women’s health outcomes. Her work began after observing deficiencies ...

A new study published in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology revealed that intraoperative proctosigmoidoscopy is a feasible and valuable adjunct during surgery for Endometriosis involving the ...

Procedures such as a tummy tuck should only be considered once the body has adequately recovered after childbirth. This is typically around six months after delivery, depending on individual healing.

Asian parents experience a 1.5-fold higher rate of obstetric trauma than white parents, and Black economic immigrant and refugee parents have a 20% to 30% higher risk, according to new research ...

The idea of tackling childbirth and cosmetic surgery in one operation may sound efficient, but medical experts say it’s a dangerous shortcut. As “mommy makeover” procedures continue to trend, some ...

Obstetric safety experts urge national standards to reduce severe complications and racial disparities in US maternal health. CHICAGO—In the United States, maternal care is in critical need of ...

A stepwise approach to perioperative cardiac assessment assists clinicians in determining when surgery should proceed or when a pause for further evaluation is warranted. Cardiovascular screening and ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday released a report documenting widespread obstetric violence faced by women giving birth in public healthcare facilities in Sierra Leone. In its 80-page report, “No ...

For centuries, women worldwide have experienced violence in their homes at the hands of intimate partners with no or very little legal recourse. I witnessed this firsthand. In 1990, when I worked at a ...