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What Shatavari Actually Does to Female Hormones: 5 Research-Backed Effects on Women

It Works Differently Depending on Where You Are in Your Hormonal CycleShatavari (Asparagus racemosus) does not push estrogen in one fixed direction. It contains steroidal saponins called shatavarins that behave as phytoestrogens, they bind to estrogen receptors but produce a weaker signal than the body's own estradiol. In women with…

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How Colorado hospitals are caring for pregnant patients with substance use disorders by overcoming stigma

The obstetrics staff was surprised the first time it happened in June 2025. A pregnant woman who was dependent on methamphetamine arrived at the hospital in labor. She showed an image of graffiti spray-painted on a bridge in downtown Denver that read “Have your baby at Lutheran.” She was scared,…

The Conversation

How building a new hospital cost this rural Texas town a place to deliver babies

Olney Hamilton Hospital joins the nearly 60% of rural Texas hospitals that do not deliver babies, leaving large swaths of the state without a nearby place to give birth.

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Is childbirth really safer for women and babies in private hospitals?

A study published this week in the international obstetrics and gynaecology journal BJOG has raised concerns among women due to give birth in Australia’s public hospitals.

The Conversation

Safe seat syndrome? Why some hospitals get upgrades and others miss out

On his campaign trail, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged A$200 million to upgrade St John of God Midland Public Hospital in Perth. He promised more beds and operating theatres, and a redesigned obstetrics and neonatal unit.

The Conversation

Finding maternity care for rural women

One study found 52% of rural hospitals lacked obstetrics care after more than a decade of unit closures

Salon

Why India’s stillbirths are still not counted properly

“In our out-patient department, we get so many patients who have had stillbirths in the past,” said Tamkin Khan, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at Aligarh Muslim University. “Every third patient has had a stillbirth – one time, two times, sometimes three times.”

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I once worked with wombs and now I specialise in death. I learned the end is as sacred as the beginning

There are many commonalities between obstetrics and palliative care. At the core of each is hope

The Guardian - AU

How an anti-abortion doctor joined Texas’ maternal mortality committee

Dr. Ingrid Skop, a San Antonio OB-GYN, was chosen to represent rural areas over an obstetrics nurse from the Rio Grande Valley.

The Texas Tribune

Rural hospitals now face baby bust

Salon

Doctor charged with indecently assaulting woman

An obstetrics and gynaecology doctor has been charged with indecently assaulting a woman during a medical procedure in Western Australia.

AAP

Khaja Banda Nawaz Teaching and General Hospital launches free institutional delivery services

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Khaja Bande Nawaz Teaching and General Hospital (KBNT&GH) in Kalaburagi city has launched a free institutional delivery of newborn babies at its facility from May 1. The hospital has decided to extend the free maternity services to the entire Kalyana Karnataka region.

The Hindu

How bad is maternal mortality in the U.S.? A new study says it's been overestimated

The peer-reviewed study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology says a pregnancy checkbox on national death certificates inflates the death rate.

WEKU

Our Body review – a brave, unblinking, hospital’s-eye view of women’s health

Documentarist Claire Simon films women, including herself, receiving care in a women’s health, obstetrics and gynaecology ward at a Parisian hospital

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Family doctors vs. the maternity crisis

More than half of all rural counties in the United States have no hospital services for delivering babies

WEKU

Can family doctors deliver rural America from its maternal health crisis?

More than half of American counties don't have an obstetrician. Family physicians, working in teams with proper support, could be the answer to the crisis in rural obstetric care.

The Hindu

Trans person undergoes hysterectomy at OGH

.23-yr-old trans-male Sompelly Soni underwent laparoscopic-assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy at Osmania General Hospital. Endocrinology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, General Surgery & Anesthesia teams provided quality care. Informed consent was obtained. Post-op, patient was in stable condition. OGH's commitment to diverse healthcare needs of transgender individuals marks stride in inclusive & patient-centric care.

The Guardian - UK

Closure of maternity wards fuels Chinese debate over population decline

Recent shutdown of obstetrics units not officially linked with falling birth rate – but online commentators speculate

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‘I was shocked’: Catholic-run public hospitals refuse to provide birth control and abortion

Publicly funded Catholic hospitals across Australia are using the cover of religion to opt out of providing reproductive care – and experts say it has created a ‘postcode lottery’ for access to services

The Canberra Times

'Chronic understaffing': Obstetrics, gynaecology hospital dept at risk

Staff feel burnt out and disrespected, a damning review has found.

The Guardian - US

‘We weren’t meant to be criminals’: the gynecologists training out of state post-Roe

As abortion bans sweep the nation, OB-GYN residents rotate to abortion-supportive states to meet their program requirements

The Canberra Times

Culture an 'ongoing matter of concern' in obstetrics

Training accreditation in the unit has been reviewed.

The Hindu

Basaveshwar Hospital launches free institutional delivery scheme called Matru Sanjeevini

To commemorate the 101st birth anniversary of Mahadevappa Rampure, founder president of Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society (HKES), the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Basaveshwar Teaching and General Hospital (BTGH) run by HKES in Kalaburagi, has launched a new scheme called Matru Sajeevini providing free institutional delivery.

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Dramas 'This is Going to Hurt', 'The Responder' Lead BAFTA TV Nominations

Medical comedy-drama "This is Going to Hurt" and police series "The Responder" led nominations for Britain's BAFTA Television Awards on Wednesday, receiving six nods each, while live coverage of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee and her state funeral were also recognized. Based on former doctor Adam Kay's memoir and set on…

Tribune News Service

OB-GYN workforce shortages could worsen maternal health crisis

WASHINGTON — A patchwork of state laws in the aftermath of a Supreme Court decision overturning the right to an abortion, combined with pandemic-related burnout and low reimbursement rates, could exacerbate an already looming national shortage of obstetrician-gynecologists, experts say.

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