International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2025: Taking Action to End Gender-Based Violence
What methods people use and/or have heard of others using for self-managed abortion (SMA) prior to coming to a health facility for abortion care. 4.2% respondends had attempted SMA, and 25% had heard of others attempting SMA. The most frequently attempted methods for self-management were taking herbs and/or vitamins (31% each) or hitting oneself/being hit (22.5%).
"Celebrating Women in Process Intensification.
This special issue highlights and celebrates the diversity of career pathways of women in process intensification. This perspective article explores individuals research field."
The authors in this voices piece contributed to genetic research on non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) on an Asian cohort, as both pregnant women and non-European populations are under-represented in genomics datasets.
A study of maternal genetics, milk composition and the infant faecal microbiome. The results show how an improved understanding of the genetics and genomics of human milk connects lactation biology with maternal and infant health.
Pre-conception vaccination, particularly with mRNA vaccines, is associated with significant reductions in adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Analysis of the research used as a basis for clinical guideline development underscores the insufficient consideration of sex and gender in the primary evidence base informing the 2019 ESC guideline recommendations for chronic coronary syndromes. The underrepresentation of women in cardiovascular research and guideline development poses challenges for accurately discerning possible sex- and gender-specific effects and tailoring recommendations to diverse patient needs. Addressing these gaps requires explicitly integrating sex and gender considerations into study designs and guideline creation processes and promoting inclusivity to optimize clinical care provision and improve outcomes for all individuals affected by ischemic heart diseases.
The chief implication of this study for public policy is to support recommendations towards high-priority vaccination against COVID-19 in pregnant women to avoid high risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes from COVID-19 especially in the 3rd trimester.
The main public health implication of all the available evidence is that COVID-19 vaccination is to be recommended to all women of reproductive age, especially those intending to become pregnant within a year.
The number of women referred to a clinic with pregnancy-associated cancer will increase as NIPT providers will be able to better recognize malignant-suspicious NIPT from foetal aneuploidy screening. Reporting malignancy suspicious-NIPT results may be a step forward in detecting cancers and could enable an earlier diagnosis and start of cancer therapy, especially for haematological malignancies and advanced solid tumours.
