General surgery safe for pregnant women, study concludes

Being pregnant doesn’t increase the risks associated with general surgery, suggests a new study. But will these findings make some headway in clearing up the long-standing debate over the safety of undergoing general surgical operations while pregnant? Until now,...

The future of pregnancy and medication

Lode Dewulf has studied and practiced medicine and worked in the pharmaceutical industry for more than 25 years. Outspoken on the rights of pregnant women to receive information and treatment, Dr. Dewulf took part in the recent European Gender Medicine Network...

An interdisciplinary approach to cancer in pregnancy

Dr. Frédéric Amant is at the forefront of cancer and pregnancy research and a member of the Pregnancy and Medicine Initiative advisory board. As part of an international expert panel, Amant meets colleagues from around the world at five-year intervals to discuss the...

PTSD a pregnancy risk, medicated or not

Alongside growing global diagnoses of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is on the rise, affecting around 10% of women over their lifetime and, significantly, most prevalent among women of childbearing age. Together with those who begin pregnancy...