Real-life – the right care at the right time

Taboos persist around medicine and medical care for women during pregnancy, while evidence-based information is limited or often incomplete. The sad reality is that every day, women across the world are denied basic medical care because they are pregnant.  ...

Are opioids safe during pregnancy? Research continues

Opioids are commonly used drugs for conditions such as chronic pain but little accurate information is available regarding the impact of their use during pregnancy.    There is limited knowledge of the damaging effects incurred by opioids during pregnancy in...

Pregnancy and information – navigation help needed

Pregnancy can be a stressful time, full of unknowns, particularly for the first-time mother. Digging through the information available to find the most accurate and appropriate advice for your own situation can be extremely difficult.   The World Health...

Pregnancy after breast cancer treatment is safe

Many women are able to become pregnant after breast cancer, but the residual effects of the disease and its intensive medical treatments  has put a question mark over the risk of the cancer returning. Thankfully it was determined in 2017 that pregnancy after breast...