Top in women’s health: Mental health of women caregivers; AI and congenital heart defects
Healio spoke with Marvell Adams Jr., CEO of Caregiver Action Network, about how women caregivers are more likely to experience emotional distress and mental health issues compared with men.
According to Adams, of 2.5 million people in the United States who care for an older family member and a child, about 60% are women. Women caregivers are twice as likely to report stress from caregiving compared with men and are much more likely to reduce work hours, take lower-paying jobs or leave the workforce entirely, Adams said.
However, resources are available for this group.
“Caregiver Action Network has a wide array of tools, resources, educational materials and trainings available at caregiveraction.org,” Adams told Healio. “Whether that person is having their own mental health struggles that day, are trying to figure out a new Medicare plan they are switching to or they are looking for support and care for their loved one, they could reach out to Caregiver Action Network’s help desk through our website, by calling our toll-free number or via online web chat.”
It was the top story in women’s health last week.
In another top story, researchers at The Pregnancy Meeting reported that an AI software system significantly improved sensitivity and specificity compared with 2D scans for ultrasound detection of fetal congenital heart defects.
Read these and more top stories in women’s health below:
Q&A: ‘Doing the lion’s share’: Mental health strain more common for women caregivers
Women caregivers are more likely to report emotional stress, struggles with work-life balance and depression or anxiety compared with men, but there are resources available to help. Read more.
AI software improves ultrasound detection of congenital heart defects in pregnancy
An AI software system trained to detect findings suspicious for fetal congenital heart defects significantly improved sensitivity and specificity compared with unaided reviews of 2D scans, researchers reported at The Pregnancy Meeting. Read more.
Elevated BP in early postmenopause tied to higher white matter lesion risk
Recently postmenopausal women with elevated blood pressure but no other CVD risk factors were more likely to develop white matter lesions 14 years later, regardless of short-term hormone therapy use, data show. Read more.
Q&A: AI-supported breast cancer screening increases detection rate, reduces workload
AI-supported breast cancer screening increased early-stage cancer detection while reducing radiologists’ workload without increasing false positives, but more research is needed before clinical implementation, according to study results published in Lancet Digital Health. Read more.
Contraceptive implant soon after delivery does not impact breastfeeding success
Women at risk for low milk supply who received an etonogestrel implant as soon as 30 minutes after delivery reported similar breastfeeding success as women who received the contraceptive implant 6 weeks postpartum, researchers reported. Read more.