Blood test for pregnant women can predict premature birth

by Stanford University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new blood test for pregnant women detects with 75-80 percent accuracy whether their pregnancies will end in premature birth. The techniq

Updated on: April 18,2024

Blood test for pregnant women can predict premature birth

by Stanford University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new blood test for pregnant women detects with 75-80 percent accuracy whether their pregnancies will end in premature birth. The techniq

Updated on:April 18,2024

Prescribing aspirin in early pregnancy could be key in battle against pre-eclampsia

by David Kearns,University College DublinA third of all babies born to mothers with preeclampsia arrive prematurely. Credit: Jaap VermeulenThe current approach in Ireland of screening expectant

Updated on: April 07,2024

Prescribing aspirin in early pregnancy could be key in battle against pre-eclampsia

by David Kearns,University College DublinA third of all babies born to mothers with preeclampsia arrive prematurely. Credit: Jaap VermeulenThe current approach in Ireland of screening expectant

Updated on:April 07,2024

Study challenges safety concerns over planned home births for low-risk pregnancies

byOregon State UniversityKāla Noel captured this image of the Wagar family welcoming their baby at a planned home birth. Credit: Melissa Cheyney, professor in the OSU College of Liberal Arts and

Updated on: November 24,2024

Study challenges safety concerns over planned home births for low-risk pregnancies

byOregon State UniversityKāla Noel captured this image of the Wagar family welcoming their baby at a planned home birth. Credit: Melissa Cheyney, professor in the OSU College of Liberal Arts and

Updated on:November 24,2024

Pregnancy linked to higher risk of death from traumatic injury, study finds

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainStudies have found that one in six pregnant women have been abused by a partner - beaten, stabbed, shot, o

Updated on: June 07,2024

Pregnancy linked to higher risk of death from traumatic injury, study finds

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainStudies have found that one in six pregnant women have been abused by a partner - beaten, stabbed, shot, o

Updated on:June 07,2024

Analysis suggests 2021 Texas abortion ban resulted in nearly 9,800 more live births in year after law went into effect

byJohns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a research letter published online today inJAMA, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloombe

Updated on: January 18,2024

Analysis suggests 2021 Texas abortion ban resulted in nearly 9,800 more live births in year after law went into effect

byJohns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a research letter published online today inJAMA, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloombe

Updated on:January 18,2024

Climate change could be impacting Australian babies' birthweight for gestational age

by Samuel Jeremic,Curtin UniversityAdjusted HRs of SGA and LGA associated with the weekly specific UTCI over the 12-wk preconception (−11 to 0) through to gestational week at delivery (1 to 42)

Updated on: January 12,2024

Climate change could be impacting Australian babies' birthweight for gestational age

by Samuel Jeremic,Curtin UniversityAdjusted HRs of SGA and LGA associated with the weekly specific UTCI over the 12-wk preconception (−11 to 0) through to gestational week at delivery (1 to 42)

Updated on:January 12,2024

Grandchild's stillbirth risk linked to grandma's weight

by Juan Ochoa,University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearch has shown that pregnant women with a body mass index of 30 or higher face a greater chance of experiencing a stillbi

Updated on: January 13,2024

Grandchild's stillbirth risk linked to grandma's weight

by Juan Ochoa,University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearch has shown that pregnant women with a body mass index of 30 or higher face a greater chance of experiencing a stillbi

Updated on:January 13,2024

Time-lapse imaging for embryo selection in IVF does not improve the odds of live birth, large study finds

byQueen Mary, University of LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA randomized controlled trial looked at in-vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes in the UK and Hong Kong. The results, published inT

Updated on: July 25,2024

Time-lapse imaging for embryo selection in IVF does not improve the odds of live birth, large study finds

byQueen Mary, University of LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA randomized controlled trial looked at in-vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes in the UK and Hong Kong. The results, published inT

Updated on:July 25,2024

South Florida's HIV dilemma: How to prevent babies from being born with the disease

by Cindy Krischer Goodman, South Florida Sun-SentinelCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs the international community observes World AIDS Day on Friday, doctors in South Florida confront a challenging reality:

Updated on: January 13,2024

South Florida's HIV dilemma: How to prevent babies from being born with the disease

by Cindy Krischer Goodman, South Florida Sun-SentinelCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs the international community observes World AIDS Day on Friday, doctors in South Florida confront a challenging reality:

Updated on:January 13,2024

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup weedkiller, is showing up in pregnant women living near farm fields

by Cynthia Curl and Carly Hyland,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLiving near farmland can significantly increase people's exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in th

Updated on: January 13,2024

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup weedkiller, is showing up in pregnant women living near farm fields

by Cynthia Curl and Carly Hyland,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLiving near farmland can significantly increase people's exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in th

Updated on:January 13,2024