Maternal COVID-19 infection increases risks of preterm birth, low birth weight and stillbirth

by Institute for Systems BiologyCreative rendition of SARS-CoV-2 particles (not to scale). Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIHPeople who contracted COVID-19 while pregna

Updated on: April 19,2024 14

Maternal COVID-19 infection increases risks of preterm birth, low birth weight and stillbirth

by Institute for Systems BiologyCreative rendition of SARS-CoV-2 particles (not to scale). Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIHPeople who contracted COVID-19 while pregna

Updated on:April 19,2024 14

Studies find Oregon's Medicaid expansion improved prenatal care access, birth outcomes

by Oregon State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA pair of recent studies from Oregon State University found that Oregon's Medicaid expansion in 2014 has led to increased prenatal care amon

Updated on: June 07,2024 6

Studies find Oregon's Medicaid expansion improved prenatal care access, birth outcomes

by Oregon State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA pair of recent studies from Oregon State University found that Oregon's Medicaid expansion in 2014 has led to increased prenatal care amon

Updated on:June 07,2024 6

Study offers reassurance on COVID shots, women's periods

by Lauran NeergaardA woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine injection by a pharmacist at a clinic in Lawrence, Mass., on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, Research published Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2022, tracked nearly

Updated on: May 18,2024 8

Study offers reassurance on COVID shots, women's periods

by Lauran NeergaardA woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine injection by a pharmacist at a clinic in Lawrence, Mass., on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, Research published Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2022, tracked nearly

Updated on:May 18,2024 8

Surprising patterns in infant growth after gestational diabetes exposure challenge current views on obesity risk

byUniversity of Texas at AustinResearchers found that infants exposed to gestational diabetes in utero had surprising growth paterns in their first year of life. Credit: The University of Texas

Updated on: November 24,2024 0

Surprising patterns in infant growth after gestational diabetes exposure challenge current views on obesity risk

byUniversity of Texas at AustinResearchers found that infants exposed to gestational diabetes in utero had surprising growth paterns in their first year of life. Credit: The University of Texas

Updated on:November 24,2024 0

'Placenta-on-a-chip' mimics malaria-infected nutrient exchange between mother and fetus

by Florida Atlantic University(a) Overview of the method for modeling placenta malaria in the 3-lane OrganoPlate platform. (b) Flow generation in the microfluidic channels by rocking the OrganoPl

Updated on: March 12,2024 17

'Placenta-on-a-chip' mimics malaria-infected nutrient exchange between mother and fetus

by Florida Atlantic University(a) Overview of the method for modeling placenta malaria in the 3-lane OrganoPlate platform. (b) Flow generation in the microfluidic channels by rocking the OrganoPl

Updated on:March 12,2024 17

Study finds family physicians deliver babies in majority of rural hospitals

by Rachel Sauer,CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the heart of a city, the distances in rural communities may be difficult to envision. The space between neighbors ca

Updated on: June 05,2024 7

Study finds family physicians deliver babies in majority of rural hospitals

by Rachel Sauer,CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the heart of a city, the distances in rural communities may be difficult to envision. The space between neighbors ca

Updated on:June 05,2024 7

Study finds common cold virus can infect the placenta

by Keith Brannon,Tulane UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers have shown that a common cold virus can infect cells derived from human placentas, suggesting that it may be possible for t

Updated on: May 31,2024 6

Study finds common cold virus can infect the placenta

by Keith Brannon,Tulane UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers have shown that a common cold virus can infect cells derived from human placentas, suggesting that it may be possible for t

Updated on:May 31,2024 6

Preterm births more likely when dads live in lower income areas

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainLifelong lower socioeconomic status of fathers, as defined by early life and adulthood neighborhood income,

Updated on: March 05,2024 13

Preterm births more likely when dads live in lower income areas

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainLifelong lower socioeconomic status of fathers, as defined by early life and adulthood neighborhood income,

Updated on:March 05,2024 13

Likely lower risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes from SARS-CoV-2 than previously feared

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 is likely lower than several earlier studies have sugge

Updated on: March 05,2024 16

Likely lower risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes from SARS-CoV-2 than previously feared

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 is likely lower than several earlier studies have sugge

Updated on:March 05,2024 16

How a San Diego doctor led the antiabortion movement to embrace controversial pill 'reversal'

by Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTwo months before the U.S. Supreme Court shot down an attempt to ban abortion medication, a San Diego County doctor who was a plai

Updated on: July 08,2024 0

How a San Diego doctor led the antiabortion movement to embrace controversial pill 'reversal'

by Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTwo months before the U.S. Supreme Court shot down an attempt to ban abortion medication, a San Diego County doctor who was a plai

Updated on:July 08,2024 0

Alomst 70 percent of 103 genes linked to prenatal death affect the placenta

by Babraham InstituteCells in a healthy placenta (from mice), the exchange surface between mother and baby is shown in green. Credit: Perez-Garcia, Fineberg et al.The role of the placenta in heal

Updated on: March 09,2024 14

Alomst 70 percent of 103 genes linked to prenatal death affect the placenta

by Babraham InstituteCells in a healthy placenta (from mice), the exchange surface between mother and baby is shown in green. Credit: Perez-Garcia, Fineberg et al.The role of the placenta in heal

Updated on:March 09,2024 14

Study finds women's birth choices more likely to be supported by a midwife

by Western Sydney UniversityCredit: PixabayMany women believe that once they've had a caesarean, they are not able to give birth vaginally.They may have been told that a previous caesarean ad

Updated on: June 05,2024 8

Study finds women's birth choices more likely to be supported by a midwife

by Western Sydney UniversityCredit: PixabayMany women believe that once they've had a caesarean, they are not able to give birth vaginally.They may have been told that a previous caesarean ad

Updated on:June 05,2024 8