True burden of stillbirths in Europe vastly underestimated

by City University LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe burden of stillbirth has been underestimated by at least a third because of recommendations to report only stillbirths from 28 weeks' ges

Updated on: March 07,2024

True burden of stillbirths in Europe vastly underestimated

by City University LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe burden of stillbirth has been underestimated by at least a third because of recommendations to report only stillbirths from 28 weeks' ges

Updated on:March 07,2024

Epidemiologist updates and validates 'gold standard' of prenatal physical activity tools

byUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher has updated and validated the widely used Pregnancy Physical

Updated on: February 18,2024

Epidemiologist updates and validates 'gold standard' of prenatal physical activity tools

byUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher has updated and validated the widely used Pregnancy Physical

Updated on:February 18,2024

Researchers identify proteins that prevent COVID-19 transmission through the placenta

by Boston Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Boston Medical Center's Maxwell Finland Laboratory for Infectious Diseases have identified properties in placenta tissue that

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers identify proteins that prevent COVID-19 transmission through the placenta

by Boston Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Boston Medical Center's Maxwell Finland Laboratory for Infectious Diseases have identified properties in placenta tissue that

Updated on:May 23,2024

Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? An immunologist answers 3 questions

by William Petri,The ConversationI am a physician, and I just got my first shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Credit: William Petri,CC BY-SAThis week, I was vaccinated against COVID-19 w

Updated on: April 18,2024

Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? An immunologist answers 3 questions

by William Petri,The ConversationI am a physician, and I just got my first shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Credit: William Petri,CC BY-SAThis week, I was vaccinated against COVID-19 w

Updated on:April 18,2024

Prenatal care in first trimester for majority of 2016 U.S. births

(HealthDay)—Overall, 77.1 percent of women who gave birth in 2016 initiated prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a report published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control a

Updated on: March 12,2024

Prenatal care in first trimester for majority of 2016 U.S. births

(HealthDay)—Overall, 77.1 percent of women who gave birth in 2016 initiated prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a report published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control a

Updated on:March 12,2024

Research lays the groundwork for a lifesaving group B strep vaccine

by Jennifer Micale,Binghamton UniversityAn image of a mother holding a baby Image Credit: Pixabay.One in five pregnant women carry Streptococcus agalactiae (group B strep or GBS) in the vaginal

Updated on: May 31,2024

Research lays the groundwork for a lifesaving group B strep vaccine

by Jennifer Micale,Binghamton UniversityAn image of a mother holding a baby Image Credit: Pixabay.One in five pregnant women carry Streptococcus agalactiae (group B strep or GBS) in the vaginal

Updated on:May 31,2024

2016 US election result preceded fall in proportion of boys born in Canada

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe 2016 US presidential election result, which brought Donald Trump to power, was associated with a temporary fall in the proportion of boys to

Updated on: April 11,2024

2016 US election result preceded fall in proportion of boys born in Canada

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe 2016 US presidential election result, which brought Donald Trump to power, was associated with a temporary fall in the proportion of boys to

Updated on:April 11,2024

Studying intranasal human milk as stem cell therapy in preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage

by American Pediatric SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study demonstrates that intranasal human milk is a safe and feasible intervention for intraventricular hemorrhage, a serious cause of m

Updated on: March 09,2024

Studying intranasal human milk as stem cell therapy in preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage

by American Pediatric SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study demonstrates that intranasal human milk is a safe and feasible intervention for intraventricular hemorrhage, a serious cause of m

Updated on:March 09,2024

Maternal labor epidural analgesia may be linked to autism in children

by Elana GotkineMaternal labor epidural analgesia (LEA) was associated with an increased risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among offspring, according to a study published online July 21 in

Updated on: January 19,2024

Maternal labor epidural analgesia may be linked to autism in children

by Elana GotkineMaternal labor epidural analgesia (LEA) was associated with an increased risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among offspring, according to a study published online July 21 in

Updated on:January 19,2024

Religious hospitals often fail to supply adequate family planning training

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: CC0 Public DomainNearly half of all Catholic and other religious hospitals fail to comply with required abortion and family planning training for obstetrics a

Updated on: March 16,2024

Religious hospitals often fail to supply adequate family planning training

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: CC0 Public DomainNearly half of all Catholic and other religious hospitals fail to comply with required abortion and family planning training for obstetrics a

Updated on:March 16,2024