http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report that early transplantation of human placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells into the lateral ventricles of neonatal rats with birth-related brain damage is possible, and that the donor cells can survive and migrate in the recipient's brain. The study was designed to have the rat's brain damage mimic brain injury in infants with very low birth weight. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-neurologic-rats-stem-cell-transplant.html Medical research Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:20:01 EST news248073922 Breast cancer in pregnant women is as common as in non-pregnant women of the same age, with no evidence to suggest pregnancy increases the risk of such cancer. In the majority of cases, pregnant women can have their breast cancer treated with surgery or chemotherapy or both, and the aim in most cases should be a normal length pregnancy to avoid the harm to the unborn child that can be caused by premature birth. Termination of the pregnancy does not improve the outcome for the mother. The issues around this delicate subject are discussed in the second paper in The Lancet Series on cancer in pregnancy, written by Dr Frédéric Amant, Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Center, Leuven Cancer Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, and colleagues. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-surgery-chemotherapy-pregnant-women-breast.html Surgery Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:30:03 EST news248008196 The widely-held assumption that a cesarean delivery has no health risks for the baby is being challenged today by new research that found the procedure did not help some preterm babies who were small for gestational age, and may even have contributed to their breathing problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-c-section-babies.html Health Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:45:50 EST news248021141 Mums-to-be who are both overweight and smoke during their pregnancy risk damaging their baby's developing heart, finds research published online in Heart. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-overweight-mothers-pregnant-baby-heart.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:30:02 EST news247149847 (AP) -- Arline MacCormack first heard about DES from her mother when she was 17. Three decades later, MacCormack believes that the drug her mother took to prevent miscarriages caused her to develop breast cancer at age 44. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-boston-lawsuit-des-breast-cancer-link.html Cancer Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:44:14 EST news245263394 (AP) -- Check-ups during pregnancy tend to focus around the waist. But there's growing debate about which mothers-to-be should have a gland in their neck tested, too. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-debate-thyroid-pregnancy.html Health Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:22:14 EST news244714896 (Medical Xpress) -- New research hopes to explain premature births and failed inductions of labour. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-womb.html Medical research Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:50:04 EST news243670893 The nation's preterm birth rate slipped under 12 percent for the first time in nearly a decade, the fourth consecutive year it declined, potentially sparing tens of thousands of babies the serious health consequences of an early birth. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-preterm-birth-percent-lowest-decade.html Health Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:16:21 EST news240765375 Autism researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing have found a link between low birthweight and children diagnosed with autism, reporting premature infants are five times more likely to have autism than children born at normal weights. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-birthweight-infants-autism.html Medical research Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:17:06 EST news238040218 Women with polycystic ovary syndrome are more likely to have problems with pregnancy regardless of whether they are undergoing fertility treatment, claims new research published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-women-polycystic-ovary-syndrome-pregnancy.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:30:02 EST news237733241 A Californian-based study has looked in detail at air quality and the impact of traffic-related air pollution on premature birth. Published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health, results from this study show that traffic-related air pollution, especially polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), is associated with up to a 30% increase in premature births, and that seasonal changes and vicinity to the coast affected concentration of toxic pollutants in the air. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-pregnant-mothers-air-pollution.html Health Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:13:50 EST news237179614 The negative effects that premature birth can have on the lungs of babies could be as severe in moderately premature babies as those born extremely prematurely but may be reversed in their teenage years, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-lung-function-moderately-premature-babies.html Health Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:23:21 EST news236316188 Missing or deformed limbs, clubfoot, facial disorders and gastrointestinal problems are some of the most common birth defects found to be associated with smoking during pregnancy, according to a major new report led by scientists at UCL. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-deformed-limbs-linked-pregnancy.html Health Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:00:03 EST news229615495 Women who are trying to become pregnant should make sure they visit their dentist and brush their teeth regularly, after preliminary research revealed that gum disease potentially can lengthen the time it takes for a woman to become pregnant by an average of an extra two months. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-gum-disease-pregnant.html Dentistry Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:22:38 EST news229080149 In the longest running U.S. study of premature infants who are now 23 years old, University of Rhode Island Professor of Nursing Mary C. Sullivan has found that premature infants are less healthy, have more social and school struggles and face a greater risk of heart-health problems in adulthood. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-uri-nursing-effects-premature-birth.html Health Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:38:00 EST news227378258 Despite significant technological improvements, children reliant on long-term mechanical ventilation often require extensive additional care, including costly hospital stays and emergency visits. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-kids-long-term-ventilation-require-longer.html Health Tue, 24 May 2011 12:00:30 EST news225457150 A dietary supplement containing an amino acid and antioxidant vitamins, given to pregnant women at high risk of pre-eclampsia, can reduce the occurrence of the disease, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-dietary-supplement-pre-eclampsia.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 20 May 2011 02:35:48 EST news225077489 Immigrants living less than five years in Canada are less likely than their Canadian-born counterparts to have premature babies regardless of where they live, according to a new study by St. Michael's Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-immigrants-premature-babies-years-canada.html Health Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:00:05 EST news223209279 Drinking alcohol during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of miscarriage, premature birth, and low birth weight. But there are conflicting reports about how much alcohol, if any, it is safe for a pregnant woman to drink. New research published in Biomed Central's open access journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth looked at the amounts of alcohol women drank during their early pregnancy and showed the effect this had on their babies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-pregnancy-premature-birth.html Health Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:48:38 EST news221712502