Health
Educated women increasingly likely to have 1st baby before marriage
College-educated women are much more likely than ever before to have a first child outside of marriage, a new Johns Hopkins University study finds.
Sep 6, 2021
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News tagged with birth
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Maternal gum disease may be connected to preterm birth
Women with preterm births may be more likely to have gum disease compared to those with full-term births, according to research presented at EuroPerio10, the world's leading congress in periodontology and implant dentistry ...
Jun 17, 2022
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Diabetes
Exposure to a group of widely used 'forever chemicals' may increase diabetes risk in middle-aged women
A new study published in Diabetologia finds that exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—a large and diverse group of industrial chemicals found in many everyday products—is associated with an increased ...
Apr 12, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
What influence's a pregnant woman's choice in where to give birth?
A new analysis in Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care has identified several factors that influence women's decisions about where to give birth—such as in birth centers, in the home, or in hospitals.
Apr 20, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
SARS‐CoV‐2 infection during pregnancy linked to higher risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in male infants
New research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of Mass General Brigham (MGB), found that males but not females born to mothers with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection during pregnancy were ...
Mar 23, 2023
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Neuroscience
Newborn babies' brains reveal new insights in child development
Researchers publishing in Nature Human Behaviour, looked at how different (asymmetrical) the left and right side of babies' brains were in terms of their shape and patterns of brain activity to establish a benchmark for future ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Twin mothers aren't more fertile—just luckier
Twin births aren't exactly common. In humans, they occur in one to three percent of all births.
Aug 2, 2022
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Genetics
Placenta is a dumping ground for genetic defects
In the first study of the genomic architecture of the human placenta, scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Cambridge and their collaborators have confirmed that the normal structure of the placenta ...
Mar 10, 2021
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Medical research
Probiotic company finds links between youthful gut microbiota and potential centenarians
With a growing body of scientific evidence illustrating the influence of gut microbiota on human health, researchers from AIage Life Science, a probiotics manufacturer in China, investigated the microflora inhabiting the ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Menstrual cups: Why the recent increase in popularity?
Not quite sure what a menstrual cup is or how it works? You're not alone. Menstrual cups have been around since the early 1930s, but use has only recently gained popularity.
Sep 2, 2022
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