News tagged with fetal growth


Standing for long periods during pregnancy may curb fetal growth

Standing for long periods during pregnancy may curb the growth of the developing fetus, suggests research published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jun 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Blood test for pregnant women could predict risk of having dangerously small babies

Researchers from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) have found a protein in the blood of pregnant women that can predict if they are likely to have a fetus that doesn't grow ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Same gene that stunts infants' growth also makes them grow too big: research

UCLA geneticists have identified the mutation responsible for IMAGe* syndrome, a rare disorder that stunts infants' growth. The twist? The mutation occurs on the same gene that causes Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, which makes ...

Genetics created May 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Early-life risk factors for non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Factors influencing early life non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) incidence include family characteristics, high fetal growth, older maternal age, low birth order, and male gender, according to a study published May 22 in the Journal of ...

Cancer created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Excess maternal weight before and during pregnancy can result in larger babies

Excess weight in pregnant women, both before pregnancy and gained during pregnancy, is the main predictor of whether mothers will have larger than average babies, which can result in increased risk of cesarean section or ...

Pediatrics created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Slow-growing babies more likely in normal-weight women; Less common in obese pregnancies

Obesity during pregnancy puts women at higher risk of a multitude of challenges. But, according to a new study presented earlier this month at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine annual convention, fetal growth ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Potential biomarkers linked to UTI-related pregnancy complications identified

Investigators in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital have developed a mouse model in which a mother's urinary tract infection negatively affects the offspring, an occurrence anecdotally observed in humans. ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Deadly carbon monoxide prevents miscarriage

Heme oxygenase-1 is essential for the growth of blood vessels in the placenta and in establishing blood flow in the umbilical cord. Too little HO-1 can lead to a restriction in the growth of the fetus and even in fetal death ...

Medical research created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Complications of blood cancers make termination advisable at early stages of pregnancy

Lymphoma is the fourth most common cancer in pregnancy, affecting one in 6000 pregnancies. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, acute leukaemia, and other blood cancers, while also rare, can also occur in pregnancy. The need for urgent ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research shows C-section not always best for babies

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, ...

Health created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study finds prior preterm delivery indicates subsequent baby will be small even if carried to term

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 findings that indicate that women who deliver their first baby ...

Health created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Accelerated infant growth increases risk of future asthma symptoms in children

Accelerated growth in the first three months of life, but not fetal growth, is associated with an increased risk of asthma symptoms in young children, according to a new study from The Generation R Study Group at Erasmus ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smaller sibling protein calls the shots in cell division

Scientists have found at least one instance when the smaller sibling gets to call the shots and cancer patients may one day benefit.

Medical research created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Risk of disease partially set in womb, scientists say

Pregnant women sacrifice many of life's simple pleasures - caffeine, sushi, a glass of wine - in the hope that their baby will be born healthy. But according to a provocative new field of research, what happens during pregnancy ...

Health created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Premature birth may increase risk of epilepsy later in life

Being born prematurely may increase your risk of developing epilepsy as an adult, according to a new study published in the October 4, 2011, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Neuroscience created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0