Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows language development starts in the womb
A month before they are born, fetuses carried by American mothers-to-be can distinguish between someone speaking to them in English and Japanese.
Jul 18, 2017
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News tagged with fetal heart rate
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study finds maternal pulse recording during childbirth reduces risk of encephalopathy in newborns
Cardiotocography (CTG) refers to the electronic recording of the fetal heart rate and uterine contractions. Fetal heart rate recorded through the mother's abdomen is the most commonly used fetal monitoring method during childbirth.
Jan 30, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Clinical trial targets fetal heart disorder detection in pregnant women
Some individuals with anti-Ro/SSA antibodies (anti–Sjögren's-syndrome–related antigen A autoantibodies, also called anti-Ro antibodies) have autoimmune diseases such as lupus or Sjögren's syndrome, but many have no ...
Nov 10, 2023
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Diabetes
Gestational diabetes increases the risk of fetal hypoxia during labor
In Finland, every fifth mother was diagnosed with gestational diabetes in 2019. The condition increases the mother's risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the future. However, the most significant consequence of gestational ...
Jun 22, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New and improved drug to counter spinal anesthesia blues during C-sections
Today, deliveries via cesarean sections (or c-sections) have become quite common globally. Sometimes, c-sections are a medical necessity when normal deliveries become risky either for the mother or the baby. At other times, ...
May 7, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Simple fetal heartbeat monitoring still best to reduce unnecessary cesarean sections
Newer is not always better; a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) led by researchers at the University of Warwick shows that simple fetal heartbeat monitoring is still the best method for determining whether ...
Apr 6, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Non-invasive fetal oxygen monitor could make for safer deliveries
A device to directly measure blood oxygen saturation in a fetus during labor has been developed by researchers at the University of California, Davis. By providing better information about the health of a fetus right before ...
Jun 17, 2020
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Cardiology
Research in sheep suggests possible early test for fetal heart health
Changes in heart rate, due to low oxygen conditions, experienced by the fetus during pregnancy, could be used to predict the future heart health of babies, shows research published in the Journal of Physiology today.
Dec 5, 2019
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Medical research
Fetal heart rate research uses big data to reduce childbirth risks
Giving birth to a child can be described as a sacred, spiritual and life-changing experience. It can also be fraught with pain, fear, complications and injury to both child and mother. For Dr. Steve Corns, associate professor ...
Mar 6, 2018
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Neuroscience
Immune system activation in pregnant women can shape brain development in their babies
A landmark study published in the Journal of Neuroscience on February 26 reveals that activation of a pregnant mother's immune system can affect her baby's brain development. A team of researchers led by Bradley Peterson, ...
Feb 26, 2018
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