News tagged with neonatal morbidity


Coffee and tea during pregnancy affect fetal growth

Drinking just two cups of coffee a day is associated with the risk of low birth weight. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have conducted a study on 59,000 women in collaboration with the ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds planned C-sections provide no advantage over planned vaginal birth of twins

In a study to be presented on February 14 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, researchers will report findings that suggest that planned birthing of twins ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Use of anti-depressants during pregnancy not linked with increased risk of stillbirth, infant death

In a study that included nearly 30,000 women from Nordic countries who had filled a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) prescription during pregnancy, researchers found no significant association between use of ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jan 01, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Preeclampsia poses a significant long-term health risk: study

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have determined that preeclampsia is a significant risk factor for long-term health issues, such as chronic hypertension and hospitalizations later in life. The findings ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vaginal progesterone reduces preterm birth, neonatal morbidity and mortality in women at risk

Women with a short cervix should be treated with vaginal progesterone to prevent preterm birth, according to a landmark study by leading obstetricians around the world. Vaginal progesterone decreased the rate of preterm birth ...

Other created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Surviving premature babies in Malawi continue to have poor growth rates and development delay

A detailed study from Malawi, published in this week's PLoS Medicine, shows that during the first 2 years of life, infants who were born prematurely (before 37 weeks gestation) continue to have a higher risk of death than i ...

Health created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0