News tagged with unborn baby


Research suggests transmission of respiratory viruses in utero

The most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections in infants and young children, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), can be transferred during pregnancy to an unborn baby, according to Cleveland Clinic Children's ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fetuses yawn in the womb, according to new research

The 4D scans of 15 healthy fetuses, by Durham and Lancaster Universities, also suggest that yawning is a developmental process which could potentially give doctors another index of a fetus' health.

Medical research created Nov 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Children's body fatness linked to decisions made in the womb

New born human infants have the largest brains among primates, but also the highest proportion of body fat. Before birth, if the supply of nutrients from the mother through the placenta is limited or unbalanced, the developing ...

Medical research created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New method enables sequencing of fetal genomes using only maternal blood sample

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have for the first time sequenced the genome of an unborn baby using only a blood sample from the mother.

Genetics created Jul 04, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Size of baby in womb as an indicator of childhood asthma and allergies

(Medical Xpress) -- In a paper published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the University of Aberdeen team also found links between the rate an unborn baby grows and its ch ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast