Health
Mississippi imposes 15-week abortion ban; nation's toughest
Mississippi's governor signed a law Monday banning most abortions after 15 weeks' gestations, the tightest restrictions in the nation.
Mar 19, 2018
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News tagged with unborn child
Obstetrics & gynaecology
How the placenta can shed light on HIV mothers and their babies
In many parts of the world, the human placenta (the after birth) is discarded once a baby is born and considered waste. The focus is on the child and the new mother.
Feb 6, 2018
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Health
Ireland to hold referendum on lifting abortion ban in 2018
Ireland's prime minister says the country will hold a referendum on lifting its constitutional ban on abortion in May or June.
Sep 26, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mother's stress affects the baby through amniotic fluid
If the mother is stressed over a longer period of time during pregnancy, the concentration of stress hormones in amniotic fluid rises, as proven by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Zurich. Short-term ...
May 29, 2017
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Pediatrics
A mother's touch may help to bond with unborn babies
Babies may be able to recognise their mother's touch while still in the womb, helping them to bond even before birth, according to new research carried out at the University of Dundee.
May 15, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Turning a toxoplasma protein into a tool against infection
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease that most severely affects people with a weakened immune system. Caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, it spreads due to consumption of undercooked meat and exposure to cat faeces. ...
May 10, 2017
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Medical research
Dangerous generalisations in medical research
Drugs are taboo during pregnancy. That's the guiding principle. But the reality is different. According to an international study that was published in 2014 in the British Medical Journal, 80 percent of all women take drugs ...
Mar 15, 2017
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Neuroscience
Families have some answers on genetic disorder
Research is giving answers to more than 1500 Australians with a rare and debilitating genetic disorder that caused their brains to develop unusually.
Dec 14, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
DEET repellents safe in pregnancy to prevent Zika, researchers say
(HealthDay)—DEET insect repellents won't harm a pregnant woman or her fetus when used as instructed to prevent infection with the Zika virus, a new research analysis suggests.
Oct 11, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Thais probe babies with microcephaly for Zika link (Update)
Thai doctors are running tests to see whether Zika was the cause of microcephaly in two babies whose mothers are infected with the mosquito-borne virus, a health official said Wednesday.
Sep 28, 2016
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