Cardiology
Even slightly elevated blood pressure early in pregnancy a bad sign
Even a small increase in blood pressure during your first trimester could spell bigger trouble later in your pregnancy, new research suggests.
Jun 27, 2019
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Health
Innovation could influence a range of reproductive health outcomes
A unique intervaginal ring (IVR) in development by a Swinburne research team aims to enhance vaginal health and reduce instances of the common vaginal health condition, bacterial vaginosis (BV).
Jun 26, 2019
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Health
Preconceptional and prenatal exposure to paternal smoking affects semen quality of adult sons
The adverse effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy is well established and associated with several negative neonatal outcomes (such as low birth weight and preterm birth). It is also evident in some studies that the ...
Jun 25, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Drinking alcohol even at conception damages placenta development: study
Alcohol consumption during pregnancy has been linked to poor growth of the placenta, causing conditions such as fetal growth restriction and low birth weight. Although most women cease drinking once they know they are pregnant, ...
Jun 10, 2019
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Pediatrics
Medicaid expansion cuts racial disparities in preterm births
(HealthDay)—Overall, state Medicaid expansion did not significantly impact rates of low birth weight or preterm birth outcomes from 2011 to 2016, but there were significant improvements in disparities for black infants ...
May 20, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Obesity in early pregnancy linked to pregnancy complications
In a prospective study of 18,481 pregnant women in China who had never given birth before, obesity in early pregnancy was linked to higher risks of spontaneous abortion, preterm birth, and large birth weight in newborns.
May 9, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Migraines may increase risk of pregnancy complications
In a study of women in Denmark with and without migraines who became pregnant, migraines were associated with an increased risk of pregnancy-associated hypertension disorders in the mother. Also, in newborns, maternal migraine ...
May 9, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
No developmental differences in children conceived via assisted reproductive technology
Parents with children conceived via IVF, IUI or using infertility medication can rest assured that treatment has no impact on childhood development.
May 8, 2019
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Pediatrics
Keeping very low birth weight babies warm
Physician-researchers at the 2019 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in Baltimore presented their process of how from 2014 to 2017 they made their NICU a center of excellence for increasing the admission body temperature ...
Apr 29, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study finds that quitting smoking during pregnancy lowers risk of preterm births
There is an important association between maternal cigarette smoking cessation during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth, according to a new Dartmouth-led study published in JAMA Network Open.
Apr 19, 2019
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