Small non-coding RNA molecules, called microRNAs (miRNAs), found and measured in the blood plasma of asymptomatic pregnant women may predict development of preeclampsia, a condition characterized by high blood pressure and ...
May 19, 2020
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Mothers who have high blood pressure are more likely to have babies with slightly different-shaped hearts, a finding that could impact future cardiovascular care for those women and their children, according to a new study.
Apr 30, 2020
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(HealthDay)—While quitting smoking during the first trimester slightly decreases the risk for low birth weight in newborns, any duration of maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with low birth weight and abnormal ...
Apr 21, 2020
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"So, being pregnant and delivering in a pandemic … what's that gonna look like?"
Mar 30, 2020
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Babies exposed to malaria in the womb can suffer low birth weight and miscarriages, but a new study has found a common arthritis drug could put an end to the scourge of placental malaria.
Mar 20, 2020
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Federal and state ministers will meet tomorrow to decide whether to compel alcohol manufacturers to include clear labels on all alcohol products that warn against the harms of drinking while pregnant.
Mar 19, 2020
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Infants can become infected with the new coronavirus, but their bouts with COVID-19 appear to be milder than those of older folks and people with chronic health problems, experts say.
Mar 16, 2020
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Babies born with low birth weights are more likely to have poor cardiorespiratory fitness later in life than their normal-weight peers, according to a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and published ...
Jan 31, 2020
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U.S. birth weights have fallen significantly in recent decades due to soaring rates of cesarean deliveries and inductions which have shortened the average pregnancy by about a week, new CU Boulder research shows.
Jan 30, 2020
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Using the popular painkiller acetaminophen just before pregnancy could lead to babies born smaller than usual for their gestational age or with a lower birth weight, a new study by University of Toronto researchers suggests.
Jan 28, 2020
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