How pregnant women are tested for gestational diabetes is changing. Here's what this means for you
How Australian pregnant women are tested for gestational diabetes is set to change, with new national guidelines released today.
Jun 23, 2025
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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms: News and Research on Birth Weight
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Prioritizing prenatal care may decrease low birth weight outcomes
In The Gambia, a small country in West Africa, 1 in 10 newborns have a low birth weight—less than 5.5 pounds—and face daunting challenges. They are more likely to die within a month of birth or in their first year, and ...
Jun 23, 2025
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High birth weight found to be leading risk factor for severe birth injury
High birth weight is the main risk factor for birth injuries to the anal sphincter muscles of the person giving birth, according to a study at the University of Gothenburg. This new method for predicting the risks could improve ...
May 21, 2025
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A child's first five years provide a critical window of opportunity for preventing overweight and obesity
The first five years of a child's life may be key to preventing overweight and obesity in years to come, say the authors of new research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025) held in Malaga, ...
May 12, 2025
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Clinical trial empowers women to choose how to deliver big babies
The findings from The Big Baby Trial led by The University of Warwick, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) and the Perinatal Institute, provide crucial new information to help women choose how ...
May 7, 2025
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Study using simulations highlights power of pooled data in environmental health research
Conflicting findings in environmental epidemiology have long stalled consensus on the health effects of toxic chemicals. A new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health published in the American Journal ...
Apr 28, 2025
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2016 to 2023 saw increase in NICU admission rate
From 2016 to 2023, there was an increase in the rate of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions, according to a March data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics. The research is published in ...
Mar 20, 2025
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Gestational diabetes: What to know during pregnancy
Pregnancy is a time of significant change for a woman's body. Hormones fluctuate, energy levels shift and new challenges arise. One challenge that some women face is gestational diabetes, a condition where blood sugar levels ...
Mar 6, 2025
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Study reveals birthweight inequities among Hispanic subgroups
A study published in SSM—Population Health sheds light on significant variations in birthweights among Hispanic subgroups in New York City, challenging the common practice of treating the Hispanic population as a homogenous ...
Feb 13, 2025
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Work by economists suggests exposure to popular herbicide can cause low birthweight and early birth
Increased exposure to glyphosate, one of the most widely used herbicides in the United States and much of the world, harms infant health in U.S. agricultural counties, according to a new study by two University of Oregon ...
Jan 21, 2025
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