US woman with rare double uterus gives birth to twin girls
A 32-year-old woman from Alabama who was born with two uteruses and became pregnant in both gave birth to twin girls on different days, she announced on Friday.
Dec 23, 2023
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Urogenital Diseases: News and Research on Obstetric Labor, Premature
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Big data study yields insights into pregnancy symptoms and how they progress over time
Fatigue, backache or insomnia—during pregnancy almost all women suffer from the strain of symptoms such as these. An interdisciplinary team of researchers from FAU has now investigated when such complaints are particularly ...
Dec 22, 2023
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Custom made by Tulane students, mobility chairs help special needs toddlers get moving
At 19 months old, Elijah Jack, born with no femur bone in one leg and a short femur in the other, is unable to walk on his own like most toddlers his age. Another 19-month-old, Freya Baudoin, born prematurely at 28 weeks ...
Dec 21, 2023
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Biomedical engineers unveil the dynamics of maternal immune responses
Sepideh Dolatshahi, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia, is spearheading an exploration of systems immunology in its crucial development phase—during pregnancy.
Dec 16, 2023
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Study analyzes what babies hear, say on six continents
Elika Bergelson, associate professor of psychology at Harvard University, studies how infants and toddlers learn language from the world around them. The developmental psychologist specifically strives to parse the various ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Geographic variability seen in county-level preterm birth rates
Considerable geographic variability is seen in county-level preterm birth rates, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 11, 2023
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Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup weedkiller, is showing up in pregnant women living near farm fields
Living near farmland can significantly increase people's exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in the widely used herbicide Roundup, new research shows. This chemical has been connected to health concerns, including ...
Dec 6, 2023
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Study: Spike in premature births caused by COVID, halted by vaccines
COVID-19 caused an alarming surge in premature births, but vaccines were key to returning the early birth rate to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new analysis of California birth records.
Nov 27, 2023
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Cannabis use in pregnancy may raise infant health risks
A large study of more than 360,000 mothers and infants found increased risk of low birth weight and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for babies whose mothers used cannabis during pregnancy.
Nov 27, 2023
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One death, 10 hospitalizations in listeria outbreak tied to peaches, plums
Peaches, nectarines and plums tainted with Listeria have caused one death and put 10 people in the hospital with food poisoning across seven states, federal officials say.
Nov 21, 2023
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