Food assistance ensures healthy pregnancies, research shows
Food stamps and food banks can be key to healthy pregnancies.
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Urogenital Diseases: News and Research on Premature Birth
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What's behind preterm birth? Scientists discover a molecular timer
A typical human pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, but most parents know this number is only a rough estimate. Babies are born on a seemingly unpredictable timeline, with a normal pregnancy ranging from 38 to 42 weeks. And 10% of ...
Jan 21, 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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Children born to young men with cancer have increases in preterm birth, low-birthweight children, but not birth defects
Male adolescents and young adults with cancer have a slightly elevated risk of having preterm birth and children with low birth weight, but no increased risk of birth defects in their offspring, according to research by UTHealth ...
Jan 16, 2025
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Study finds patients cared for by MedStar Health's Safe Babies Safe Moms program have better outcomes
Women who were cared for by the MedStar Health D.C. Safe Babies Safe Moms program (SBSM) had better outcomes in pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum, according to a study published in NEJM Catalyst . Additionally, the study ...
Jan 15, 2025
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How wildfire smoke and ash impact your health and how to protect yourself
The fires raging in Los Angeles have destroyed thousands of structures, and the death toll is rising. Along with the wildfires, residents must deal with other hazards: smoke and ash.
Jan 13, 2025
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Moderate-to-vigorous exercise found to lower preterm birth risk in women with gestational diabetes
Moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) during pregnancy is inversely associated with preterm birth in women with gestational diabetes (GD), according to a study published online Dec. 19 in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 24, 2024
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How does being born preterm affect long-term health?
Liggins Institute in Auckland-led research has found that adults who were born preterm showed no statistically significant differences in diabetes, prediabetes, or dyslipidemia and had fewer cardiovascular events compared ...
Pregnancies affected by major congenital heart defects show nearly triple risk of adverse outcomes
Research led by the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen has revealed that nearly 23% of pregnancies affected by fetal major congenital heart defects also result in adverse obstetric outcomes.
Diarrheal diseases remain a leading killer for children under 5, adults 70+
A global study reports a 60% drop in global mortality from diarrheal diseases, but children and the elderly still have the highest death rates, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. That's according to the latest ...
Dec 19, 2024
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