Obstetrics & gynaecology
First baby born via uterus transplanted from dead donor
In a medical first, a mother who received a uterus transplant from a dead donor gave birth to a healthy baby, researchers reported Wednesday.
Dec 5, 2018
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News tagged with baby girl
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Why baby's sex may influence risk of pregnancy-related complicatations
The sex of a baby controls the level of small molecules known as metabolites in the pregnant mother's blood, which may explain why risks of some diseases in pregnancy vary depending whether the mother is carrying a boy or ...
Jul 12, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers are studying how to prevent breast cancer recurrence, which is often fatal
Just as she hoped to start a family, Denise Murray was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. Thirty years old and newly married, she felt it was too risky to consider pregnancy if she might not live to raise ...
Nov 7, 2023
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Neuroscience
Parents talk more to toddlers who talk back, study finds
Hummus. Chewbacca. Tofu. Belly button.
Dec 1, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Women are often told their fertility 'falls off a cliff' at 35, but is that right?
It's a fact women's fertility declines as they age. But the common description of fertility decline after age 35 as a "cliff" is more anxiety-provoking than factual.
Nov 30, 2022
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Vaccination
One year of vaccines: Many lives saved, many needlessly lost
One year ago, the biggest vaccination drive in American history began with a flush of excitement in an otherwise gloomy December. Trucks loaded with freezer-packed vials of a COVID-19 vaccine that had proved wildly successful ...
Dec 13, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Baby girl born from embryo frozen for 27 years
(HealthDay)—A baby girl born in Tennessee from a 27-year frozen embryo broke the record for the longest-frozen embryo to result in a live birth, which was held by her older sister, Emma.
Dec 7, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
COVID-19 can be transmitted in the womb, study reports
A baby girl in Texas—born prematurely to a mother with COVID-19—is the strongest evidence to date that intrauterine (in the womb) transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can occur, ...
Jul 10, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Women with transplanted uterus gives birth to 'miracle' baby
A woman who gave birth to a boy she carried inside a transplanted womb said Thursday that the experimental procedure delivered a "miracle."
Jan 9, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
How forceps permanently changed the way humans are born
Obstetric forceps look like ninja weapons. They come as a pair: 16 inches of solid steel for each hand with curved "blades" that taper into a set of molded grips. Designed for emergencies that require a quick delivery, they ...
Oct 24, 2019
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