Health
Greying France having fewer babies
France may be Europe's most fertile country but even there the birth rate is falling and mothers are choosing to wait before starting a family, according to data released Tuesday.
Jan 16, 2018
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Diabetes
New study reveals adverse impact of both type 2 and type 1 diabetes on pregnancy outcomes
A new study published in Diabetologia reveals that both type 2 (T2D) and type 1 diabetes (T1D) are associated with complications during pregnancy including stillbirths and emergency Caesarean sections, as well as increasing ...
Jan 11, 2018
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Health
Prenatal Medicaid benefits boost health gains across generations
The expansion of Medicaid to provide low-income women with prenatal care in the 1980s and 1990s was a success in improving birth outcomes.
Nov 2, 2017
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Diabetes
Pregnancy outcomes remain poor in mothers with childhood-onset T1D
New research presented at this year's European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal (11-15 Sept) shows that pregnancy outcomes remain poor in women with type 1 diabetes (T1D), despite ...
Sep 15, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Campaigns to reduce elective early-term births effective, study finds
A new study from researchers at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Central Florida shows that programs aimed at reducing early-term elective births have been successful, reducing the number of health complications ...
Sep 11, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Women exposed to smoke while in womb more likely to miscarry
Women exposed to cigarette smoke while in their mothers' wombs are more likely to experience miscarriage as adults, according to new research from the University of Aberdeen.
Jul 13, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mother's advanced age at childbirth is not the reason for the elevated risks of low birth weight or preterm birth: study
A number of previous scientific studies have found that among mothers 35 or older, there is an elevated risk that their children are born preterm (less than 37 weeks of pregnancy) or with low birth weight (less than 2.5 kilograms).
Jun 1, 2017
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Genetics
Connecting the chromosomes: Adoptees find, reunite with birth mothers through online DNA services
Though she was adopted as a newborn, Anita Mattingly said she never questioned where she came from while growing up.
May 17, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Year-round flu vaccinations promote healthier infants in subtropics
Vaccinating pregnant mothers year-round against flu in the resource-challenged region of subtropical Nepal reduced infant flu virus infection rates by an average of 30 percent, increased birth weights by 15 percent and resulted ...
May 16, 2017
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Health
CDC: US still faces too many repeat teen births
(HealthDay)—Although rates of repeat births among teens are on the decline, tens of thousands of American teens are still getting pregnant for a second time, according to research published in the April 28 issue of the ...
May 1, 2017
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