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US teen birth rate plunges to all-time low (Update)
The US teen birth rate has plunged to an all-time low, driven by sharp declines among African Americans and Hispanics since 2006, health authorities said Thursday.
Apr 28, 2016
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Exposure to violence during pregnancy increases risk of prematurity and low birthweight, research suggests
In a recent paper published in the Journal of Development Economics, researchers Professor Marco Manacorda (Queen Mary University of London) and Dr Martin Foureaux Koppensteiner (University of Leicester) focused on evidence ...
Apr 18, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Depression and anxiety may reduce chances of IVF pregnancy
Depression and anxiety, and not necessarily the use of antidepressant medication, are associated with lower pregnancy and live birth rates following in vitro fertilisation, according to a large register study from Karolinska ...
Mar 7, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
IVF, often cited for high twin birth rate, could reduce it
The twin birth rate in the U.S. has surged over the last 30 years, mostly because of reproductive technologies including in vitro fertilization. Though it's partly the cause, IVF could also be the most promising solution ...
Mar 4, 2016
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Inflammatory disorders
Asthma linked to an increased time to pregnancy
Asthma has been associated with a prolonged time to pregnancy and a decreased birth rate in a new clinical observation study.
Feb 11, 2016
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CDC: number of U.S. births up to 3.9 million in 2014
(HealthDay)—The number of births in the United States increased in 2014, with an increase in the general fertility rate for the first time since 2007, according to a report published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Dec 23, 2015
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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals—threatening fertility in industrialized countries
The birth rate is declining in all industrialised countries, and socioeconomic factors and women's age are not solely to blame. Male reproductive health and environmental factors are also significant, as concluded in a new ...
Dec 10, 2015
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Pediatrics
Researcher's goal is to reduce neonatal mortality
A doctoral dissertation at Örebro University has led to a national effort in Bangladesh next year to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality in the country.
Dec 9, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Studies examine cesarean delivery rates, outcomes
Two studies in the December 1 issue of JAMA examine the relationship between cesarean delivery rates and maternal and infant death, and adverse outcomes in childhood health following planned cesarean delivery at term.
Dec 1, 2015
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Black women in Canada have substantially higher risk of preterm birth than white women
A study comparing rates of preterm birth among non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white women in Canada found that the rates were substantially higher among black women than white women, mirroring the disparity in the United ...
Nov 9, 2015
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