Exploring why some newborns develop severe infections
Compared to adults, newborns are highly susceptible to infections and these infections can cause serious health complications and even death.
Mar 15, 2024
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Compared to adults, newborns are highly susceptible to infections and these infections can cause serious health complications and even death.
Mar 15, 2024
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Maternal inflammation risk factors may be associated with dysregulation in children, according to a recent study. "Dysregulation" in this context refers to children's attention, anxiety, depression, and aggression being measurably ...
Dec 7, 2023
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During pregnancy, women are more susceptible to severe respiratory infections from multiple viruses, including influenza A virus (IAV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Antibiotics given to women before a cesarean birth have no effect on the risk of early childhood conditions, such as asthma or eczema, suggests a study by researchers at the Universities of Birmingham and Warwick.
May 18, 2022
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A common antibiotic has been found to reduce low birth weight and premature births, if taken during pregnancy, in countries where malaria is endemic, according to a research review.
Sep 21, 2021
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About 11% of women who carry to term will experience prelabor rupture of membrane—a condition where the amniotic sac breaks open early, but labor doesn't begin.
Mar 9, 2021
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Recent analyses indicate that pregnant women and newborns may face elevated risks of developing more severe cases of COVID-19 following SARS-CoV-2 infection. New research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital ...
Dec 23, 2020
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Exposure to COVID-19 could pose a risk to the health and aging of individuals who aren't even born yet, according to a newly published analysis by USC researchers.
Nov 13, 2020
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The risk of early-onset neonatal bacterial sepsis increases with maternal obesity, according to a new study of University of Michigan and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
Jun 18, 2020
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(HealthDay)—There is currently no evidence that SARS-CoV-2 undergoes intrauterine or transplacental transmission from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-infected pregnant women to fetuses, according to a study published ...
Mar 24, 2020
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