Coronavirus transmission during pregnancy rare but possible: study
Chinese scientists reported Thursday it is possible, although rare, for pregnant mothers with the COVID-19 illness to pass the infection down to their babies.
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Chinese scientists reported Thursday it is possible, although rare, for pregnant mothers with the COVID-19 illness to pass the infection down to their babies.
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Imagine taking a pill to control your pain and, instead, the medication actually increases the pain you feel. That may be the situation for patients who take opioids, but even more so for women, according to groundbreaking ...
Mar 4, 2020
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In a world first, researchers from The University of Western Australia have taken the first step towards understanding whether it may be possible for breastfeeding mothers to naturally vaccinate their babies against malaria—one ...
Jan 7, 2020
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Mothers' and babies' brains can work together as a 'mega-network' by synchronising brain waves when they interact. The level of connectivity of the brain waves varies according to the mum's emotional state: when mothers express ...
Dec 17, 2019
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Placenta changes could mean male offspring of older mums more likely to develop heart problems in later life, rat study finds.
Nov 28, 2019
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Pregnant women with eating disorders should undergo extended pregnancy screenings considering their increased risk of complications. That is the conclusion from a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published ...
Nov 20, 2019
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A new study in rats shows the extent of brain damage in newborn rodents from even short-term abuse by their mother.
Oct 21, 2019
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Children born to women who underwent gastric bypass surgery before becoming pregnant had a lower risk of major birth defects than children born to women who had severe obesity at the start of their pregnancy. That's according ...
Oct 15, 2019
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It's becoming well established that maternal stress during pregnancy can affect fetal and child development as well as birth outcomes, and a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians ...
Oct 14, 2019
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New research from King's College London has found that maternal stress before and during pregnancy could affect a baby's brain development.
Oct 8, 2019
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