Obstetrics & gynaecology
Scans could aid delivery decisions
Scientists are using MRI scans to see if they can determine when best to deliver babies that are not growing as fast as they should in the womb.
Apr 16, 2012
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Health
Lose body weight before gaining baby weight
A new University of Illinois study contains a warning for obese women who are planning pregnancies. Even if they eat a healthy diet when they are pregnant, their babies will develop in an unhealthy environment that places ...
Apr 12, 2012
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Medical research
Afterbirth: Study asks if we could derive benefits from ingesting placenta
Almost all non-human mammals eat placenta for good reasons -- are we missing something?
Mar 27, 2012
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Diabetes
Maternal glycemic status linked to epigenetic changes
(HealthDay) -- Maternal glycemic status and adiponectin levels are linked to epigenetic changes in the adiponectin gene (ADIPOQ), according to a study published online March 6 in Diabetes.
Mar 9, 2012
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Medical research
Scientists identify crucial cell and signaling pathway in placental blood stem cell niche
(Medical Xpress) -- UCLA stem-cell researchers have identified a certain type of cell and a signaling pathway in the placental niche that play a key role in stopping blood stem cells from differentiating into mature blood ...
Mar 1, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Are my twins identical?
Parents may be misinformed during prenatal scans on whether their twins are identical or non-identical, say UCL researchers in a new commentary piece published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Feb 29, 2012
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Medical research
Deadly carbon monoxide prevents miscarriage
Heme oxygenase-1 is essential for the growth of blood vessels in the placenta and in establishing blood flow in the umbilical cord. Too little HO-1 can lead to a restriction in the growth of the fetus and even in fetal death ...
Feb 20, 2012
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Health
Pregnant asthmatic women warned of health risks
(Medical Xpress) -- Many pregnant women who suffer from asthma are putting their unborn child's health at risk by failing to use the right medication, according to a University of Adelaide researcher.
Feb 17, 2012
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Medical research
Neurologic improvement detected in rats receiving stem cell transplant
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report that early transplantation of human placenta-derived mesenchymal ...
Feb 10, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The H1N1 flu vaccine protects both pregnant women and newly-borns
The researchers studied the immune response of 107 pregnant women after they were injected with a single dose of non-adjuvant H1N1 vaccine. They concluded that the influenza shot boosted the immune response in pregnant women ...
Dec 7, 2011
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