Obstetrics & gynaecology
EXPLAINER: Pregnancy complications under abortion spotlight
Serious pregnancy complications are rare in the United States but they still affect thousands of women each year.
Aug 22, 2022
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Health
Link between preterm birth and educational attainment explored in UK primary and secondary schoolchildren
All children born before full term are more likely to have poorer attainment during primary school compared with children born full term (39–41 weeks), but only children born very preterm—before 32 weeks—remain at risk ...
Aug 17, 2022
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Attention deficit disorders
Early-term births associated with higher rate of ADHD as reported by teachers
41 weeks), those born before 39 weeks are more likely to experience symptoms associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study by Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Aug 12, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Risk for complications increased for newborns of moms with disability
Risks for neonatal complications may be increased for newborns of women with disabilities, particularly those with an intellectual or developmental disability, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in Pediatrics.
Aug 8, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Preterm birth delay drugs safe for global reduction in neonatal death
Women around the world should be able to access the best medical treatments that help to delay preterm births and improve neonatal outcomes, new research suggests.
Aug 5, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Concerns about effects of fertility treatment on children's development are unwarranted, large study suggests
Differences in the growth, weight, and body fat levels of children conceived through fertility treatment are small, and no longer apparent by late adolescence, finds new research. The University of Bristol-led study, published ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Higher rates of preterm birth in women infected with COVID-19 in late pregnancy
SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth, but only for women infected in their final trimester, according to research published in the open access journal PLOS ONE. The study of over 5,000 ...
Jul 20, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Maternal gum disease may be connected to preterm birth
Women with preterm births may be more likely to have gum disease compared to those with full-term births, according to research presented at EuroPerio10, the world's leading congress in periodontology and implant dentistry ...
Jun 17, 2022
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Health
Air pollution and climate change take a growing toll on children's health
A New England Journal of Medicine article reviews the evidence on the large and growing toll of air pollution and fossil fuel-driven climate change on children. Frederica Perera of Columbia University Mailman School of Public ...
Jun 15, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds tuberculosis treatment during pregnancy is safe for mom and baby
Seven out of 10 pregnant women were cured of their multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and delivered healthy babies after taking a medication that had previously been considered unsafe in pregnancy, a new Curtin and Telethon ...
Jun 13, 2022
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