Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mobile app to help reduce stillbirths
A new mobile app developed by University of Queensland researchers is aiming to reduce the rate of still birth in Australia by 30 per cent.
Nov 2, 2018
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Study finds migrant women are more at risk of stillbirth
Researchers from The University of Western Australia have found women living in WA who are migrants or from non-white backgrounds are more at risk of having a stillborn baby.
Oct 8, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
True burden of stillbirths in Europe vastly underestimated
The burden of stillbirth has been underestimated by at least a third because of recommendations to report only stillbirths from 28 weeks' gestation in international comparisons, according to an observational study of 2.5 ...
Oct 2, 2018
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Stillbirth reduction strategy remains unproven, study finds
A care package aimed at reducing the risk of babies being stillborn may offer marginal benefit, research suggests.
Sep 27, 2018
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Scientists identify biomarkers to detect and prevent stillbirth
New biomarkers found in maternal blood may allow doctors to prevent stillbirth, according to new research at the University of Alberta.
Jul 25, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zika virus may pose greater threat of miscarriages than previously thought, study finds
Zika virus could pose a far greater threat to pregnancy than recent studies of miscarriage and stillbirth in human infections have reported.
Jul 2, 2018
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No link found between oral antifungal drug and stillbirth
New research from a Swedish and Norwegian team of researchers led from Karolinska Institutet does not support a suggested link between treatment with the oral antifungal drug fluconazole during pregnancy and an increased ...
Jun 13, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Silence around stillbirth a major issue for bereaved parents
What's the biggest obstacle facing bereaved parents after losing a child at birth? Society's unwillingness to discuss it openly, says UniSA Ph.D. candidate Danielle Pollock, whose first child, Sofia, was stillborn four years ...
Mar 2, 2018
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Almost one in four stillbirths potentially preventable
(HealthDay)—Almost one in four stillbirths are potentially preventable, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Jan 19, 2018
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1 in 4 U.S. stillbirths might be prevented
(HealthDay)—About 1 in every 160 pregnancies in the United States ends in stillbirth. Now, a new study suggests many of these tragedies are "potentially" avoidable.
Jan 19, 2018
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