Researchers from the MRC Centre for Virus Research at the University of Glasgow in Scotland have developed methods to synthesize and change the genome of Schmallenberg virus (SBV). SBV is a recently discovered pathogen of ...
Jan 10, 2013
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Stillbirth is a tragedy that occurs in one of every 160 births in the United States. Compounding the sadness for many families, the standard medical test used to examine fetal chromosomes often can't pin down what caused ...
Dec 6, 2012
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Brief Report in the December 6, 2012 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) focuses on findings from Cynthia Morton, PhD, director of Cytogenetics at Brigham and Women's Hospital and senior study author, and ...
Dec 6, 2012
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(Medical Xpress)—Breech births increase the risk of complications for the mother and baby when the amniotic sac ruptures early. These findings were presented today by a researcher from Loyola University Health System at ...
Oct 17, 2012
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In low-and-middle income countries, pregnancy-related infections are a major cause of maternal death, can also be fatal to unborn and newborn babies, and are mostly caused by four types of conditions that are treatable and ...
Oct 9, 2012
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Standing for long periods during pregnancy may curb the growth of the developing fetus, suggests research published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Jun 27, 2012
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The rate of stillbirths in England is twice as high among the least well off as it is among the most affluent, shows research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Jun 26, 2012
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The tiniest and the heaviest fetuses are at much higher risk of being stillborn than those of average weight, new research has found.
Jun 25, 2012
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Researchers from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) have found a protein in the blood of pregnant women that can predict if they are likely to have a fetus that doesn't grow ...
Jun 21, 2012
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(Medical Xpress) -- Despite recent dramatic reductions in cot death rates in the UK, and the development of sophisticated screening for Down’s syndrome, preventing stillbirth is proving tougher to tackle. Now, a major ...
May 14, 2012
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