Obstetrics & gynaecology
Coronavirus can destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths: study
New research suggests the coronavirus can invade and destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths in infected women.
Feb 10, 2022
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Pediatrics
Study shows how NICU quality-improvement program reduced death or severe brain bleeding in extremely premature infants
Extremely preterm infants have a significant risk of death or severe intracranial hemorrhage in the first seven days of life.
Feb 3, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
'Battle of the sexes' begins in womb as father and mother's genes tussle over nutrition
Cambridge scientists have identified a key signal that the fetus uses to control its supply of nutrients from the placenta, revealing a tug-of-war between genes inherited from the father and from the mother. The study, carried ...
Dec 27, 2021
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Pediatrics
Two-year follow up shows delaying umbilical cord clamping saves babies' lives
The new research, led by the University of Sydney, is a two-year follow up of the Australian Placental Transfusion Study, the award-winning and largest-ever clinical trial of delayed cord clamping of babies born before 30 ...
Dec 10, 2021
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Medical research
Non-altered birth cord cells boost survival of critically ill COVID-19 patients
Critically ill COVID-19 patients treated with non-altered stem cells from umbilical cord connective tissue were more than twice as likely to survive as those who did not have the treatment, according to a study published ...
Jun 8, 2021
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Other
Nurses, doctor help 'lucky' mom who gave birth on flight
A doctor and a team of neonatal medical professionals were in the right place at the right time—helping a Utah woman deliver her baby onboard an hourslong flight to Hawaii.
May 3, 2021
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Genetics
Japanese-European research team discovers novel genetic mitochondrial disorder
DNA ligase proteins, which facilitate the formation of bonds between separate strands of DNA, play critical roles in the replication and maintenance of DNA. The human genome encodes three different DNA ligase proteins, but ...
Apr 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Infusion helps repair COVID-19 damage in severe cases
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers led a unique and groundbreaking randomized controlled trial showing umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cell infusions safely reduce risk of death and quicken ...
Jan 5, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibiotics for C-sections effective after umbilical cord clamped
Antibiotics for cesarean section births are just as effective when they're given after the umbilical cord is clamped as before clamping—the current practice—and could benefit newborns' developing microbiomes, according ...
Dec 21, 2020
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Immunology
Exposure to cadmium in the womb linked to childhood asthma and allergies
Babies born with higher levels of cadmium in their umbilical cord blood may be more likely to develop childhood asthma and allergies, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.
Sep 3, 2020
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