Pediatrics
Ask the Pediatrician: How can parents get kids to try healthier foods?
Q: My kids are such picky eaters. How can I get them to try healthier options?
Dec 20, 2021
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News tagged with unborn baby
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Unborn babies could contract COVID-19 says study, but it would be uncommon
An unborn baby could become infected with COVID-19 if their gut is exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, finds a new study led by UCL researchers with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and the NIHR Great Ormond Street ...
Nov 19, 2021
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Medical research
New guidelines to improve pregnancy trials will pave way for novel therapies for women and babies
Clinical trials in pregnant women are challenging but crucial for saving lives and the advancement of new therapies and treatments for mothers and babies.
Oct 12, 2021
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Health
Urgent need for anti-smoking campaigns to continue after pregnancy
Curtin University research has found quit support for smoking mothers should continue even after their first babies are born, given that many of those women will become pregnant again, and that quitting can substantially ...
Jul 20, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
How babies may be more vulnerable to medication
New research has found a mechanism that suggests that some fetuses and newborns exposed to paracetamol may experience untoward effects. The experimental approach used is now being applied to other drugs that may be taken ...
Sep 30, 2020
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Medications
'One size fits all' medication approach doesn't work in pregnancy
New research led by the University of South Australia shows that a blanket approach to prescribing medication during pregnancy may put low birth weight babies at risk for the rest of their lives.
Sep 8, 2020
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Medical research
A potential agent for treating preeclampsia
Preeclampsia usually begins after the 20th week of pregnancy. The affected women suddenly develop high blood pressure, they excrete increased amounts of protein in their urine (called proteinuria)—a sign that the small ...
Apr 27, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Expectant mothers' pregnancy-related anxiety may alter how infant brains respond to sad speech
A study has shown a potential link between pregnancy-related anxiety and how a baby's brains respond to sad speech. Researchers at Aalto University and the University of Turku in Finland showed that mothers with high anxiety ...
Nov 12, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
How pregnancy can be made more difficult by maternity care's notions of 'normal'
Maternity records in the UK have spaces only for the expectant mother and the baby's father. This inflexibility can cause difficulties for the pregnant person, their partner, and their unborn baby if they do not fit into ...
Oct 8, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Planned delivery reduces impact of potentially fatal pregnancy complication, trial finds
In research published today in The Lancet and funded by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), researchers from King's College London have found that early, planned delivery for women with pre-term pre-eclampsia reduces ...
Aug 28, 2019
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