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Parental BMI and early childhood weight gain predicts increased girth at 5 years

A new study reports a correlation between parental weight and rapid childhood weight gain with increased abdominal fat at five years of age.

11 Sep 2022

Prenatal exposure to air pollution increases risk of childhood allergic rhinitis and asthma

In a recent study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, researchers assessed the impact of prenatal exposure to air pollution on immune perturbations.

8 Sep 2022

Cancer risk higher among children born after frozen-thawed embryo transfer

In a recent PLOS Medicine journal study, scientists have documented that children born after ART, particularly FET, are at an increased risk of developing childhood cancer than those born after spontaneous conception and fresh embryo transfer.

8 Sep 2022

In the rush to curtail abortion, states adopt a jumbled stew of definitions for human life

As life-preserving medical technology advanced in the second half of the 20th century, doctors and families were faced with a thorny decision, one with weighty legal and moral implications: How should we define when life ends? Cardiopulmonary bypass machines could keep the blood pumping and ventilators could maintain breathing long after a patient's natural ability to perform those vital functions had ceased.

6 Sep 2022

Researchers investigate how stories around conception and birth affect individuals

In the first study of its kind, researchers investigated the impact of stories around conception and birth and how they affect the individuals involved and their familial relationships.

5 Sep 2022

A mother's diet during pregnancy is linked to her child's food preferences

Researchers examine the relationship between the quality of the mother’s diet during pregnancy and with appetitive traits of offspring at five years.

4 Sep 2022

Dolutegravir-based regimen more effective for treating pregnant people with HIV-1

Dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapies (ART) for HIV-1 are more effective for pregnant people than some other ART regimens commonly used in the U.S. and Europe, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers.

1 Sep 2022

Genetic screening before pregnancy detects the risk in 44% of couples

Are would-be parents carrying a genetic risk of serious illnesses that they could potentially pass on to their children? In the USA, doctors recommend that couples have genetic screening before trying to conceive.

30 Aug 2022

Understanding the support programs for pregnant and postpartum people at U.S. state prisons

Published in the Journal of Criminal Justice, researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School examined the variation of support programs for pregnant and postpartum people at six state prisons in the U.S.

29 Aug 2022

Pregnancy outcomes after COVID-19 vaccination and infection

In a new study, researchers assessed early pregnancy outcomes after COVID-19 vaccination and infection.

24 Aug 2022

The incidence rates of adverse events of special interest in COVID-19 vaccinated and non-vaccinated persons

Researchers monitored the safety of the four diverse SARS-CoV-2 vaccines approved by the EMA and MHRA in 2020 to 2021.

24 Aug 2022

Updated guidelines on the Valneva SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

The WHO provides interim guidelines for the use of the Valneva vaccine.

23 Aug 2022

Unconventional oil and gas development exposure increases the risk for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children

A new study assessed the associations between residential proximity to unconventional oil and gas development and acute lymphoblastic leukemia risk.

23 Aug 2022

How is the COVID pandemic affecting perinatal mental health?

Researchers discuss the adverse effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal mental health.

22 Aug 2022

Should pregnant women be included clinical trials?

The current study reports some of the scientific, ethical, and legal considerations that will support the inclusion of pregnant women in future research.

8 Aug 2022

Digital support tool helps reduce alcohol intake

A digital support tool on your phone can help if you want to reduce your alcohol consumption. This has been shown in a study by researchers at Linköping University. They have developed and evaluated a digital tool which helps individuals reduce their alcohol intake on their own.

5 Aug 2022

Conception News and Research

Parental BMI and early childhood weight gain predicts increased girth at 5 years

Prenatal exposure to air pollution increases risk of childhood allergic rhinitis and asthma

Cancer risk higher among children born after frozen-thawed embryo transfer

In the rush to curtail abortion, states adopt a jumbled stew of definitions for human life

Researchers investigate how stories around conception and birth affect individuals

A mother's diet during pregnancy is linked to her child's food preferences

Dolutegravir-based regimen more effective for treating pregnant people with HIV-1

Genetic screening before pregnancy detects the risk in 44% of couples

Understanding the support programs for pregnant and postpartum people at U.S. state prisons

Pregnancy outcomes after COVID-19 vaccination and infection

The incidence rates of adverse events of special interest in COVID-19 vaccinated and non-vaccinated persons

Updated guidelines on the Valneva SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

Unconventional oil and gas development exposure increases the risk for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children

How is the COVID pandemic affecting perinatal mental health?

Should pregnant women be included clinical trials?

Digital support tool helps reduce alcohol intake

Pregnant women with IBD and their babies face increased risks and complications

Differences in development of children conceived by ART are no longer apparent by late adolescence

New AI software can create proteins that may be useful as vaccines, cancer treatments

First ever government-led Women's Health Strategy to benefit women and girls across England

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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