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Parents' birthweight linked to risk of macrosomia in offspring

If either you or your partner was a "big" baby, you have an increased likelihood of giving birth to a large baby yourself, a new study by researchers from the University of Bergen, Norway, shows.

4 Sep 2023

Does the Mediterranean diet meet nutritional requirements during pregnancy?

Whether adopting a healthy diet, such as the MedDiet, during pregnancy could meet the unique macro- and micronutrient requirements of pregnancy.

4 Sep 2023

Michigan researchers receive $26 million NIH grant to study environmental impacts on child health

Backed by a $26 million federal grant, researchers at three Michigan universities, a leading health care system, and a state agency will continue a long-term study of how exposure to environmental factors during pregnancy and early childhood can impact health for a lifetime.

1 Sep 2023

CHEER receives $6M CDC grant to improve breastfeeding rates in Boston

The Center for Health Equity, Education, and Research (CHEER) at Boston Medical Center has received a $6,000,000 cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

1 Sep 2023

Can the consumption of colorful fruits and vegetables improve the management of gestational diabetes?

A new paper explores the dietary effects of consuming colorful fruits and vegetables (CFV).

1 Sep 2023

Early sensitive parenting experiences associated with academic success for late preterm infants

Late preterm infants, or infants born between 34 and 36-6/7 weeks gestation, are the majority of infants born preterm, and are at greater risk for academic delays compared to full term infants.

29 Aug 2023

Is alcohol exposure before and during pregnancy associated with reduced longitudinal fetal growth?

The association between exposure to alcohol in pregnancy and longitudinal growth.

29 Aug 2023

Research links hypertensive disorders of pregnancy with dementia

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) — conditions of high blood pressure including chronic/gestational hypertension and preeclampsia — have been strongly linked to heart disease in later life, but, before today, little research has connected these disorders with cognition.

28 Aug 2023

The Mediterranean diet and mindfulness practice during pregnancy can improve child neurodevelopmental outcomes

Mediterranean diet abidance and mindfulness-based stress reduction during pregnancy effectively improves pediatric neurodevelopment.

28 Aug 2023

Dangers and deaths around Black pregnancies seen as a ‘completely preventable’ health crisis

Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant. Despite a history of uterine fibroids, she never lost faith that she would someday have a child.

24 Aug 2023

The value of whole-exome sequencing as a first-tier genetic test in the diagnosis of skin disorders

The genetic etiology by whole-exome sequencing (WES).

23 Aug 2023

Kidney–Gut axis: study shows potential link between gut dysbiosis and chronic kidney disease

Researchers reviewed published scientific work on the kidney-gut axis.

22 Aug 2023

Is paternal depression associated with subsequent offspring depression?

Researchers conducted a large-scale systematic review of published observational studies investigating depression in fathers and children.

22 Aug 2023

The relationship between breast milk feeding and infants’ neurodevelopment via epigenetics

Researchers collated studies on the epigenetic advantages of breast milk feeding and neurodevelopment in infants.

22 Aug 2023

COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy benefits mother and baby, study finds

Receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy can benefit pregnant people and their newborn infants, according to findings recently published in Vaccine.

11 Aug 2023

Autism spectrum disorder may be linked to imbalance of neurons in the brain

Using human "mini-brain" models known as organoids, Mayo Clinic and Yale University scientists have discovered that the roots of autism spectrum disorder may be associated with an imbalance of specific neurons that play a critical role in how the brain communicates and functions.

10 Aug 2023

Prenatal News and Research

Parents' birthweight linked to risk of macrosomia in offspring

Does the Mediterranean diet meet nutritional requirements during pregnancy?

Michigan researchers receive $26 million NIH grant to study environmental impacts on child health

CHEER receives $6M CDC grant to improve breastfeeding rates in Boston

Can the consumption of colorful fruits and vegetables improve the management of gestational diabetes?

Early sensitive parenting experiences associated with academic success for late preterm infants

Is alcohol exposure before and during pregnancy associated with reduced longitudinal fetal growth?

Research links hypertensive disorders of pregnancy with dementia

The Mediterranean diet and mindfulness practice during pregnancy can improve child neurodevelopmental outcomes

Dangers and deaths around Black pregnancies seen as a ‘completely preventable’ health crisis

The value of whole-exome sequencing as a first-tier genetic test in the diagnosis of skin disorders

Kidney–Gut axis: study shows potential link between gut dysbiosis and chronic kidney disease

Is paternal depression associated with subsequent offspring depression?

The relationship between breast milk feeding and infants’ neurodevelopment via epigenetics

COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy benefits mother and baby, study finds

Autism spectrum disorder may be linked to imbalance of neurons in the brain

Breastmilk sugars may help prevent prenatal infections

High-level BPA exposure may affect male fertility

Amid lack of accountability for bias in maternity care, a California family seeks justice

Study finds higher rate of pre-term births among Blacks than non-Hispanic white individuals

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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