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Study suggests a potential tool to help improve fertility treatment outcomes

Screening sperm may help identify potentially harmful new genetic mutations and help fertility specialists prevent them from being passed on to offspring, shows a preliminary study published in eLife.

5 Jul 2022

Compromised reproductive health associated with socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood environments

A new study found that women residing in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods in the United States have moderately lower chances for conception without fertility treatment.

5 Jul 2022

Motherhood does not negatively impact a woman's chance of surviving breast cancer

Having a baby after breast cancer does not negatively impact a woman's chance of surviving the disease. A new study shows that survival is no worse in younger women, those who had not been pregnant before, and those with hormone-receptor positive breast cancer.

5 Jul 2022

Risk of eczema in babies could be lowered by taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy

Taking Vitamin D supplements during pregnancy could substantially reduce the chances of babies up to a year old suffering from atopic eczema, according to a new study by University of Southampton researchers.

5 Jul 2022

Women diagnosed with anorexia nervosa are more likely to have underweight babies

Women diagnosed with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa are five (500%) times more likely on average to have underweight babies, according to a comprehensive new study.

5 Jul 2022

Timed intercourse linked to higher rates of pregnancy

Women who time intercourse may be able to increase their chance of conceiving, according to an updated Cochrane analysis. The review found that couples who pinpoint their 'fertile window' using urine-testing monitors specifically may improve their pregnancy odds.

5 Jul 2022

Study highlights the non-inferiority of frozen sperm for intrauterine insemination treatments

Patients having intrauterine insemination for fertility treatment can be reassured that the use of cryopreserved sperm instead of fresh is not associated with inferior outcomes.

4 Jul 2022

'Short GnRH antagonist protocol' likely to reduce the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in IVF patients

The world's first IVF baby, Louise Brown born in England in 1978, was conceived from a naturally developing follicle in her mother's ovary.

4 Jul 2022

Probiotics do not improve unhealthy vaginal flora, study shows

Pregnancy chances in IVF can be affected by many factors including the type of bacteria which naturally colonize the reproductive tract.

4 Jul 2022

Scientists use transcriptomics to explore the ancient origins of placenta

The fossil record tells us about ancient life through the preserved remains of body parts like bones, teeth and turtle shells.

1 Jul 2022

Exploring association of fetal and infant weight growth patterns with impaired arterial health

A new study examined the association of weight growth patterns during infancy and fetal periods with carotid distensibility and cIMT in children who are 10 years of age.

1 Jul 2022

East African newborns nearly five times more likely to have neural tube defects

Newborns, whose brains, spines or spinal cords do not properly develop in utero, can be born with neural tube defects (NTD), increasing their risk of physical disabilities, intellectual impairments and death.

30 Jun 2022

Maternal mortality in the USA before and during COVID-19 pandemic

In the latest issue of the JAMA Network Open, researchers assessed the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on maternal death rates in the United States (US).

30 Jun 2022

Maternal death rates increased significantly after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts have taken a disproportionate toll on American mothers who were pregnant or just gave birth.

28 Jun 2022

Subgroups of preterm born children can be distinguished with distinct outcome profiles, study reports

A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that, among very preterm born children, subgroups can be distinguished with distinct outcome profiles that vary in severity, type, and combinations of deficits.

28 Jun 2022

Mother's gut microbes can aid in the healthy development of baby, finds study

Researchers studying mice have found the first evidence of how a mother's gut microbes can help in the development of the placenta, and the healthy growth of the baby.

28 Jun 2022

Miscarriage risk may increase in the summer months

Up to 30 percent of pregnancies end in miscarriage, defined as pregnancy loss before 20 weeks of pregnancy. As many as half of miscarriages are unexplained, and there are few known risk factors for these pregnancy losses, which can lead to posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety.

27 Jun 2022

Pregnancy News and Research

Latest Pregnancy News and Research

Study suggests a potential tool to help improve fertility treatment outcomes

Compromised reproductive health associated with socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood environments

Motherhood does not negatively impact a woman's chance of surviving breast cancer

Risk of eczema in babies could be lowered by taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy

Women diagnosed with anorexia nervosa are more likely to have underweight babies

Timed intercourse linked to higher rates of pregnancy

Study highlights the non-inferiority of frozen sperm for intrauterine insemination treatments

'Short GnRH antagonist protocol' likely to reduce the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in IVF patients

Probiotics do not improve unhealthy vaginal flora, study shows

Scientists use transcriptomics to explore the ancient origins of placenta

Exploring association of fetal and infant weight growth patterns with impaired arterial health

East African newborns nearly five times more likely to have neural tube defects

Maternal mortality in the USA before and during COVID-19 pandemic

Maternal death rates increased significantly after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic

Subgroups of preterm born children can be distinguished with distinct outcome profiles, study reports

Mother's gut microbes can aid in the healthy development of baby, finds study

Miscarriage risk may increase in the summer months

Genetic screening results just got harder to handle under new abortion rules

Persistent fatigue post-COVID-19 in pregnant women

Five things to know now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe V. Wade

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