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Three-dimensional analyses of ultrasound images can accurately predict fetal weight during pregnancy

A potential predictor of complications during pregnancy and birth is fetal birth weight. For example, macrosomia (which is defined as a birth weight greater than 4,000 grams) makes it more difficult for the baby's shoulders to pass through the mother's vagina, and this effect can increase the mother's risk of experiencing vaginal tearing and postpartum bleeding and her likelihood of needing to undergo a caesarian section.

3 Aug 2021

Researchers develop a new way to detect placenta accreta spectrum disorder during pregnancy

Researchers from UCLA and Cedars-Sinai have developed a new way to detect a potentially life-threatening condition that can occur during pregnancy.

3 Aug 2021

Analysis: Keto diets place pregnant women and kidney disease patients at risk of adverse health effects

In the most comprehensive analysis yet of ketogenic (keto) diets, a review in Frontiers in Nutrition finds keto diets place pregnant women and kidney disease patients at risk of adverse health effects.

3 Aug 2021

Long drives, air travel, exhausting waits: What abortion requires in the South

Just a quick walk through the parking lot of Choices-Memphis Center for Reproductive Health in this legendary music mecca speaks volumes about access to abortion in the American South.

3 Aug 2021

12,000 square miles without obstetrics? It’s a possibility in West Texas

The message from Big Bend Regional Medical Center was stark: The only hospital in a sparsely populated region of far West Texas notified local physicians last month that because of a nursing shortage its labor and delivery unit needed to temporarily close its doors and that women in labor should instead be sent to the next closest hospital — an hour's drive away.

2 Aug 2021

Why is the South the epicenter of anti-abortion fervor?

Not so long ago, laws governing abortion in Massachusetts and Rhode Island were far more restrictive than those in the Deep South, as state legislators throughout New England regularly banned the procedure, no matter the circumstances, during the 1960s and '70s.

30 Jul 2021

Healthy eating during pregnancy is fundamental for mother and child

Healthy and balanced nutrition during pregnancy and early infancy is important for mother and child. However, despite some recent progress in Europe, there is still a long way to achieve the nutrition targets set by the WHO to improve maternal, infant and young child nutrition.

29 Jul 2021

How SARS-CoV-2 variants effect maternal infection and pregnancy

A new study focuses on the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on maternal and perinatal outcomes.

28 Jul 2021

Researchers create detailed molecular atlas of fetal development of the brain

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a detailed molecular atlas of the fetal development of the brain.

28 Jul 2021

SARS-CoV-2 spike-specific antibodies induced in breast milk by COVID-19 vaccines

An interesting new paper examines how these vaccines can help young patient populations to withstand the virus.

27 Jul 2021

Pregnant women in South-East Asia more likely to use smokeless tobacco

Pregnant women in South-East Asia are more likely to use chewing or other kinds of smokeless tobacco than non-pregnant women of reproductive age, according to a study.

27 Jul 2021

Report highlights global shortfalls to end HIV infections among children and young women

In the final report from the Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free initiative, UNAIDS and partners warn that progress towards ending AIDS among children, adolescents and young women has stalled and none of the targets for 2020 were met.

23 Jul 2021

Contraception is free to women, except when it’s not

For Stephanie Force, finding a birth control method that she likes and can get without paying out-of-pocket has been a struggle, despite the Affordable Care Act's promise of free contraceptives for women and adolescent girls in most health plans.

23 Jul 2021

Largest genetic study identifies new drug targets to treat type 1 diabetes

Scientists have completed the largest and most diverse genetic study of type 1 diabetes ever undertaken, identifying new drug targets to treat a condition that affects 1.3 million American adults.

22 Jul 2021

Study finds link between residential proximity to oil and gas drilling and lower birthweights in infants

A new study from Oregon State University found that infants born within 3 kilometers of oil and natural gas drilling facilities in Texas had slightly lower birthweights than those born before drilling began in their vicinity.

22 Jul 2021

Study shows strong relationship between women's heart health and pregnancy outcomes

A study of more than 18 million pregnancies has shown a strong and graded relationship between women's heart health and pregnancy outcomes.

21 Jul 2021

New study disproves suspicion that dengue raises risk of zika-related microcephaly

A pregnant woman infected by zika virus does not face a greater risk of giving birth to a baby with microcephaly if she has previously been exposed to dengue virus, according to a Brazilian study that compared data for pregnant women in Rio de Janeiro and Manaus.

20 Jul 2021

Pregnancy News and Research

Latest Pregnancy News and Research

Three-dimensional analyses of ultrasound images can accurately predict fetal weight during pregnancy

Researchers develop a new way to detect placenta accreta spectrum disorder during pregnancy

Analysis: Keto diets place pregnant women and kidney disease patients at risk of adverse health effects

Long drives, air travel, exhausting waits: What abortion requires in the South

12,000 square miles without obstetrics? It’s a possibility in West Texas

Why is the South the epicenter of anti-abortion fervor?

Healthy eating during pregnancy is fundamental for mother and child

How SARS-CoV-2 variants effect maternal infection and pregnancy

Researchers create detailed molecular atlas of fetal development of the brain

SARS-CoV-2 spike-specific antibodies induced in breast milk by COVID-19 vaccines

Pregnant women in South-East Asia more likely to use smokeless tobacco

Report highlights global shortfalls to end HIV infections among children and young women

Contraception is free to women, except when it’s not

Largest genetic study identifies new drug targets to treat type 1 diabetes

Study finds link between residential proximity to oil and gas drilling and lower birthweights in infants

Study shows strong relationship between women's heart health and pregnancy outcomes

New study disproves suspicion that dengue raises risk of zika-related microcephaly

UMD receives funding to enhance quality of pork production through improved muscle growth in pigs

ATN framework can be extended to detect frontotemporal degeneration

Functional autoantibody in COVID-19 contributes to the 'firestorm' of blood clots and inflammation

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