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Children of obese mothers at increased risk of fatty liver disease

Children and young people whose mothers had a BMI greater than 30 during early pregnancy are at an increased risk of fatty liver disease.

19 Jul 2021

Occasional breastfeeding shown to improve cardiac and vascular health in babies, with long-lasting benefits

New research shows that 3-year-old toddlers had lower blood pressure when they were breastfed as babies in comparison to ones that weren’t.

19 Jul 2021

Patient's case report reveals link between Bell’s palsy and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

The case of a patient who experienced two facial palsies – one after the first and another after the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine – strongly suggests that Bell’s palsy (facial nerve palsy of unknown cause) is linked to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, doctors write in the journal BMJ Case Reports.

19 Jul 2021

UCSF researchers discover how the immune system may play a role in miscarriage

Researchers at UC San Francisco are zeroing in on how the immune system may play a role in miscarriage, which affects about a quarter of pregnancies.

16 Jul 2021

Pandemic disrupted the utilization of women’s preventive health services

The COVID-19 pandemic knocked many women off schedule for important health appointments, a new study finds, and many didn't get back on schedule even after clinics reopened. The effect may have been greatest in areas where such care is already likely falling behind experts' recommendations.

16 Jul 2021

Novel two-component intervention may help prevent unintended pregnancy among women using opioids

Increases in maternal opioid use have led to an almost doubling in the number of babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in the U.S. in the past 10 years.

16 Jul 2021

Mindfulness training for pregnant women doubles the chance of natural birth

A short, group-based mindfulness training for pregnant women and their partners reduces the chance of a medically unnecessary cesarean birth by 50% and doubles the chance of a natural birth.

15 Jul 2021

High screen-time may exacerbate cognitive, behavioral problems in children born extremely preterm

Among 6- and 7-year-olds who were born extremely preterm--before the 28th week of pregnancy--those who had more than two hours of screen time a day were more likely to have deficits in overall IQ, executive functioning (problem solving skills), impulse control and attention, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

15 Jul 2021

USF receives $69.9 Million NIH funding to continue study on type 1 diabetes

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of South Florida total expected funds of $69.9 million over the next four years to continue the follow-up of study participants in The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in The Young (TEDDY) consortium.

13 Jul 2021

Prenatal exposure to air pollution associated with poor academic skills in childhood

Children exposed to elevated levels of air pollution may be more likely to have poor inhibitory control during late childhood and poor academic skills in early adolescence, including spelling, reading comprehension, and math skills.

13 Jul 2021

Study links conflict violence reduction in Colombia with better pregnancy outcomes

A new study has linked a July 2015 ceasefire of conflict violence in Colombia with better pregnancy outcomes for women who conceived after the ceasefire began.

8 Jul 2021

How women in England faced childbirth in the COVID-19 pandemic

Pregnant women have suffered considerable uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only were the effects of the virus on the baby unknown, but social restrictions in place threatened their ability to plan their delivery experience or have their birthing partners with them. This is the focus of a new paper, which illustrates the need to provide proper guidance and support to pregnant women during such periods, especially allowing them to feel supported and in control of their childbirth experience.

8 Jul 2021

Women at higher risk of post-COVID-19 syndrome

To better understand post-COVID sequelae, researchers at the University Hospital Basel and the University Hospital Zurich conducted a multicentre prospective observational cohort study.

8 Jul 2021

Pregnant e-cigarette users more likely to give birth to low-birthweight infants

Women who use electronic cigarettes during pregnancy are 33% more likely than those who don't to give birth to low-birthweight infants, according to a new study by a team of researchers from UCLA and other institutions.

7 Jul 2021

Exploring links between stress, choline deficiency, preterm births, and mental illness

In two recent articles published in Schizophrenia Bulletin, Sharon Hunter, PhD, an associate professor in the University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, and M. Camille Hoffman, MD, MSc, an associate professor in the University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, along with their research group, have uncovered a potential link between choline deficiency in Black pregnant women in the United States and increased risk of developmental and behavioral issues that can evolve into mental illness later in their children's lives.

7 Jul 2021

Mother-to-baby SARS-CoV-2 transmission in pregnancy possible but rare, says study

A new meta-analysis, released on the medRxiv* preprint server, suggests that, though possible, the virus is rarely transmitted to the newborn in real life. A scientific brief from the World Health Organization (WHO) in February 2021 describes three mechanisms by which the virus might be transmitted from the mother to the fetus or newborn.

7 Jul 2021

Long-term exposure to air pollutants increases the risk of dysmenorrhea in women

Dysmenorrhea, that is, frequent severe and painful cramps during menstruation from abnormal contractions of the uterus, is the most common of all gynecological disorders. It affects between 16-91% of girls and women of reproductive age, of whom 2%-29% have symptoms severe enough to restrict their daily activity.

6 Jul 2021

Angiotensin II type 1 receptor-targeting autoantibodies may increase COVID-19 severity

A team of US-based scientists recently demonstrated that pro-thrombotic autoantibodies that target angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) may be associated with endothelial complications observed in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

6 Jul 2021

Developing a face mask that can detect COVID-19

A face mask has been developed that can detect COVID-19. News-Medical spoke to the researchers behind this idea to find out more about how it works.

6 Jul 2021

What are predictive biomarkers of COVID-19 disease severity in pregnant women?

In a paper recently published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, a retrospective cohort study on inflammatory biomarkers in pregnant women with COVID-19 reveals key differences that could better allow an accurate COVID-19 prognosis to be attained in pregnant women.

5 Jul 2021

Pregnancy News and Research

Latest Pregnancy News and Research

Children of obese mothers at increased risk of fatty liver disease

Occasional breastfeeding shown to improve cardiac and vascular health in babies, with long-lasting benefits

Patient's case report reveals link between Bell’s palsy and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

UCSF researchers discover how the immune system may play a role in miscarriage

Pandemic disrupted the utilization of women’s preventive health services

Novel two-component intervention may help prevent unintended pregnancy among women using opioids

Mindfulness training for pregnant women doubles the chance of natural birth

High screen-time may exacerbate cognitive, behavioral problems in children born extremely preterm

USF receives $69.9 Million NIH funding to continue study on type 1 diabetes

Prenatal exposure to air pollution associated with poor academic skills in childhood

Study links conflict violence reduction in Colombia with better pregnancy outcomes

How women in England faced childbirth in the COVID-19 pandemic

Women at higher risk of post-COVID-19 syndrome

Pregnant e-cigarette users more likely to give birth to low-birthweight infants

Exploring links between stress, choline deficiency, preterm births, and mental illness

Mother-to-baby SARS-CoV-2 transmission in pregnancy possible but rare, says study

Long-term exposure to air pollutants increases the risk of dysmenorrhea in women

Angiotensin II type 1 receptor-targeting autoantibodies may increase COVID-19 severity

Developing a face mask that can detect COVID-19

What are predictive biomarkers of COVID-19 disease severity in pregnant women?

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