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Higher hemoglobin threshold does not improve outcomes in preterm infants

Very low birthweight infants are at a high risk for anemia and often need blood transfusions to survive. Some doctors use a higher level and some use a lower level of red blood cells to order a transfusion.

4 Jan 2021

A new handbook for treating infections in pregnant patients

Pregnancy and Anti-Infective Agents is a concise clinical reference that facilitates health consultants and professionals for determining treatment options for some common prenatal and postpartum infections during pregnancy and the puerperium in patients.

4 Jan 2021

How has the COVID19 pandemic affected the well-being of pregnant women?

A new study by researchers at the Department of Women and Children’s Health at Uppsala University, Sweden, aimed to determine the effects of COVID-19 on pregnant women's mental health and well-being.

24 Dec 2020

Gelatin hydrogel can be used in trophoblast spheroid motility assays, shows study

Trophoblast cells, which surround the developing blastocyst in early pregnancy, play an important role in implantation in the uterine wall.

24 Dec 2020

SARS-CoV-2 infection increases risk of severe COVID-19 in pregnant women, newborns

Recent analyses indicate that pregnant women and newborns may face elevated risks of developing more severe cases of COVID-19 following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

24 Dec 2020

Thymus gland works to prevent miscarriage, diabetes in pregnant women

An international research team led by the University of British Columbia (UBC) has uncovered for the first time the importance of a small gland tucked behind the sternum that works to prevent miscarriage and diabetes in pregnant women.

24 Dec 2020

Study uncovers a new paradigm for the role of the thymus in pregnancy

How the immune system adapts to pregnancy has puzzled researchers for decades. An international team of researchers, including scientists from IMBA – Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences – has now discovered that important changes in the thymus occur in order to prevent miscarriages and gestational diabetes.

23 Dec 2020

Public adherence to COVID-19 guidelines in Norway: a case study

To evaluate and understand the adherence to public health actions recommended by the government, a team in Norway undertook a study funded in part by the Norwegian Research Council’s Centres of Excellence Funding Scheme and by the project: A realtime analytical pipeline for preparedness, planning, and response during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.

23 Dec 2020

Alterations in fetal microglia may lead to developmental and psychiatric disorders

Researchers at the Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine have revealed that alterations in fetal microglia resulting from maternal inflammation could contribute towards the onset of developmental and psychiatric disorders.

23 Dec 2020

Study could help prevent HIV/AIDS and pregnancy among South African adolescent girls

An important new finding by University of Cincinnati researchers could help slow the transmission of HIV/AIDS and reduce pregnancies among adolescent girls in rural South Africa.

22 Dec 2020

Pregnant women in third trimester unlikely to pass SARS-CoV-2 infection to newborns

A new study demonstrates that women in their third trimester are unlikely to pass a SARS-CoV-2 infection onto their babies.

22 Dec 2020

Study examines how obesity affected postpartum hemorrhage outcomes at a tertiary care center

Postpartum hemorrhage, or excessive bleeding after delivery, is still one of the leading causes of severe maternal injury and death in the United States. And the rise in obesity among pregnant women has been linked to increased rates of this potentially serious, largely preventable obstetric complication.

22 Dec 2020

Researchers use poop samples to establish baselines for stress, reproduction in gray whales

Poop samples are an effective, non-invasive tool for monitoring gray whale reproduction, stress and other physiological responses, a new study from Oregon State University shows.

21 Dec 2020

Drinking cow's milk during breastfeeding linked to reduced risk of food allergies in children

Children of mothers who drink relatively more cow's milk during breastfeeding are at reduced risk of developing food allergies. That is the conclusion of researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in a new study published in the scientific journal Nutrients.

21 Dec 2020

Study: Exposure to metals may disrupt a woman's hormones during pregnancy

Exposure to metals such as nickel, arsenic, cobalt and lead may disrupt a woman's hormones during pregnancy, according to a Rutgers study.

21 Dec 2020

Drinking milk during breastfeeding can reduce food allergy in children

21 Dec 2020

Study: Prenatal screening in Europe has reduced the number of babies born with Down syndrome

The growth of prenatal screening in Europe has reduced the number of babies being born per year with Down syndrome (DS) by an average of 54%, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Human Genetics by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and international Down syndrome organizations.

18 Dec 2020

Pregnancy News and Research

Latest Pregnancy News and Research

Higher hemoglobin threshold does not improve outcomes in preterm infants

A new handbook for treating infections in pregnant patients

How has the COVID19 pandemic affected the well-being of pregnant women?

Gelatin hydrogel can be used in trophoblast spheroid motility assays, shows study

SARS-CoV-2 infection increases risk of severe COVID-19 in pregnant women, newborns

Thymus gland works to prevent miscarriage, diabetes in pregnant women

Study uncovers a new paradigm for the role of the thymus in pregnancy

Public adherence to COVID-19 guidelines in Norway: a case study

Alterations in fetal microglia may lead to developmental and psychiatric disorders

Study could help prevent HIV/AIDS and pregnancy among South African adolescent girls

Pregnant women in third trimester unlikely to pass SARS-CoV-2 infection to newborns

Study examines how obesity affected postpartum hemorrhage outcomes at a tertiary care center

Researchers use poop samples to establish baselines for stress, reproduction in gray whales

Drinking cow's milk during breastfeeding linked to reduced risk of food allergies in children

Study: Exposure to metals may disrupt a woman's hormones during pregnancy

Drinking milk during breastfeeding can reduce food allergy in children

Study: Prenatal screening in Europe has reduced the number of babies born with Down syndrome

FDA approves first adjuvant treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Zika infection affects fetal retinal development during pregnancy but not after birth

FDA approves first oral drug for treating adult patients with advanced prostate cancer

PromoCell's New GMP Certification - EXCiPACT

Treating post-infectious smell loss in COVID-19 patients

A paper-based sensor for detecting COVID-19

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