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Financial incentives offered to help pregnant women quit smoking are highly cost-effective: Study

The scientific journal Addiction has today published the first cost-effectiveness analysis of financial incentives to help pregnant women stop smoking. The report found that financial incentives are highly cost-effective, with an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of £482 ($734) per quality-adjusted life year (QALY), which is well below recommended thresholds in high income countries.

12 Nov 2015

FEC recognizes Rachel S. Weinerman for receiving 2015 Scientific Program Prize Paper Award

The Foundation for Embryonic Competence is pleased to recognize Dr. Rachel S. Weinerman, a clinical assistant professor, reproductive endocrinology and infertility at University Hospitals Case Medical in Cleveland, for receiving the 2015 Scientific Program Prize Paper Award at the 71st Annual American Society for Reproductive Medicine conference in Baltimore, Maryland on October 21, 2015.

12 Nov 2015

March of Dimes scientists help fine-tune experiments to uncover unknown causes of preterm birth

A new, integrated online database of genes and other information related to pregnancy has been developed by March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center investigators to help fine-tune questions, theories, and experiments to uncover the unknown causes of preterm birth.

12 Nov 2015

Study: Post hospital syndrome is significant risk factor for patients undergoing elective surgery

A condition known as "post hospital syndrome" (PHS) is a significant risk factor for patients who undergo elective outpatient surgery, a Loyola study has found.

11 Nov 2015

New Haven Pharmaceuticals' DURLAZA drug delivers sustained antiplatelet control for full 24 hours

New Haven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced new study data that shows the company's FDA-approved drug DURLAZA delivers sustained antiplatelet control for a full 24-hour period in high-risk patients.

10 Nov 2015

New method may extend use of noninvasive prenatal testing to detect chromosomal abnormalities

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine developed a method to expand the types of chromosomal abnormalities that noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) can detect. The study, published November 9 by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, uses a semiconductor sequencing platform to identify small chromosomal deletions or duplications, such as occur in Cri du Chat Syndrome and DiGeorge Syndrome, with a simple blood test from the expectant mother.

10 Nov 2015

HSS researchers help identify lupus patients at increased risk of problem pregnancies

For years doctors have been advising patients with lupus not to get pregnant. It was assumed that the likelihood of pregnancy complications was too high in this population. However, ongoing work by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery is helping identify those lupus patients who are - and aren't - at increased risk of problem pregnancies.

10 Nov 2015

Arsenic exposure during pregnancy may increase risk of infections, respiratory symptoms in children

Children born to women who were exposed to higher arsenic during pregnancy have a greater risk of infections and respiratory symptoms within their first year of life, a Dartmouth College-led study shows.

10 Nov 2015

Simple, low risk blood test can detect foetal blood group and genetic conditions in unborn babies

Research into a simple, accurate and low risk blood test that can detect foetal blood group, sex, and genetic conditions in unborn babies has been published in the international scientific journal, Clinical Chemistry.

9 Nov 2015

Bone density related to duration of lactation

Maternal bone density decreases after childbirth, but only among women who lactate for at least four months. The lactation period is unrelated to vitamin D status. A PhD thesis at Sahlgrenska Academy has explored the issue.

6 Nov 2015

March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card reveals racial, ethnic disparities within states

Portland, Oregon has the best preterm birth rate of the top 100 cities with the most births nationwide, while Shreveport, Louisiana has the worst, according to the 2015 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card, which for the first time graded cities and counties around the nation and revealed persistent racial, ethnic and geographic disparities within states.

5 Nov 2015

Experts to gather at DOHaD congress to address challenges that impact health of children, adolescents

Over 600 experts from around the world will meet to address the many challenges that currently impact the health of mothers, babies in the womb, infants, children and adolescents at the Society for the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease congress, which will be held in Africa for the first time.

5 Nov 2015

Gastric reduction surgery can significantly increase patient's risk of developing allergy

Amongst other things, operations to reduce the size of the stomach can significantly increase the patient's risk of developing an allergy. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by the Medical University of Vienna.

4 Nov 2015

Two SLU researchers collaborate to reduce infant mortality rates

Two Saint Louis University researchers are collaborating to reduce infant mortality rates while improving health care services to pregnant women and new mothers.

4 Nov 2015

INVO Bioscience obtains de novo clearance from FDA for INVOcell fertility treatment

INVO Bioscience, Inc., a medical device company focused on treatment option for patients diagnosed with infertility, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted the Company's de novo request for the INVOcell.

4 Nov 2015

Experts call on U.S. and Mexican governments to reduce risk of Chagas disease

Chagas disease -- the third most common parasitic infection in the world -- affects approximately 7.5 million people, mostly in Latin America. To help reduce outbreaks of this disease in their countries, the United States and Mexican governments should implement a range of programs as well as fund research for the development of Chagas vaccines and treatments, according to a new policy brief by tropical-disease and science policy experts at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.

3 Nov 2015

Environmental and lifestyle factors contribute to development of celiac disease

Celiac disease incidence has increased among Swedish children between 2 to 15 years. The significant escalation in celiac disease can be associated with planned caesarean sections, urinary tract infections during pregnancy, season of birth and being born in south Sweden.

3 Nov 2015

UAB study aims to provide improved care related to reproductive health of women with CF

For University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing Assistant Professor Sigrid Ladores, Ph.D., investigating reproductive health concerns in adolescents and young adults with chronic illnesses, particularly those with cystic fibrosis, is not just a profession, it is a passion.

3 Nov 2015

Study: Visceral fat in early pregnancy can increase risk of gestational diabetes

Women who have high levels of abdominal fat during their first trimester of pregnancy have a higher risk of developing diabetes later in their pregnancy, according to a new study published today in Diabetes Care.

3 Nov 2015

Using smart phone to detect diabetes marker in saliva

With the participation of Mexican and international experts, the device will present immediate results and will be used for diagnosis within low-income populations.

31 Oct 2015

Pregnancy News and Research

Latest Pregnancy News and Research

Financial incentives offered to help pregnant women quit smoking are highly cost-effective: Study

FEC recognizes Rachel S. Weinerman for receiving 2015 Scientific Program Prize Paper Award

March of Dimes scientists help fine-tune experiments to uncover unknown causes of preterm birth

Study: Post hospital syndrome is significant risk factor for patients undergoing elective surgery

New Haven Pharmaceuticals' DURLAZA drug delivers sustained antiplatelet control for full 24 hours

New method may extend use of noninvasive prenatal testing to detect chromosomal abnormalities

HSS researchers help identify lupus patients at increased risk of problem pregnancies

Arsenic exposure during pregnancy may increase risk of infections, respiratory symptoms in children

Simple, low risk blood test can detect foetal blood group and genetic conditions in unborn babies

Bone density related to duration of lactation

March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card reveals racial, ethnic disparities within states

Experts to gather at DOHaD congress to address challenges that impact health of children, adolescents

Gastric reduction surgery can significantly increase patient's risk of developing allergy

Two SLU researchers collaborate to reduce infant mortality rates

INVO Bioscience obtains de novo clearance from FDA for INVOcell fertility treatment

Experts call on U.S. and Mexican governments to reduce risk of Chagas disease

Environmental and lifestyle factors contribute to development of celiac disease

UAB study aims to provide improved care related to reproductive health of women with CF

Study: Visceral fat in early pregnancy can increase risk of gestational diabetes

Using smart phone to detect diabetes marker in saliva

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