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Dec , 2023
COVID-19 significantly raises risk of severe complications in pregnant women
Tag: Pregnancy

COVID-19 significantly raises risk of severe complications in pregnant women

In a recent study published in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases, researchers investigated COVID-19’s impact on severe maternal morbidity (SMM), potentially lethal complications that occur during the time of childbirth. They used declassified data from over 93,600 deliveries between March 2020 and July 2021 and found that risks, particularly those of adult respiratory distress […]

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Nov , 2023
Study estimates hepatitis C infection seroprevalence in pregnant women
Tag: Pregnancy

Study estimates hepatitis C infection seroprevalence in pregnant women

In a recent article published in eClinicalMedicine, researchers estimate the seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in pregnant women globally and in World Health Organization (WHO)-specific regions. Study: Hepatitis C infection seroprevalence in pregnant women worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Image Credit: fotovapl / Shutterstock.com Background Mother-to-child/vertical transmission (MTCT) is not a common HCV infection route. […]

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Oct , 2023
Homeless women see hope in street medicine
Tag: Pregnancy

Homeless women see hope in street medicine

Five days after giving birth, Melissa Crespo was already back on the streets, recovering in a damp, litter-strewn water tunnel, when she got the call from the hospital. Her baby, Kyle, who had been born three months prematurely, was in respiratory failure in the neonatal intensive care unit and fighting for his life. The odds […]

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Oct , 2023
Strong antibody response and nasal cytokines may protect young children from severe COVID-19
Tag: Pregnancy

Strong antibody response and nasal cytokines may protect young children from severe COVID-19

New research helps explain why young children have lower rates of severe COVID-19 than adults. A study of infants and young children found those who acquired SARS-CoV-2 had a strong, sustained antibody response to the virus and high levels of inflammatory proteins in the nose but not in the blood. This immune response contrasts with […]

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Oct , 2023
Maternal pertussis vaccination boosts infant protection up to eight months
Tag: Pregnancy

Maternal pertussis vaccination boosts infant protection up to eight months

In a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics, researchers carried out a large-scale population-based cohort study across Australia to investigate maternal vaccination effectiveness (VE) against pertussis. They further evaluated whether the vaccination of a mother ≥14 days before the birth of her child would significantly alter the effectiveness of routine primary pertussis vaccine administration […]

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Oct , 2023
Obesity before or during pregnancy can be the root cause of future cardiovascular disease
Tag: Pregnancy

Obesity before or during pregnancy can be the root cause of future cardiovascular disease

Pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia and gestational diabetes have recently been associated with a higher risk of developing heart disease later in life. But a new Northwestern Medicine study has found obesity before or during pregnancy is the actual root cause of future cardiovascular disease. Prior to this study, scientists were unsure which factor -; […]

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Oct , 2023
Mothers of color can’t see if providers have a history of mistreatment. Why not?
Tag: Pregnancy

Mothers of color can’t see if providers have a history of mistreatment. Why not?

When Selam Solomon Caldwell and her husband learned she was pregnant last year, the stakes for finding the right OB-GYN felt high. Caldwell, a Black woman, had heard stories from family and friends of maternity care providers who ignored their requests or pressured them into cesarean sections without clear medical justification. As a relative newcomer […]

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Sep , 2023
$1.47 million grant awarded to TTUHSC for maternal health research
Tag: Pregnancy

$1.47 million grant awarded to TTUHSC for maternal health research

According to a study recently published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, maternal morbidity and mortality rates in Texas during the last two decades have more than doubled from 1999 (10.3 deaths per 100,000 births) to 2019 (21.9 deaths per 100,000 births). This rate not only exceeds the national average (17.4 in 2018), […]

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Sep , 2023
Michigan researchers receive $26 million NIH grant to study environmental impacts on child health
Tag: Pregnancy

Michigan researchers receive $26 million NIH grant to study environmental impacts on child health

Backed by a $26 million federal grant, researchers at three Michigan universities, a leading health care system, and a state agency will continue a long-term study of how exposure to environmental factors during pregnancy and early childhood can impact health for a lifetime. The funding from the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, is for […]

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Sep , 2023
Postnatal research offers clues to tackling maternal obesity
Tag: Pregnancy

Postnatal research offers clues to tackling maternal obesity

A study has been conducted at Newcastle University, United Kingdom (UK), to assess postnatal dietary patterns, physical activity status, and changes in body weight among obese women living in a highly deprived region in the UK. The study is published in the Nutrients Journal. Study: Maternal Obesity and Patterns in Postnatal Diet, Physical Activity and Weight […]
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