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Acute kidney injury on the rise in hospitalized pregnant women

A study presented at ASN Kidney Week 2019 (November 5 to November 10) shows that the rate of acute kidney injury (AKI) is rising among US women who are hospitalized in pregnancy. The highest risk is in pregnant diabetic women. Women who suffer acute damage to the kidney while pregnant have 260 times the risk of death while in hospital compared to other pregnant women, at 2.6% vs 0.01%. Both mother and baby are at risk of increased illness and death if the woman has kidney injury during pregnancy.

11 Nov 2019

Impaired liver function during pregnancy can lead to impaired metabolism and weight gain

Impaired liver function during pregnancy may alter gut bacteria composition and increase the risk of obesity in children, according to results presented at The Society for Endocrinology Annual Conference.

11 Nov 2019

Study provides first data on infectious risk in children exposed to non-TNFi biologics and tofacitinib

A new study found that very few serious infections were seen in children born to mothers with chronic inflammatory diseases who used non-TNFi biologics or tofacitinib during pregnancy compared to children not exposed to these drugs and children exposed to TNFi biologics in utero.

10 Nov 2019

New light on the essential reproductive role of the clitoris

A new study focuses on the role of the clitoris in females, showing that when it is stimulated, it triggers a wave of changes within the rest of the reproductive tract. The outcome of these changes confers on the clitoris not only recreative but also reproductive importance, according to the studies.

10 Nov 2019

Analysis reveals increasing rates of kidney injury in women hospitalized during pregnancy

A recent analysis reveals increasing rates of acute kidney injury in women who are hospitalized during pregnancy, especially among those with diabetes.

10 Nov 2019

Study finds lower levels of liver decompensation in pregnant women with cirrhosis

Data from a new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting – held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and funded by the AASLD Foundation – found that less than two percent of pregnant women with cirrhosis had liver decompensation within one year of delivery, and their odds of decompensation is much lower than non-pregnant women with cirrhosis.

10 Nov 2019

Painkiller use during delivery falls from 67% to 61% in a decade

The use of analgesics or anesthetics before or during delivery has dropped from 67% of all deliveries in 2008-09 to 61% in 2018-19.

8 Nov 2019

Smoking causes… schizophrenia?

Yes, we all know smoking is the cause of lung cancer, throat cancer and many other deadly conditions, but it turns out that smoking also puts a person at risk of depression and schizophrenia as well, according to a new study published in the journal Psychological Medicine on November 6, 2019.

7 Nov 2019

Placenta imaging method has potential to diagnose complications in early pregnancy

A new imaging technique to track maternal blood flow to the placenta has the potential to help diagnose several common complications in early pregnancy, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

7 Nov 2019

APHA adopts 14 new public health policy statements at 2019 Annual Meeting

The American Public Health Association's Governing Council adopted 14 new policy statements at its 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo in Philadelphia today, covering topics such as environmental justice, drinking water safety and attacks on health workers.

6 Nov 2019

Advice to pull a drug used to prevent premature birth sparks controversy

It has been recommended that a drug currently used to prevent preterm birth should be removed from the market.

6 Nov 2019

Study highlights importance of public health efforts to reduce maternal obesity

In a study published in Pediatric Obesity, a child's high and increasing body mass index between ages two and six years was strongly associated with pre-pregnancy obesity and overweight in the child's mother; modestly associated with maternal type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes that required medication, and excessive weight gain during pregnancy; and slightly associated with breastfeeding for six months or less.

6 Nov 2019

Pregnancy News and Research

Latest Pregnancy News and Research

Acute kidney injury on the rise in hospitalized pregnant women

Impaired liver function during pregnancy can lead to impaired metabolism and weight gain

Study provides first data on infectious risk in children exposed to non-TNFi biologics and tofacitinib

New light on the essential reproductive role of the clitoris

Analysis reveals increasing rates of kidney injury in women hospitalized during pregnancy

Study finds lower levels of liver decompensation in pregnant women with cirrhosis

Painkiller use during delivery falls from 67% to 61% in a decade

Smoking causes… schizophrenia?

Placenta imaging method has potential to diagnose complications in early pregnancy

APHA adopts 14 new public health policy statements at 2019 Annual Meeting

Advice to pull a drug used to prevent premature birth sparks controversy

Study highlights importance of public health efforts to reduce maternal obesity

Study: Medication use is common in pregnant women with preeclampsia

Calcium added to acidified prepartum diets can improve postpartum outcomes

Study highlights impact of prenatal exposure to alcohol and informs prevention efforts

Many young, low-income women may not be able to access birth control methods

Researchers successfully treat pain using nanoparticles to deliver a non-opioid medication

One-time exposure to cannabinoids during early pregnancy can impair fetal development

Mother-infant free-play interactions have positive effect on child's obesity risk trajectories

Preterm birth has lasting consequences for children and their family

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Pregnancy News and Research

Latest Pregnancy News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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