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Updated guidelines on the Valneva SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

The WHO provides interim guidelines for the use of the Valneva vaccine.

23 Aug 2022

Clinicopathological correlations and obstetric management of pregnant women with monkeypox virus infection

Researchers described the impact, potential mechanisms, and management of maternal and fetal monkeypox virus infections.

23 Aug 2022

How is the COVID pandemic affecting perinatal mental health?

Researchers discuss the adverse effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal mental health.

22 Aug 2022

Mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid has potential to prevent neural tube defects

The UK Government's current proposal to fortify one type of flour with folic acid is inadequate as it suggests a low dose that would fail to prevent hundreds of cases of severe birth defects each year, according to a new paper by UCL's Professor Sir Nicholas Wald.

22 Aug 2022

Policies to roll back abortion rights will hit incarcerated people particularly hard

Policies governing abortion and reproductive health care services in U.S. prisons and jails were restrictive and often hostile even before the Supreme Court removed Roe v. Wade's constitutional protections for abortions.

22 Aug 2022

Human antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection after two years

Scientists describe a protocol to evaluate antibody response dynamics up to two years following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

21 Aug 2022

The effect of different SARS-CoV-2 variants on maternal outcomes

Researchers evaluate the association between severe maternal morbidities and SARS-CoV-2 infection.

21 Aug 2022

SARS-CoV-2 prime and booster vaccinations found to improve pregnancy and birth outcomes

Researchers evaluated the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prime vaccination and booster vaccination during pregnancy on maternal and fetal health outcomes.

19 Aug 2022

COVID-19 pandemic has increased pregnancy complications and maternal death during delivery

Researchers investigate whether pregnancy-related complications and obstetric outcomes changed significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

18 Aug 2022

UNC scientists map the surface of young brain's cortex with unprecedented resolution

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have mapped the surface of the cortex of the young human brain with unprecedented resolution, revealing the development of key functional regions from two months before birth to two years after.

18 Aug 2022

Women with epilepsy have more depression and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum

Pregnant women with epilepsy have more symptoms of depression and anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum than pregnant women who do not have epilepsy or women with epilepsy who are not pregnant, according to a study published in the August 17, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

17 Aug 2022

WVU researcher explores how sedentary behavior and pregnancy may raise a woman’s cardiovascular disease risk

For reasons scientists don't fully understand, women in their 20s, 30s and 40s tend to develop cardiovascular-disease risk factors much faster than men of similar ages do.

16 Aug 2022

A new method for imaging the placenta in pregnant patients

A study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering details a novel method for imaging the placenta in pregnant patients as well as the results of a pilot clinical study.

16 Aug 2022

What is the impact of COVID-19 on maternal, fetal, and neonatal characteristics?

In a new study, researchers assessed the impact of early onset COVID-19 on maternal, fetal, and neonatal characteristics.

16 Aug 2022

Study determines the impact of withholding nitrous oxide for labor analgesia

Birthing women denied nitrous oxide ('laughing gas') to relieve labor pain during the COVID-19 pandemic have turned to opioids instead, without any adverse outcomes for mother or child, according to a new study by Australian clinicians.

16 Aug 2022

Study highlights the safety profile of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy

A new study describes how mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are safe during pregnancy.

15 Aug 2022

Costly Chemicals; The Health and Economic Impact of 'Forever Chemicals'

With PFAS being commonly found in households worldwide, what are the health and economic impacts of these forever chemicals? In this interview, we speak to Dr. Linda Kahn to find out more!

15 Aug 2022

COVID-19 vaccines are proven safe for use in pregnancy

In a new study, researchers investigated the incidence of significant health events among pregnant females after COVID-19 vaccination across seven Canadian provinces between November 1, 2021, and May 9, 2022.

15 Aug 2022

How does birth weight affect long-term risk of mortality among men and women?

Researchers evaluate the relationship between birth weight and cause-specific mortality.

14 Aug 2022

Scientists create a mathematical model to predict genetic resistance to antimalarial drugs

Researchers have created a mathematical model to predict genetic resistance to antimalarial drugs in Africa to manage one of the biggest threats to global malarial control.

12 Aug 2022

Pregnancy News and Research

Latest Pregnancy News and Research

Updated guidelines on the Valneva SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

Clinicopathological correlations and obstetric management of pregnant women with monkeypox virus infection

How is the COVID pandemic affecting perinatal mental health?

Mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid has potential to prevent neural tube defects

Policies to roll back abortion rights will hit incarcerated people particularly hard

Human antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection after two years

The effect of different SARS-CoV-2 variants on maternal outcomes

SARS-CoV-2 prime and booster vaccinations found to improve pregnancy and birth outcomes

COVID-19 pandemic has increased pregnancy complications and maternal death during delivery

UNC scientists map the surface of young brain's cortex with unprecedented resolution

Women with epilepsy have more depression and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum

WVU researcher explores how sedentary behavior and pregnancy may raise a woman’s cardiovascular disease risk

A new method for imaging the placenta in pregnant patients

What is the impact of COVID-19 on maternal, fetal, and neonatal characteristics?

Study determines the impact of withholding nitrous oxide for labor analgesia

Study highlights the safety profile of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy

Costly Chemicals; The Health and Economic Impact of 'Forever Chemicals'

COVID-19 vaccines are proven safe for use in pregnancy

How does birth weight affect long-term risk of mortality among men and women?

Scientists create a mathematical model to predict genetic resistance to antimalarial drugs

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

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