Posts Tagged ‘pregnancy’
Women with Neandertal gene give birth to more children
One in three women in Europe inherited the receptor for progesterone from Neandertals – a gene variant associated with increased fertility, fewer bleedings during early pregnancy and fewer miscarriages. …
Read Full ArticleBlood test could predict diabetes in women years before it strikes
Blood markers can identify women with history of gestational diabetes who will go on to develop type 2 diabetes years after delivery. …
Read Full ArticleBehavioral disorders more common in children exposed to maternal prenatal corticosteroids
Children exposed to maternal prenatal corticosteroid treatment have higher rates of emotional, behavioral and psychological development disorders …
Read Full ArticlePrenatal exercise reduces obesity among offspring
When physically fit women exercise during pregnancy they could be setting their children up for better fitness too. …
Read Full ArticleLength of pregnancy alters child’s DNA
Researchers have mapped chemical DNA changes in more than 6,000 newborn babies. …
Read Full ArticleChronic inflammation in pregnancy linked to childhood neurodevelopmental delays
A new study strengthens the evidence that chronic low-grade maternal inflammation may be partly to blame for the higher risk of childhood neurodevelopmental delays. …
Read Full ArticleAntioxidant in mushrooms may relieve features of pregnancy hypertension
New research using a rat model has shown that a natural diet-derived antioxidant L-ergothioneine can relieve some of the clinical symptoms of pre-eclampsia. …
Read Full ArticlePreliminary evidence suggests new coronavirus cannot be passed from mother to child late in pregnancy
A preliminary observational study of pregnant women infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) finds no evidence of mother-to-child transmission …
Read Full ArticleVitamin D deficiency during pregnancy connected to elevated risk of ADHD
Population-based study finds an association between maternal vitamin D deficiency and elevated risk of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the offspring. …
Read Full ArticleCombined prenatal smoking and drinking greatly increases SIDS risk
Children born to mothers who both drank and smoked beyond the first trimester of pregnancy have a 12-fold increased risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) …
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