Prior caesarean delivery not linked to increased risk of stillbirth
..."Caesarean sections have been associated with some pregnancy complications, but when a physician consults a woman with prior caesarean sections about her next pregnancy, stillbirth should not be one of the concerns," said Bahtiyar. Fetal death or stillbirth is an underappreciated problem, according to Bah...Protein analysis of amniotic fluid reveals clues about preterm birth
... high infant mortality rates. Normal gestation for pregnancy is about 40 weeks. Dr. Weiner's co-investigators for the study were Keun-Young Lee, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea; Catalin S. Buhimschi, M.D., and Irina A. Buhimschi, M....University of Manchester pioneers study to support teenage mums' bone health
...ed to be first into the long-term effects of early pregnancy on bone health. The findings will help inform opi... male, believed to be necessary for the demands of pregnancy and breast-feeding. As this continues to develop until the age of about 25, the study seeks to inve...JCI table of contents April 1, 2005
...psia is a hypertensive disorder that occurs during pregnancy and can be detrimental to the health of the developing fetus and the mother. Low-dose aspirin therapy has been used to treat preeclampsia, but this strategy is controversial some researchers believe that it prevents preeclampsia while others find i...Birthing a new model of aspirin therapy in preeclampsia
...psia is a hypertensive disorder that occurs during pregnancy and can be detrimental to the health of the developing fetus and the mother. Low-dose aspirin therapy has been used to treat preeclampsia, but this strategy is controversial some researchers believe that it prevents preeclampsia while others find i...Study supports use of aspirin in treating pregnancy disorder
...erapy in preventing and treating pre-eclampsia a pregnancy disorder that is often harmful to both mother and fetus. This treatment strategy is controversial, since it has been associated with complications such as thrombosis (blood clotting) and problems with labour. However, the new study shows that "the r...Study finds anticonvulsant drug poses greater birth-defect risk than suspected
Use of the anticonvulsant drug valproate during pregnancy may pose a significantly great risk of birth defects than does use of other antiseizure medications. In the March 22 issue of Neurology, researchers from the North American AED (Antiepileptic Drug) Pregnancy Registry at Massachusetts General Hospital...BRCA1 causes ovarian cancer through indirect, biochemical route
... cycles through their life without interruption by pregnancy or oral contraceptive use are at highest risk for developing sporadic ovarian cancer," Dubeau explains. "So we had some clues that the cells that control the menstrual cycle-the ovarian granulosa cells-have an influence on ovarian cancer." But how? ...New miniaturised chip dramatically reduces time taken for DNA analysis
...r cost and availability will be similar to that of pregnancy test kits found in pharmacies. The researchers Sal...d and the product to become as widely available as pregnancy test kits we can buy at the local pharmacy". Electrochemical genosensors vs DNA chips Identifying ...Viagra shows selective effects in hypertensive pregnancy on mother, fetus
... consider the effect of Viagra (sildenafil) during pregnancy affected by hypertension on such significant facts...a on fetal and vascular parameters in hypertensive pregnancy in the rat," 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday April 5, Physiology 909.9/board #A134. On view 7:30 a.m. - 4 ...14 highlighted physiology papers from IUPS 2005: From 'genomics to functions'
...0. Viagra shows selective effects in hypertensive pregnancy on mother, fetus Although it didn't lower pregnan...a on fetal and vascular parameters in hypertensive pregnancy in the rat." Physiology 909.9. George Osol, Gerard Celia and Natalia I. Gokina, Department of Obstet...Alcohol 'binges' in rats during early brain development cause circadian rhythm problems
...f the timing and amount of alcohol consumed during pregnancy is based only on the account of the mother. Dr. Earnest says animal studies using a rat model provide a way to obtain clearer information as well as focus on potential disturbances in a specific brain function - circadian rhythms - that has not been...Thumbnail sampler of 10 diverse physiology papers from IUPS 2005
...udy whether inadequate maternal kidney function in pregnancy might contribute to the fetal programming of adult...lliparious (never pregnant) groups. However, after pregnancy in hypertensive rabbits, renal function was reduced by 25% in a damaged kidney, but increased 25% in...Children of mothers with preeclampsia more likely to have pulmonary hypertension
... born of mothers who had preeclampsia during their pregnancy are more likely to have pulmonary hypertension than similar children born from normal pregnancies, according to a study conducted in Bolivia by Swiss and Bolivian researchers. The findings provide the first evidence that preeclampsia (pregnancy-induc...New research on mulitple vs single births may offer new approaches for infertility
...itter" births of mice, versus the normal singleton pregnancy of humans, is due to defective processing in mice of a common mammalian protein called bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP-15), according to new study by University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine researchers. Published online the...Webcast: NIH Director Zerhouni and IOM President Fineberg to discuss health disparities
...the creation of a center on health disparities and pregnancy outcomes and has called for professional training of future clinical research leaders from diverse backgrounds. HSPH has received Roadmap funding for an interdisciplinary training program focused on gene-environment interactions in complex diseases--...Research shows smoking adds a decade to reproductive age of IVF patients
...to 20% for non-smokers." The miscarriage rate per pregnancy was also significantly higher for women who smoked, with around 21% losing their babies compared with around 16% of non-smokers. Overweight women also fared badly with a 33% lower chance of a live birth from their first treatment cycle. As with smoki...'Motherwell's babies' study may yield up clues for adult diseases
...a new study into the effects of a mother's diet in pregnancy upon unborn babies and their future health. The re...ins-type' high meat, low carbohydrate diet in late pregnancy on how the offspring respond to a mental stress test. Men and women born in the 1ate 1960s, whose mo...Pregnancy complications related to low levels of anticlotting proteins
...oor fetal growth, preterm delivery and bleeding in pregnancy are influenced by low levels of the anticlotting p...clotting factor, protein Z, and protein S early in pregnancy may act together with other genetic clotting tendencies to adversely affect pregnancy, according to ...Preeclampsia in pregnancy increases risk of future cardiovascular disease and death
...ry of preeclampsia, a hypertension complication in pregnancy affecting five percent of all women, researchers at Yale have found that these women have an increased lifetime risk for cardiovascular illness and death. "Even when a mother's blood pressure returns to normal after delivery, preeclampsia might incre...