Meconium: Baby's first stool may provide clues to fetal alcohol exposure
... objective identification of alcohol intake during pregnancy could lead to intervention, possible cessation of ... "We have an obvious need to check mothers during pregnancy before damage to the fetus is done," he said. Until that transpires, said Ostrea, Jr., "our manuscri...Fibromyalgia increases pain and fatigue for pregnant women
... Her research, the first to look at the impact of pregnancy on women with FM, was recently presented at the 2006 Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses' convention in Baltimore. Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition commonly found in women that causes pain in the muscles and soft tissue...New procedure safer for detecting fetal anemia
...ure to detect anemia in the fetus during high risk pregnancy is safer for patients, according to a study to be published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Thursday, July 13. "The research clearly demonstrates that this new procedure, Doppler ultrasonography, provides a safe and non-invasive method...Fundacin BBVA and IDIBAPS reassess the intermittent treatment efficiency against malaria
...an added risk in malaria infection. Malaria during pregnancy is, in the entire world, one of the most important causes of premature delivery, low weight of the newborn, and one of the main causes of severe mother anaemia. In all cases, this leads to an increase of mother and perinatal mortality. It is currentl...Smooth sailing: 'Cruise Ship Virus' tackled by UH, Baylor College of Medicine
...d a diagnostic tool that mimics something like the pregnancy test in speed and ease of use, we could create a platform for rapid detection of this virus and other pathogens." The tool Ruchhoeft and Willson are building will rely on the disease protein/antibody relationship that occurs in the human body. A...Nicotine exposure during development leads to hearing problems
...tists know that children of women who smoke during pregnancy can develop hearing-related cognitive deficits. Fo... precisely what aspect of smoking is so harmful in pregnancy when it comes to cognitive hearing deficits," Metherate said. "Most women who smoke find it difficul...DFG presents the 2006 MAK and BAT value list
...2,2-Tetrachlor-1,2-difluoroethane were assigned to pregnancy group D, which means that their classification cannot yet be made on the basis of available data. The data for eight further substances is also insufficient for their assignment to another group. As no data on reproduction toxicology was available, t...Early fetal gender test demands rapid ethical policymaking
...e. Reviews highlighted in this newsalert: Early pregnancy maternal blood test for fetal gender demands rapid...ndant social and political consequences.'" Early pregnancy maternal blood test for fetal gender demands rapid ethical policy-making The sex of a 5-7 week emb...Researchers develop novel mouse model to witness immune system attack on chlamydia
...ections over time lead to complications like tubal pregnancy and infertility. The goal would be to vaccinate young people to keep them from suffering from undiagnosed infection and the bad outcomes associated with it." Most pathogens (disease-causing bacteria or viruses) enter a host by penetrating mucosal s...Regular multivitamin use near time of conception significantly reduces preeclampsia risk
...data show that women who are not overweight before pregnancy and who used multivitamins at least once a week before conception and in the first three months of pregnancy reduced their risk of preeclampsia by a striking 72 percent compared to those who didn't take a mult...Early treatment prevents lasting breathing problems in some premature babies
...oth involved infants born at less than 34 weeks of pregnancy who weighed between 500 and 1250 grams (about 1 pound to 3 pounds) at birth and who needed a ventilator to help them breathe. In one study, patients were treated with iNO within the first 48 hours of life; in the other study, treatment began between ...Marijuana use causes early pregnancy failure
...rijuana use at the time of conception and early in pregnancy prevents embryos' safe passage from the ovary to the uterus, resulting in early pregnancy failure, suggests a new study in mice. The study appears in the August issue of the Journal of Clini...Domestic violence during pregnancy increases risk of early childhood mortality
Domestic violence towards mothers during pregnancy significantly raises the risk of death for their c...an twice as high during the perinatal (28 weeks of pregnancy to the first seven days after birth) and neonatal (first month following birth) periods for children...JCI table of contents: August 1, 2006
EDITOR'S PICK Marijuana use causes early pregnancy failure Marijuana use at the time of conception and early in pregnancy prevents embryos' safe passage from the ovary to the uterus, resulting in early pregnancy failure, s...Miscarriage significantly associated with increasing paternal age
...ed with increased rates of spontaneous abortion, a pregnancy loss occurring before twenty weeks of gestation. ...rch on women, and how their characteristics affect pregnancy outcomes. Of course, women's importance and centrality to pregnancy cannot be overstated. However,...Dominant meerkats render rivals infertile
...n pregnant themselves, reducing subordinate female pregnancy rates will reduce the threat of infanticide. Dr Andrew Young, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, who led the research said, "The findings are particularly exciting as the consensus emerging from prior research on cooperative species wa...Study illuminates birth defects caused by copper deficiency
... in a variety of mammals, copper deficiency during pregnancy results in loss of the embryo or offspring with severe neurologic impairment and developmental defects of the heart, skeleton, and other tissues. By studying developing zebrafish treated with drugs that interfered with copper metabolism in the curr...Unmasking nutrition's role in genes and birth defects
...day get a personalized menu of foods to eat during pregnancy to complement their genetic makeup as a result of new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Researchers used transparent fish embryos to develop a way to discover how genes and diet interact to cause birth defects. "By t...Researchers discover genetics markers to help predict risk for preterm birth
... mystifying premature births among women who start pregnancy with no known risk factors. Working separately, ...s is an example of how heredity may play a role in pregnancy complications and how genetic factors can contribute to racial disparities in the incidence of prete...Genetic variant is associated with higher rate of premature delivery in African-American women
...py can be applied in order to prevent this serious pregnancy complication." In this study, the researchers compared amnion samples carrying the minor "T" allele to samples carrying the major "C" allele. The minor "T" allele is a genetic variant that occurs with greater frequency among those with African ance...