Exposure to mercury preservatives before birth is no higher in children with autism
...ause the thimerosal is diluted before reaching the fetus and has been assumed to be innocuous. Nevertheless, there is a concern that even very small doses delivered when the brain is especially sensitive can be toxic. Numerous internet sites and one research study assert that RhIg causes autism and that a ...Aspirin use during pregnancy could reduce risk of pre-eclampsia
... no significant effect on the risk of death of the fetus or baby, having a small for gestational age infant, or bleeding events for either the women or their babies. No particular subgroup of women was substantially more or less likely to benefit from aspirin than any other. The cause of pre-eclampsia re...A revolution in the monitoring of unborn babies
...ected that the placenta is unhealthy and hence the fetus may become compromised due to lack of oxygen. In England during 2004 and 2005 17 per cent of inpatient cases for women in NHS hospitals were due to complications of pregnancy or childbirth. By helping to detect potential problems with unborn babie...Prematurity more accurately predicted by advances in proteomic technology
...reterm delivery is impending and the health of the fetus is in danger. MR scoring relies on identification of a group of proteins that serve as biomarkers characteristic to women who will deliver preterm. A normal MR score is 0 and a score of 3-4 is indicative of infection. The proteins detected are hum...Cells passed from mother to child may be first step in developing new treatments for type 1 diabetes
... the child acquired the cells during its life as a fetus while its immune system was still developing," Nel...ituations, too many mother cells cross over to the fetus at the wrong time, becoming beta cells that make insulin in the child. Could diabetes result because...Numbers, sequences pose problems for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome children
...caused by the mother's alcohol consumption while a fetus is still in the womb, revealed that the youngsters had specific deficits in memory for numbers and sequences, which may contribute to common math difficulties faced by these children. Prenatal alcohol abuse often leaves them with losses in physical, ...New research could help women facing high risk of stillbirth
...uces adiponectin. The researchers believe that the fetus produces adiponectin to protect itself from an adverse environment. This is of vital importance since altered adiponectin levels could now be used to help give effective and early monitoring of the risks faced by women with type 1 diabetes and iden...When preventing pre-eclampsia, a little carbon monoxide goes a long way
...trophoblast cell death and the resulting injury to fetus and mother. Dr. Graeme Smith and colleagues examined this hypothesis using tissue from term human placentas obtained following elective caesarian section from nonsmoking, low-risk women. When cultured tissues were exposed to oxidative stress (hypox...JCI table of contents: August 10, 2006
...ith the transfer, via the placenta, from mother to fetus of antibodies to the ribonucleoproteins SSA/Ro and/or SSB/La, the precise role of these antibodies in CHB was not previously known. Healthy cardiac myocytes are involved in the normal removal of other apoptotic cardiac myocytes that have reached the ...Queen's-led network looks at FAS aiming to minimize life-long learning problems
...op strategies to minimize injury to the developing fetus and individualize earlier therapeutic interventions for children with pre-natal exposure to alcohol." The interdisciplinary research team, which also includes James Brien and Doug Munoz from Queen's, Peter Carlen (University Health Network), Bhushan ...First trimester use of ACE inhibitors implicated in birth defects
... may cause injury and even death to the developing fetus when used during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. The warning states that a woman should discontinue use of ACE inhibitors as soon as possible once she becomes pregnant. Cooper and his co-authors performed this research within the Child...Early estrogen exposure leads to later prostate cancer risk
...ring development of the prostate gland in the male fetus may result in a predisposition to prostate cancer ...; and in the fetus. Transfer of BPA from mother to fetus has been reported, and levels in male fetuses have been shown to be higher than those of female fetu...May/June 2006 Annals of Family Medicine Tip Sheet
... this choice, while those with a breech-presenting fetus or prior cesarean section may no longer have the choice of vaginal birth. The authors point out that the choice of a cesarean delivery affect a woman's reproductive future with a subsequent risk of pregnancy complications, such as placenta previa, p...Women who drink alcohol during pregnancy
...n in this group realizes that she is pregnant, the fetus may already be damaged." "The diagnosis of FAS involves facial anomalies plus abnormalities of the brain which lead to mental retardation," noted Lee Ann Kaskutas, a research scientist with the Alcohol Research Group at Berkeley. "It is an extremely...US infant mortality rate fails to improve
...f gestation. Women should avoid the dangers to the fetus of smoking, as maternal smoking is associated with higher infant mortality rates and increased risk of preterm and low birthweight births. The March of Dimes also urges women to take a multivitamin containing folic acid prior to and during early preg...Preconception health care can improve the lives of mothers and babies
...r example, women can be told of the dangers to the fetus of smoking and drinking alcohol during pregnancy, and informed of the benefits of taking folic acid to reduce the risk of serious birth defects. Chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure can be diagnosed and managed, allowing...Fetuses cannot feel pain, says expert
...annot experience pain. The absence of pain in the fetus does not resolve the morality of abortion, but does argue against legal and clinical efforts to prevent such pain during an abortion, he adds. Proposals currently being considered in the US to inform women seeking abortions of the potential for pain ...Pregnant women should not ignore breast cancer symptoms
... chemotherapy poses minimal risk to the developing fetus and is the preferable method of treatment for pregnant women, in whom radiation treatments and surgery are usually avoided. Twelve of these 16 women underwent ultrasound to assess tumor response to chemotherapy. Dr. Yang found that ultrasound provid...Pregnancy research leads to progress on premature delivery
...he membranes are balloon-like, wrapping around the fetus and the amniotic fluid in which the fetus is bathed. The cells within the membranes (both fibroblasts and epithelial) are critical to the chem...Pregnancy complications increase women's risk of heart disease, death
...ancy are not only harming health of the developing fetus but are doubling their own risks of dying from fut... behavior would not only benefit the health of the fetus but reduce the mother's future risk for early death," said Duke cardiologist Mimi Biswas, M.D. Biswa...