HIV and malaria combine to adversely affect pregnant women and their infants
...rly susceptible to PAM whereas women in subsequent pregnancies become protected against PAM. Having HIV results in this loss of protection and makes them as susceptible as first-time mothers. To uncover how HIV affects PAM, Kain and his team collected samples from women in the first pregnancy as well as from ...Syphilis screening, lithium fights neurodegeneration, monoclonal antibodies against avian flu
... according to research from Haiti. About half of pregnancies in women with untreated syphilis end in death of the baby before or shortly after birth, and surviving infants may suffer lifelong effects such as mental disability, deafness, or blindness. Testing for syphilis infection during pregnancy can prevent ...Exposure to mercury preservatives before birth is no higher in children with autism
...rent study investigated thimerosal exposure during pregnancies that resulted in the birth of a child subsequently...th thimerosal) before birth was no higher and that pregnancies were not more likely to be Rh incompatible. The authors note that few studies have focused on preg...A revolution in the monitoring of unborn babies
...day are stillborn in the UK and 10 per cent of all pregnancies each year are high risk. The monitor lets doctors read signals produced naturally by the unborn babys heart. They can then intervene if necessary and potentially save their lives. The fetal monitor is the result of years of collaborative work betw...Emory algorithm improves kidney transplant chances for sensitized patients
...g they are on the list. Due to prior transplants, pregnancies or blood transfusions, these patients have developed antibodies that make it very difficult to match them with donor organs. Researchers at Emory University have developed a decision process, based on innovative technology, that may help to level ...Favorable outcomes from mild invitro fertilization practices
... 404 patients. The 1-year cumulative proportion of pregnancies leading to livebirths was much the same with a mild strategy of IVF (43.4%) as with the standard IVF strategy (44.7%). The proportion of couples with multiple pregnancy outcomes was 0.5% with mild treatment versus 13.1% with standard treatment, and m...New data supports a non-invasive approach to routine prenatal genetic testing
...ogists (ACOG) that call for risk assessment of all pregnancies for fetal chromosomal abnormalities. Previous guidelines recommended testing women 35 years and older using amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling, both considered invasive procedures that carry risks. ACOG now recommends screening before the ...Improved neonatal care has helped reduce prevalence of cerebral palsy in premature babies
...those born weighing less than 1500 g--and multiple pregnancies are between 20 and 80 times more likely to have cerebral palsy than infants of normal birthweight. During the 1980s data suggested that the prevalence of cerebral palsy among VLBW infants increased, but recent reports suggest that the prevalence with...Underweight women at greater risk of miscarriage
... increased odds, but the ratios were highest among pregnancies resulting from intrauterine insemination or artifi... of the study, comments: 'An estimated one in five pregnancies in the UK will end in miscarriage2. It can be a very distressing experience for women, and any advic...Estimated 5 million women admitted to hospital each year following an unsafe abortion
...ediately achievable, goal is to prevent unintended pregnancies in the first place through improved contraception use. These goals are a continuing and critical priority in the developing world."...Gaining weight between pregnancies could lead to pregnancy complications
... in body mass index (BMI) between first and second pregnancies was associated with adverse outcomes, findings tha...s showed that weight gain between first and second pregnancies was associated with an increased risk of all these overweight and obesity-related adverse outcomes. ...Better training needed to reduce emergency caesareans
...dit figures, about 35% of caesareans for singleton pregnancies are performed because of failure to progress in labour, of which a quarter occur at full cervical dilatation. In 55% of these cases no attempt was made to achieve a vaginal birth with either forceps or ventouse. In those births where instrumental del...Improvement seen in fetal survival following preeclampsia
...of Norway between 1967 and 2003, including 770,613 pregnancies without preeclampsia and 33,835 pregnancies with preeclampsia. The researchers found that among preeclamptic pregnancies, inductions before 3...When preventing pre-eclampsia, a little carbon monoxide goes a long way
...pregnancy-associated hypertension, affects 5-7% of pregnancies and poses serious risks for both mother and child. If maternal blood vessels at the placental barrier fail to remodel and adapt to the changing nutrient/oxygen needs of the growing fetus, the maternal blood pressure rises in an effort to improve nutr...Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and congenital anomalies
...al anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) early in their pregnancies may be more likely to give birth to babies with congenital defects, particularly cardiac septal defects. These are the findings of a case-control study published in the August issue of Birth Defects Research Part B, a journal published by John Wiley ...New insights into the impact of pregnancy on inflammatory arthritis
...an 10 milligrams per day, with one exception. All pregnancies resulted in a single live birth. Samples of peripheral venous blood were taken from all subjects, most 3 times or more during the course of pregnancy, as well as postpartum, within 3 months of delivery. Levels of cell-free fetal DNA were me...Pre-scan warnings would have caused extra distress say women with problem fetuses
... anything wrong with their baby as most felt their pregnancies were progressing normally. "Women expressed how, in addition to already having had healthy children, feeling well, experiencing normal pregnancy symptoms and an absence of fetal anomalies in their family and immediate social circle increased their c...Education improves understanding of risks of having twins -- but does this translate into action?
... we have been alarmed by the large numbers of twin pregnancies resulting from infertility treatment, and especial...d that patients seemed much less concerned by twin pregnancies than we are and, indeed, many desire this outcome." Dr. Ryan and her team had previously researched ...HIV pregnancy study discovers increased anaemia and blood pressure problems
... then classified as normal, moderate and high risk pregnancies and randomly selected within those categories to provide a representative sample. The HIV positive group included twice as many women in each category as the HIV negative control group. "Raising awareness of health issues among HIV positive women wh...The brain, hormones and behavior focus of briefings at international meeting June 19-22
...ew research suggests girls who were born following pregnancies that were encumbered by stressful life events may be at greater risk for developing fibromyalgia later in life. While little is known about the causes of fibromyalgia, a condition affecting mostly women and characterized by extreme fatigue and widesp...