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Premature birth
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USPSTF urges universal syphilis screening in pregnancy to prevent congenital infections
[ad_1] With congenital syphilis at a 30-year high in the US, experts stress that early and universal syphilis…
May 19, 2025
Cannabis Use During Pregnancy Ups Adverse Birth Outcomes
[ad_1] TOPLINE: Prenatal cannabis use was associated with 75% higher odds of low birth weight, 52% increased odds…
May 9, 2025
Severe Maternal Morbidity 3x Higher in Gestational Carriers
[ad_1] Gestational carriers face a significantly higher risk for severe maternal morbidity and other pregnancy complications than those…
September 26, 2024
Neonates exposed to SARS-CoV-2 in utero at higher risk of respiratory distress, study finds
[ad_1] In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers investigate the risk of respiratory distress (RD) in…
January 30, 2024
What to know about RSV this winter
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Vaccine
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has made headlines the past two falls for…
November 28, 2023
Gut bacteria in toddlers predict later weight gain
[ad_1] DUBLIN ― Gut microbiota, including species type and diversity, in children at 3.5 years of age is…
May 26, 2023
Coronavirus: Catching the infection after 34 weeks of pregnancy could raise the risk of a premature birth seven-fold
[ad_1] Testing positive for the coronavirus in the last three months of pregnancy may double the risk of…
July 22, 2022
Premature births: Chewing gum while pregnant linked to lower risk in Malawi
[ad_1] Malawi has the highest rate of premature births in the world, but a study suggests a simple…
February 4, 2022
Spike in unvaccinated pregnant women hospitalized with COVID-19, alarming health leaders
[ad_1] Doctors said the vast majority of these women with severe cases are not vaccinated. KOMO News spoke…
September 1, 2021
Smoke from forest fires increases risk of preterm birth (study)
[ad_1] Exposure to smoke from wildfires during pregnancy increases the risk of preterm labor – a risk that…
August 24, 2021