In national survey, most US respondents favored providing incarcerated pregnant women access to abortion
In the United States, an estimated 58,000 pregnant women enter correctional facilities each year, with many presumed innocent while awaiting...
AJPH study reveals that COVID-19 has widened racial gaps in pregnancy-associated deaths from non-obstetric causes in the US
In the United States, various minoritized racial and ethnic groups have reduced access to quality healthcare compared to their non-Hispanic...
Digital babies created to improve infant healthcare
Researchers at University of Galway have created digital babies to better understand infants’ health in their critical first 180 days...
Study investigates relationship between phthalate exposure and high blood pressure, related complications during pregnancy
Higher exposure to certain chemicals called phthalates is linked to an increased risk of pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia and eclampsia...
Babies use ‘helpless’ infant period to learn powerful foundation models, just like ChatGPT
Babies’ brains are not as immature as previously thought, rather they are using the period of postnatal ‘helplessness’ to learn...
Exercising during pregnancy normalizes eating behaviors in offspring from obese mice
Maternal obesity impacts the eating behaviors of offspring via long-term overexpression of the microRNA miR-505-5p, according to a study publishing...
US drug-related infant deaths more than doubled from 2018 to 2022
A new study by Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine has uncovered a disturbing trend in drug-related infant deaths...
Low socioeconomic status raises pregnant women’s risk of exposure to thyroid-disrupting chemicals
BOSTON—Exposure to some endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that harm the thyroid gland has increased over the past 20 years among U.S....
Understanding how abnormal embryos self-correct may provide women with a better chance of IVF pregnancy
Berlin, Germany: Aneuploidy (the presence of an abnormal number of chromosomes) in embryos is a major cause of impaired embryo...
Systematic review examines why pregnant and lactating women worldwide do – or don’t – participate in clinical trials
Systematic review examines why pregnant and lactating women worldwide do – or don’t – participate in clinical trials Credit: cottonbro...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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