Drop race adjustment for AFP prenatal testing, study urges
A race-based adjustment to test-result values from a common prenatal screening should be discontinued, according to a study published this week in Obstetrics ...
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ACMG publishes evidence-based clinical practice guideline recommending that noninvasive prenatal screening become the standard screening option for all pregnant individuals
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has released a new Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline (EBG), “Noninvasive prenatal ...
Examining association of accessibility of retail cannabis, prenatal cannabis use during pandemic in California
About The Study: In this study of 99,000 pregnancies screened for prenatal cannabis use via urine toxicology testing before and ...
Association of prenatal exposure to benzodiazepines with development of autism spectrum, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders
About The Study: Researchers found in this study of 1.5 million children that after adjusting for possible confounders and accounting ...
Brain organoids reveal in detail the harms of prenatal alcohol exposure
Alcohol consumption during pregnancy poses significant peril to the healthy development of the unborn child. There is no known safe ...
Study finds persistent disparities in access to prenatal care among pregnant people based on citizenship status and education level
Immigrant pregnant people faced persistent inequities in obtaining timely prenatal care as compared with native-born pregnant people in the United ...
Largest study to date finds no link between prenatal exposure to anesthesia and impaired neurodevelopmental outcomes in children
A new study published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) has found no link between antenatal exposure ...
Experiences with prenatal care delivery reported by black patients with low income and by health care workers
About The Study: In this qualitative study of low-income, Black pregnant people in Detroit and the health care workers who care ...
Prenatal care for foreign-born Latinx people dropped during 2016 presidential campaign
October 20, 2022 – Rates of prenatal care among foreign-born Latinx pregnant people decreased below expected levels during the 2016 presidential campaign – ...
Study links prenatal phthalate exposure to reduced childhood lung function
A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the ”la Caixa” Foundation, has ...
New prenatal test can reduce time, cost of detecting chromosomal abnormalities
NEW YORK, NY (Aug. 17, 2022)--A new prenatal test developed by researchers at Columbia University Fertility Center can determine if ...
Prenatal opioid exposure may trigger neurological, behavioral changes later in life
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- While infants exposed to opioids during their mother’s pregnancy have been linked to adverse health outcomes, a ...
New recommendations for prenatal care delivery
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists partnered with the University of Michigan to convene a panel of maternity care ...
Association of prenatal exposure to antiseizure medication with risk of autism, intellectual disability
About The Study: Researchers assessed whether children exposed prenatally to antiseizure medications have an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in ...
Impaired prenatal brain growth predicts adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with congenital heart disease
DENVER, April 22, 2022 – A new study reports that selective impairments in regional fetal brain growth predict adverse cognitive, ...
Prenatal mindfulness program improves stress response in infants
Infants whose mothers participated in a mindfulness-based program during pregnancy had healthier stress responses at 6 months old, a new ...
New in the Hastings Center Report: Bias and inaccuracy in marketing noninvasive prenatal tests
Bias and inaccuracy are pervasive in the marketing of noninvasive prenatal tests (NIPTs), concludes an early-view study in the Hastings ...
Prenatal exposure to phthalates may affect infants’ health
Phthalates are endocrine disrupting chemicals that are used in plastics and as food additives. A recent study in Environmental Toxicology ...
Researchers restore brain immune system function after prenatal exposure to environmental toxin
New research shows that exposure to the industrial byproduct TCDD in utero could cause the brain’s immune system to go ...
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Looking beyond microplastics, Oregon State researchers find that cotton and synthetic microfibers impact behavior and growth of aquatic organisms
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Star formation in distant galaxies by the James Webb Space Telescope
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The wilderness is calling – will your dog answer?
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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MD Anderson and Federation Bio announce collaboration to develop novel microbiome treatment for patients with immunotherapy-resistant cancers
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Half of US coastal communities underestimate sea level risks