Botswana Trial to Test Whether Screening for Chlamydia Can Prevent Preterm Birth
A new protocol details the HERA randomized controlled trial, which will enrol 2,000 pregnant women in Botswana to test whether ...
Tag: Preterm birth
Placental Bacteria Found in Over 40% of Preterm Births at Ugandan Hospital
A cross-sectional study of 383 women at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda found aerobic bacterial culture positivity in placental ...
Exploratory model links vaginal microbiota and metabolites to preterm birth risk
An exploratory second-trimester model combining vaginal microbiota sequencing and metabolomics showed internally validated discrimination for preterm birth risk.
Machine Learning Flags Preterm Birth Risk Across Eleven African Countries
A machine learning study of 411,863 women across eleven Sub-Saharan African countries achieved 90.2 percent accuracy in predicting preterm birth ...
Quantitative Ultrasound Cervix Measurements Show Moderate Reliability in Pregnancy Study
A prospective study of 81 pregnant women found that averaged quantitative ultrasound measurements of cervical attenuation coefficient and LF midband ...
One in Five Surviving Twins Suffers Severe Brain Injury After Their Twin Dies in the Womb
An international cohort of 395 monochorionic twin pregnancies found severe brain injury in 18 percent of surviving cotwins after a ...
Gut Dysbiosis Signatures Found in Five Newborns With Complex Surgical and Urological Conditions
A case series of five newborns with complex surgical, gastrointestinal, and urological conditions found reduced beneficial gut bacteria and overgrowth ...
Simple Four-Point Score Predicts Preterm Birth Risk at Hospital Admission
A retrospective Chinese cohort study validated a four-variable admission score that stratified vaginal deliveries into low, moderate and high preterm ...
Iron Deficiency in Pregnancy May Disrupt Infant Microbiome Inheritance, Review Proposes
A narrative review proposes that maternal iron deficiency may alter maternal microbial inputs to the infant and that preterm birth ...
Ultrasound radiomics model shows promise for predicting spontaneous preterm birth
A nested case-control study of 272 pregnancies found that a combined ultrasound radiomics and clinical model predicted spontaneous preterm birth ...
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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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