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Woman seeks permission for termination of pregnancy, HC seeks experts' vie
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): A pregnant woman has approached the Delhi High Court seeking permission to undergo medical termination of her pregnancy due to serious abnormalities detected in the fetus after the 20th weeks.
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Delhi HC directs AIIMS to examine medical condition of woman seeking abort
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to constitute a medical board and examine and determine the medical condition of a woman and her fetus, who is seeking termination of her pregnancy as there are c
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Study reflects how stress in pregnant mothers affect babies
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): Maternal stress, anxiety, and depression go a step higher if a fetus is found to have congenital heart disease. But this level of anxiety in pregnant mothers can lead to impaired development in key brain regions of the babies before they are born.
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Stress in pregnant mothers can affect babies' hearts, says study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): According to recent research, knowing that your unborn fetus has congenital heart disease can cause pronounced maternal stress, anxiety, and depression that can lead to impaired development in key brain regions of the babies before they are born.
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Risk of Autism spectrum disorder linked to decrease in placental steroid
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct 21 (ANI): In a new study it has been found that allopregnanolone, one of many hormones produced by the placenta during pregnancy, is so essential to normal fetal brain development that the decrease in the supply can cause Autism.
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Stress during pregnancy may impact birth outcomes: Study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 16 (ANI): Maternal stress not only affects fetus and child development but also has an impact on birth outcomes, claims a recent study.
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Researchers discover world's first blood incubator
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 22 (ANI): With the help of laser technology, researchers have discovered the world's first blood incubator, which will prevent blood transfusions and detect antibodies in pregnant women that may kill a fetus.
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Researchers discover vaccine to treat herpes
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Sept 22 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a new vaccine which is proving to be effective in combating herpes virus.
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High-fat diet guards fetus from Alzheimer's disease: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 27 (ANI): A recent study has revealed that a high-fat diet during gestation, guards the fetus against changes in the brain that may lead to Alzheimer's disease later.
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Pope Francis equates abortion to 'hiring hitman,' says it's unacceptable
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 26 (ANI): Pope Francis on Saturday said abortion was always unacceptable, regardless of whether a fetus is fatally ill or has pathological disorders.
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Placental function linked to brain injuries associated with autism
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr 27 (ANI): Disrupting steady supply of allopregnanolone (ALLO), a hormone made by the placenta late in pregnancy, to the developing fetus can leave it vulnerable to brain injuries associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), revealed a study.
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Dengue virus infection may cause severe outcomes following Zika virus infe
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 9 (ANI): It turns out that women who have previously been infected with dengue virus may be at greater risk for increased damage to their fetuses and placentas if they should later become infected with the Zika virus.
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