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Study: Maternal opioid treatment after delivery linked with increased risk
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The risk of injury to newborns of mothers who were taken opioids after giving birth, typically following a caesarean section, is not higher than that of moms who were not prescribed opioids.
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Study links neutral maternal behaviour toward infants with an epigenetic c
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A recent study linked neutral maternal conduct towards newborns with an epigenetic alteration in children related to stress response, supporting the significance of early development.
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On World Birth Defects Day, WHO reaffirms commitment to prevent, control b
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Globally, an estimated 8 million newborns are born with a birth defect every year. Nine out of every ten children born with a serious birth defect are in low- and middle-income countries. The most common severe birth defects are heart defects, neural tube defects and Down syndrome, but there
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HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark visits India to support fight against m
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI/PRNewswire): HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark visited the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in New Delhi along with the international NGO Maternity Foundation today to support India's fight against maternal mortality and champion quality materna
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Study reveals gestational diabetes, preeclampsia linked to slower biologic
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a new study conducted by USC, gestational diabetes and preeclampsia may be associated with poorer biological development in babies.
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Mother's blessing: Microbiota from mothers regulates lung immunity in newb
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A new study led by Bruno Silva Santos, group leader and vice-director at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular Joo Lobo Antunes (iMM; Portugal), and published in the scientific journal Cell Reports discovered that T cells influence the transfer of maternal microbiota during birth and nursing,
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Study reveals pregnant women at higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A pregnant person is more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes later in life if they have gestational diabetes, according to studies. Another prevalent cause of newborns who are large for gestational age is gestational diabetes (LGA).
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Research reveals preventative measures for optic nerve hypoplasia
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC are looking at potential preventative and therapeutic measures for the disease, optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH), which causes vision impairment in newborns.
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Study reveals preventative, therapeutic measures of optic nerve hypoplasia
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC are looking at potential preventative and therapeutic measures for the disease, optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH), which causes vision impairment in newborns.
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Study reveals chronic inflammation as cause for decline in breastfeeding
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Despite the fact that 80 percent of mothers nurse their newborns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that only 25 percent of women exclusively breastfeed their infants for the six months recommended by the United States Dietary Guidelines. Researchers found that social is
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Telangana govt issues Shishu Aadhar for newborns at public hospitals
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Telangana government has started issuing Shishu Aadhar cards to newborn babies at government hospitals. The initiative is aimed at helping create an identity for infants.
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Sun Pharma, SPARC sign licence agreement for sale of seizure drug for inje
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
SPARC submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) for this product for the treatment of seizures in newborns in February 2022, according to Sun Pharma statement shared with stock exchanges.
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