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Low-dose aspirin administration helps in reducing preterm birth risk
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 24 (ANI): Low-doses of aspirin on a daily basis can help reduce preterm birth risks among first-time pregnant. The medication can be administered from the sixth week until the 36th week.
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Stress during pregnancy may affect baby's sex, risk of preterm birth: Stud
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 16 (ANI): Maternal stress during pregnancy can affect fetal and child development as well as birth outcomes, a new study has found.
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Brain cells fail to mature in preterm birth: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 31 (ANI): Researchers have found that in the context of preterm birth, the brain cells fail to mature, resulting in low oxygen levels in the brain causing hypoxia.
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Treatment for liver disorder during pregnancy ineffective, claims study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 2 (ANI): A recent study found that the currently recommended treatment for a common pregnancy liver disorder that can result in preterm birth and stillbirth is ineffective and should be reconsidered.
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Premature born infants have delayed microbiome development
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 10 (ANI): While previous studies indicated that preterm birth affects an infant's future brain health, a new study has highlighted that kids who are born prematurely and have depicted a growth slower than expected, have a delayed development of their microbiome, o
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Premature birth affects infants' brain health, changes sleep brain activit
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 26 (ANI): A new study has highlighted that preterm birth can change an infants' brain activity while they are sleeping and also affects their future brain health.
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Heart abnormalities from premature birth can be corrected with exercise in
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 5 (ANI): People who suffer from heart abnormalities due to preterm birth could correct the damage with exercise in young adulthood, according to a study, which was presented at EuroCMR 2019.
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Quitting smoking during pregnancy lowers risk of preterm births
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr, 20 (ANI): A recent study claims that smoking during pregnancy can have negative health impacts. According to researchers smoking during pregnancy can result in low birth weight, delayed intrauterine development, preterm birth, infant mortality, and long-term dev
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Premature babies could benefit from combined glucocorticoid, antioxidant t
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 21 (ANI): As part of a recent study, scientists have suggested that subtle changes to the drugs administered to mothers threatened with preterm birth or to premature babies could further improve clinical treatment and help increase their safety.
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Kangaroo Care - Utilising mother and baby bond
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): India is one of the countries which registers' a large number of neonatal deaths. Statistics peg the neonatal mortality rate in the country at 0.75 million per year. 35 percent of these can be attributed to preterm birth and low-birth weight.
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Researchers advance the understanding of preterm birth
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], January 31 (ANI): In a groundbreaking research, scientists from University of Pennsylvania have found specific bacteria that might change the cervix of a pregnant woman and lead to preterm birth.
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Outdoor Air Pollution linked with one million preterm births per year in I
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI-NewsVoir): The research, led by a team from The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York, found that in 2010, about 2.7 million preterm births globally, or 18 per cent of all preterm births, were associated with outdoor exposure to fine p
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