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Researchers find epigenetic biomarkers to predict premature births
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 5 (ANI): Researchers have discovered that a signature found in the cheek cells of mothers and fathers of preterm infants may help develop a test to determine whether pregnancy may end too early.
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Study examines if migraine is tied to complications in pregnancy
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Massachusetts [US], February 27 (ANI): Does migraine have any implication on pregnant women? Does a mother's body issue have an effect on the unborn baby? According to a preliminary study, women with migraine may have a higher risk of pregnancy complications like preterm delivery, gestationa
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Research finds COVID-19 may cause foetal inflammation even without placent
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Detroit [US], January 20 (ANI): According to a new study, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may cause fetal inflammation even in the absence of placental infection.
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Researchers assert infants with low-risk deliveries should not need antibi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): A team of international researchers has found that infants born through uncomplicated caesarean delivery, without labour or membrane rupture before delivery and no concern for infection, should not need antibiotics at birth.
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COVID-19 vaccine does not increase risk of preterm birth: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): Pregnant people who contract COVID-19 have an increased risk of disease severity and death, yet only 31 per cent of pregnant people in the United States had received vaccines as of September 2021. One barrier to vaccine acceptance is the concern that vaccina
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Study finds preterm birth associated with pre-eclampsia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Perth [Australia], December 10 (ANI): According to a new study by the Curtin University, women who had a preterm birth after developing pre-eclampsia, were 17 times more likely to experience another preterm birth if pre-eclampsia emerged again.
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Very preterm born adults score relationships with friends lowly: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 10 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Warwick have found that very preterm and very low birth weight born adults score their relationship with friends lower than term-born peers.
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Study finds COVID-19 during pregnancy is associated with preterm birth
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US], August 14 (ANI): According to a large study led by researchers at UC San Francisco, pregnant individuals who contract COVID-19 face a higher risk of having a very preterm birth, as well as any preterm birth.
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Study reveals COVID-19 during pregnancy is associated with preterm birth
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US], August 10 (ANI): According to a large study led by researchers at UC San Francisco, pregnant individuals who contract COVID-19 face a higher risk of having a very preterm birth, as well as any preterm birth.
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COVID-19 not linked to increased preterm births: Study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 3 (ANI): A new study may alleviate concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pregnancy, as researchers found no increase in preterm births or stillbirths during the first year of the health crisis.
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Cognitive, behavioural problems in children born extremely preterm linked
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers found that among six and seven-year-olds who were born before the 28th week of pregnancy and those who had more than two hours of screen time a day were more likely to have deficits in overall IQ, executive functioning, impul
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High daily screen time linked to cognitive, behavioural problems in childr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): Parents, take note! Among six and seven-year-olds who were born extremely preterm, before the 28th week of pregnancy, those who had more than two hours of screen time a day were more likely to have deficits in overall IQ, executive functioning (problem-solving
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