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Lymphatic disorder may cause stillbirth, chronic disease in affected child
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Adelaide [Australia] March 7 (ANI): In a breakthrough discovery, South Australian researchers have identified a genetic mutation responsible for a lymphatic disorder that may be responsible for causing stillbirth or severe, chronic disease in affected children.
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Sugars from human milk could help treat, prevent infections in newborns: S
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 23 (ANI): Bacteria known as group B Streptococcus (GBS) are a common cause of blood infections, meningitis, and stillbirth in newborns. Although GBS infections can often be treated or prevented with antibiotics, the bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant.
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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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New Zealand passes bereavement leave law for miscarriages, stillbirths
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Aukland [New Zealand], March 25 (ANI): New Zealand's Parliament has unanimously approved legislation that would give couples -- who suffer a miscarriage or stillbirth -- three days of paid leave, putting the country in the vanguard of those providing such benefits.
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Health of fathers-to-be is linked to risk of pregnancy loss
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 18 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that more than a quarter of pregnancies might be ectopic or end in miscarriage or stillbirth if the father-to-be is unhealthy and has three or more medical conditions such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure or hig
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Community health workers reduce maternal, foetal and new-born deaths, stud
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 21 (ANI): Large forces of trained community health workers and standardised healthcare systems could reduce the number of maternal, newborn and foetal deaths, a study has recommended.
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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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Fathers-to-be who smoke could harm their baby
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): Fathers-to-be better quit smoking as it does not only harm you but your baby as well. A new research has linked paternal smoking to increased risk of congenital heart defects.
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Study links long periods of undisturbed sleep during pregnancy with stillb
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 19 (ANI): Sleeping more than nine hours per night during pregnancy could be associated with late stillbirth, suggests a recent study.
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Prolonged undisturbed sleep during pregnancy may lead to stillbirth
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 17 (ANI): A new Michigan-led international study suggests that sleeping more than nine hours per night during pregnancy may be associated with late stillbirth.
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Biomarkers to prevent stillbirth detected
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 26(ANI): New biomarkers discovered in maternal blood may allow doctors to prevent stillbirth, a research has found.
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Sleeping on back in late pregnancy ups risk of stillbirth
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 13 (ANI): Beware mommies-to-be! You may try to sleep on your left or right side as sleeping on back during late pregnancy may increase the risk of stillbirth, according to a new research.
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