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During the perinatal period, the maternal diet and behavior affect the developmental trajectory of the offspring. Several studies have indicated maternal depression and obesity enhance the risk of neuropsychiatric disease in offspring. Recently, scientists reviewed the mechanisms associated with the maternal…
Researchers at UCL and University of Ghana have successfully predicted whether children have anemia using only a set of smartphone images. The study, published in PLOS ONE, brought together researchers and clinicians at UCL Engineering, UCLH and Korle Bu Teaching…
Recent advances in newborn heart surgery have greatly reduced brain injuries in infants with congenital heart disease, according to a 20-year study by scientists at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and British Columbia Children’s Hospital (BCCH). The study, begun in 2001…
A single oral dose of the antibiotic azithromycin given during labor can dramatically reduce the risk of sepsis and death among women following childbirth, according to a large multi-country clinical trial, as a UN report warns of “stagnation” in maternal…
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have generated the first induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from bats, gaining valuable insights into the close relationship between bats and viruses. This research opens the door to studying how…
The human gut microbiota yields about 100 trillion microorganisms, involving bacteria, viruses, yeasts, and parasites. At birth, the human gut is mostly sterile and gets colonized by its mother’s microbiome. The type of delivery, cesarean or vaginal, plays an essential…
Many African countries have no COVID-19 vaccination policy for pregnant women as a study in the BMJ Global Health journal shows pregnant women with COVID-19 are seven times more at risk of death. COVID-19 in pregnancy could reverse the slow…
Recent advances in newborn heart surgery have greatly reduced brain injuries in infants with congenital heart disease, according to a 20-year study by scientists at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and British Columbia Children’s Hospital (BCCH). The study, begun in 2001…
In a recent study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, researchers explored the impact of maternal hypertension and mental disorders on harmful neonatal outcomes. Study: The effect of maternal hypertension and maternal mental illness on adverse neonatal outcomes: A…
Researchers from various institutions throughout the United States describe the results of a sequential and prospective meta-analysis of over 13,000 pregnant women in a recent BMJ Global Health study. Using a harmonized data collection and analytical strategy, the researchers assessed…
