Overall incidence of obstetric anal sphincter injury 4.9 percent
(HealthDay)—The incidence of obstetric anal sphincter injury is 4.9 percent, and risk factors include vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery and prolonged duration of second stage of labor, according to a...
View ArticleNew approach to predict respiratory allergy in early childhood
A new study in EBioMedicine by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the Medical University of Vienna, Austria suggests that immune response in early childhood to a handful of allergen...
View ArticleDiabetic ketoacidosis poses fetal risk during / after event
(HealthDay)—Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) during pregnancy poses risk for the fetus during and after the event, according to research published online June 12 in Diabetes Care.
View ArticleHigher odds of trial of labor with night float call system
(HealthDay)—Physicians working on a night float call system are more likely to have patients with a prior cesarean delivery undergo trial of labor and achieve vaginal birth, according to a study...
View ArticleCurrent hepatitis C virus testing guidelines miss too many cases, study suggest
A review of blood samples for nearly 5,000 patients seen at The Johns Hopkins Hospital Emergency Department suggests that federal guidelines for hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening may be missing up to a...
View ArticleScientists discover link between childhood IQ and bipolar disorder
New research published today in the British Journal of Psychiatry suggests that serious disorders of mood such as bipolar disorder may be the price that human beings have had to pay for more adaptive...
View ArticleAdult IQ of very premature babies can be predicted by the age of two
Research from the University of Warwick indicates that the IQ of adults born very premature or of very low birth weight can be predicted when they are just a toddler.
View ArticleWomen who give birth to multiple babies after IVF are at higher risk of...
Women who give birth to multiple babies following IVF treatment are at a higher risk of breast cancer than those giving birth to singletons or who remain childless. Dutch investigators from the Omega...
View ArticleAround-the-clock labor coverage associated with decrease in C-section
In a study to be presented on February 16 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, researchers will report findings that suggest...
View ArticleDevelopmental outcomes good for late preterm infants in NICU
(HealthDay)—Late preterm infants (LPIs), born at 34 to 36 weeks of gestation, who receive intensive care, have similar cognitive, motor, and language skills at age 3 as LPIs who did not receive...
View ArticleNo increase in preterm delivery with Ramadan fasting
(HealthDay) -- Pregnant women who fast during the month of Ramadan do not have an increased risk of preterm delivery, regardless of when during gestation the fasting occurs, according to research...
View ArticleResearch tracking the health impact of environmental exposures for thousands...
Simon Fraser University health scientist Tim Takaro and researchers from AllerGen's Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study have extensively assessed indoor and outdoor...
View ArticlePregnant women not getting enough omega-3, critical for infant development
Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON) is a birth cohort involving over two thousand women and their infants from Calgary and Edmonton that was funded by Alberta Innovates Health Solutions...
View ArticleWaiting to start a family could be more problematic than thought, according...
More than a quarter of women and a fifth of men experience fertility difficulties by their late thirties – figures which are considerably higher than traditionally reported, newly published information...
View ArticleNature and nurture: Baby's development is affected by genes and conditions in...
A recent study led by A*STAR's Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS) found that genetics as well as the environment in the womb play important roles in the development of the baby. The...
View ArticleToddler height linked to learning and adult risk of chronic disease in low-...
Children from low- and middle-income countries who grow taller in height during the first two years of life may do better at school and be healthier adults, whereas those who gain weight rapidly after...
View ArticleSoft drink consumption linked to behavioral problems in young children
Americans buy more soft drinks per capita than people in any other country. These drinks are consumed by individuals of all ages, including very young children. Although soft drink consumption is...
View ArticleAn extra hour of TV beyond recommendations diminishes toddlers' kindergarten...
Every hourly increase in daily television watching at 29 months of age is associated with diminished vocabulary and math skills, classroom engagement (which is largely determined by attention skills),...
View Article'Worrying' rise in alcohol deaths among young women in England and Scotland
There has been a "worrying" increase in alcohol related deaths among young women in England and Scotland, since the middle of the last decade, finds research published online in the Journal of...
View ArticleStudy reveals potential of genetic testing to predict which children will...
New research published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, suggests that genetic risk assessments could be used to predict which children with asthma are likely to grow out of the condition and which...
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