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Huge proportion of maternal deaths worldwide are preventable

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 19, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study published in PLoS Medicine this week suggests that of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth in sub-Saharan Africa, more may die from treatable infectious diseases than from conditions directly linked to pre ...


Growing danger from post-birth bleeding

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created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) immediately after giving birth is the largest threat to new mothers in high-income countries. An Australian study, featured in the open access journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, shows that a ...


In preeclampsia, researchers identify proteins that cause blood vessel damage

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 19, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Proteins released by the placenta may damage blood vessels in women with preeclampsia (PE), according to an abstract presented by Yale School of Medicine researchers at the Society for Gynecologic Investigation Conference ...


Exposure to young triggers new neuron creation in females exhibiting maternal behavior

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Maternal behavior itself can trigger the development of new neurons in the maternal brain independent of whether the female was pregnant or has nursed, according to a study released by researchers at Tufts University's Cummings ...


Cells passed from mother to child during pregnancy live on and make insulin

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created Jan 22, 2007 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

It has been known for some years that mother and baby exchange stem cells in the course of pregnancy, and that these may live on for many years, apparently tolerated by the new host. The phenomenon is known as microchimerism, ...


In Preeclampsia, Researchers Identify Proteins that Cause Blood Vessel Damage

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created Mar 15, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Proteins released by the placenta may damage blood vessels in women with preeclampsia (PE), according to an abstract presented by Yale School of Medicine researchers at the Society for Gynecologic Investigation Conference ...


Researchers identify key contributor to pre-eclampsia

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created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine reveals a key component in the development of preeclampsia in pregnant women, a condition that can result in miscarriage and maternal death.


Good nutrition starts early

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 25, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

You are what you eat, as the old saying goes. Maybe so, but increasingly researchers are finding that you are also what your mother ate – maternal nutrition has profound consequences on the health of offspring.


Pregnant mom's exposure to flu vaccine kick-starts fetal immune system

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created Jun 01, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Some researchers have hypothesized that the fetus can be exposed to and mount an immune response against allergens to which the mother has been exposed, and this may have an effect on the development of allergic sensitivity ...


New placenta screening for high-risk pregnancies

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created Apr 02, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For the first time ever, a team of Toronto researchers are using a combination of ultrasound and blood tests to screen high-risk pregnant mothers for placental damage. By completing these non-invasive tests, most high-risk ...



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