News tagged with live births

Child abandonment in Europe is neglected issue, say researchers

Researchers have called for a consistent and supportive approach to child abandonment in Europe to protect the welfare of the hundreds of youngsters given up by their parents every year.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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Paleontologists discover fossilized embryos of oldest aquatic reptiles

South American paleontologists report they have discovered fossilized embryos of the oldest aquatic reptiles, lagoon-dwelling "mesosaurs" that lived about 280 million years ago.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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'Pregnant plesiosaur' examined

A paper to be published on August 12, 2011 in Science reveals that Dr. F. Robin O'Keefe of Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va. and Dr. Luis Chiappe, Director of the Natural History Museum's Dinosaur Institute, have d ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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Higher chance of twins after IVF for taller women: study

Taller women who become pregnant after receiving two embryos through in-vitro fertilisation have more chance of giving birth to twins, a Dutch study presented Monday found.

Medicine & Health / Other

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Swedish model slashes multiple-birth risk in IVF pregnancies

Swedish doctors on Monday presented a new method they said dramatically reduces the risk of multiple births from in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) without affecting chances of having a baby.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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17 infants die in 48 hours at 1 Indian hospital

(AP) -- At least 17 infants have died in the last 48 hours at a government-run hospital in eastern India and the state is investigating, media reported Thursday.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Antioxidants may improve chances of conceiving in male subfertility

Antioxidant supplements may benefit couples who have difficulty conceiving naturally, according to a new systematic review published today in The Cochrane Library. The review provides evidence from a small number of trials ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

IVF prediction calculator to provide accurate potential pregnancy reading

Researchers have produced a calculator which gives the most accurate reading yet on the potential success of IVF treatment.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Deaths from anesthesia during childbirth plummet

The number of women who die from complications of anesthesia during childbirth has plummeted 59 percent over the last two decades thanks to improved monitoring and better medical techniques, according to a recent study.

Medicine & Health / Other

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A new model to predict accurate outcomes for IVF

Couple-and treatment-specific factors can be used to provide infertile couples with an accurate assessment of the likelihood of having a successful outcome following in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). A new prediction model created ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Elective single embryo transfer boosts the chance of a healthy baby

Women who undergo elective single embryo transfer as part of in-vitro fertlisation (IVF) are five times more likely to give birth to a healthy baby compared with double embryo transfer, finds a new study published ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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More not always better with in vitro fertilization

(AP) -- More tries aren't necessarily better when it comes to in vitro fertilization.

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Expensive immunotherapy shows no advantage over placebo for recurrent miscarriage patients

(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of Chicago Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Program (RPL) recently completed a comprehensive study examining the use of immunotherapy to help couples that had experienced recurrent miscarriages for ...

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Researchers develop new test to predict success of IVF treatment

Women who fail to become pregnant after undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment often grapple with the decision of whether to try IVF again. It's a difficult one to make: The procedure carries hefty financial, physical ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Risk of death higher for babies born outside normal working week in Scotland

Babies born outside normal working hours of 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday are at an increased risk of death due to lack of oxygen (intrapartum anoxia), according to a study from Scotland published in the British Medical Journal ...

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