News tagged with perinatal risk factors
Tourette syndrome misconceptions only one battle for patients
The most disabling aspect of Tourette syndrome is that in 90% of cases, it exists in conjunction with another disorder. The most frequent co-occurring condition in people with Tourette is attention deficit ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Obesity increases the risk of fetal and infant death, and the risk of complications after hysterectomy
Women who are obese during early pregnancy have a significantly increased risk of their baby dying before, during or up to one year after birth, according to research published in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal ...
Apr 06, 2011 |
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Perinatal safety initiative reduces adverse obstetrical outcomes
Having a child is a life event that is equal parts magic and fear. Will the baby be healthy? Will labor and delivery pose challenges? Are there ways to reduce the risk for adverse events? Hospital obstetrical units face these ...
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Decline in CP diagnoses in premature infants suggests improvements in perinatal care
Cerebral palsy is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects motor function, more often in children born prematurely. Because cerebral palsy is a result of brain injury received shortly before, during, or soon after birth, ...
Mar 03, 2011 |
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Researchers uncovering how ovarian cancer resists chemotherapy
York University researchers have zeroed in on a genetic process that may allow ovarian cancer to resist chemotherapy.
Mar 02, 2011 |
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Study finds that folate does not offer protection against preterm delivery
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, researchers will present findings that show that folate intake before and during ...
Feb 10, 2011 |
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High birth weight in First Nations babies linked to a higher risk of postneonatal death
High birth weight in First Nations (North American Indian) babies are linked to a higher risk of postneonatal death (infant deaths that occur from 4 weeks to 1 year of age), according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...
Jan 17, 2011 |
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Heavy smoking during pregnancy linked to kids becoming repeat offenders as adults
Mums who smoke heavily while pregnant run the risk of having kids who grow up to become repeat criminal offenders, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Could 'low risk' pregnancies in the Netherlands be more dangerous for newborn babies?
Infants in the Netherlands born to mothers who have been classified as low risk, are more than twice as likely to die during or shortly after birth than babies born to high risk mothers, finds a study published in the British ...
Nov 03, 2010 |
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Exposure to BPA associated with reduced semen quality
Increasing urine BPA (Bisphenol-A) level was significantly associated with decreased sperm concentration, decreased total sperm count, decreased sperm vitality and decreased sperm motility, according to a Kaiser Permanente ...
Oct 28, 2010 |
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Researchers identify genes associated with asthma
(PhysOrg.com) -- Yale University researchers have identified three genes containing genetic variations that appear to increase a child's risk of developing asthma. The findings will be published in three separate ...
Sep 03, 2010 |
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