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Spontaneous and medically induced preterm births contribute equally to the rising rate of preterm births

Research published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine shows that the rising rate of preterm birth in Scotland is as much a result of an increase in spontaneous preterm birth as it is of preterm birth that i ...

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created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study may pave way for treatments to delay early multiple births

A treatment that prevents premature births in single pregnancies may be ineffective in women expecting more than one child, a study has shown.

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Significant litter of cheetah cubs born at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

Five cheetah cubs were born May 28 to 6-year-old Amani at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Va. Amani is a dedicated mother according to keepers, who have observed her nursing ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Triplets with extremely low birth weight face high risks

Among the smallest preterm infants, those born as triplets are at greater risk than single born infants or twins of dying or developing a disability before their second birthday, according a study by a research network of ...

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created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study finds that electronic fetal heart rate monitoring greatly reduces infant mortality

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 prove that the use of fetal heart ...

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created Feb 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...

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created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Uterine health more important than egg quality

For women seeking pregnancy by assisted reproductive technologies, such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF), a new study shows that the health of the uterus is more relevant than egg quality for a newborn to achieve normal birth ...

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created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Off California coast, a bumper gray whale season

At the Aquarium of the Pacific, Michele Sousa is excited: the annual gray whale migration is in full swing, and it's a bumper year to view the lumbering leviathans off the California coast.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First babies born from genetic screening study

Two women taking part in the world's first controlled study of a comprehensive genetic screening test before IVF have given birth to healthy babies. The babies, twin girls born in Germany in June and a singleton boy born ...

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created Oct 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

IVF does not negatively affect academic achievement

Children conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF) perform at least as well as their peers on academic tests at all ages from grade 3 to 12, according to a new University of Iowa study.

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created Sep 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obesity prevention begins before birth

Expectant mothers who gain large amounts of weight tend to give birth to heavier infants who are at higher risk for obesity later in life. But it's never been proven that this tendency results from the weight gain itself, ...

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created Aug 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Preterm births higher among overweight and obese mothers

Overweight and obese women are at greater risk of giving birth to a preterm baby compared with normal weight women, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.

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created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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