News tagged with stillbirths

820 German farms hit by 'Schmallenberg' virus: institute

More than 800 German farms have been hit by a new livestock disease that causes deformities in animals at birth, agriculture authorities said Friday.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New livestock virus spreading quickly in Germany: institute

A new livestock disease causing deformities in animals at birth is spreading rapidly in Germany, with at least five European countries affected to date, agriculture authorities said Wednesday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

India's uranium mines cast a health shadow

Gudiya Das whines as flies settle on her face, waiting for her mother to swat them while she lies on a cot in Ichra, one in a cluster of villages around India's only functioning uranium mines.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Risk of stillbirth 4 times higher after IVF/ICSI compared to spontaneous pregnancies

Women who become pregnant with a single foetus after in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) have an increased risk of a stillbirth, according to new research out today.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Experts call for acceleration of research and interventions for prematurity and stillbirth

A new report issued today identifies the enormous global impact of preterm birth and stillbirth—and what can be done to decrease it. Globally, an estimated 13 million babies are born preterm each year. Newborn deaths now ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds higher risk of stillbirth in women with fibroids

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Chicago, researchers will unveil findings that show that there is an increased risk of intrauterine ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Smoking during pregnancy a cause of social inequality in stillbirths

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tackling smoking during pregnancy may help to reduce socio-economic inequalities in stillbirths and infant deaths by as much as 30-40 per cent, according to a new Oxford University-led study ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds new way deadly food-borne bacteria spread

University of Central Florida Microbiology Professor Keith Ireton has uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that plays an important role in the spread of a deadly food-borne bacterium.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

No psychological risk in children next-born after stillbirth

There is no evidence that children next-born after stillbirth are clinically at risk compared to children of non-bereaved mothers, according to a study published today in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Howeve ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Proteinuria during pre-eclampsia: A poor predictor of complications?

The estimation of levels of proteinuria in women with pre-eclampsia is not a clinically useful test to predict fetal or maternal outcomes. Researchers publishing in the open access journal BMC Medicine, present evidence that c ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0