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Most pregnant people fail to achieve recommended seatbelt placement
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (507+ words) Nearly nine in 10 pregnant participants in a study led by biomedical engineers at UBC did not achieve recommended seatbelt placement, even after instruction and hands-on guidance. Among 333 participants, only 11.4 per cent were able to place the seatbelt as recommended, suggesting…...
New accessible placental measurement method could help prevent stillbirths
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (475+ words) But placental monitoring is rare, in part because the organ's irregular geometry — often compared to a beanie cap — makes the placenta difficult to measure. Virtual Organ Computer-aided Analysis (VOCAL), the current method for measuring volume by ultrasound, requires advanced equipment,…...
High maternal sensitivity reduces the risk of later emotional and behavioral problems
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (454+ words) A mother's warm, timely, and appropriate responses to her child's needs support the child's development and help protect against emotional and behavioral difficulties later in life. A new study shows that sensitive parent-child interactions help reduce risks associated with preterm…...
GLP-1 exposure in pregnancy does not clearly raise major birth defect risk
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (729+ words) Large-scale evidence offers cautious reassurance after inadvertent GLP-1 exposure in pregnancy, but unresolved risks and low-certainty data mean routine use cannot yet be considered safe. Study: Pregnancy outcomes following maternal GLP-1 receptor agonist exposure: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Image…...
Silk patch enables painless monitoring of premature babies' health
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (463+ words) In the neonatal intensive care unit, the most fragile patients in medicine are often the most heavily wired. Premature babies, some weighing less than a pound, can be tethered to a tangle of cables, monitors, and sensors. Each blood draw…...
Culturally tailored midwifery care improves First Nations birth outcomes
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (577+ words) More First Nations babies are being born healthy through a culturally tailored midwifery model of care delivered at three major maternity services in Melbourne, according to a large-scale study led by La Trobe University. The study, published in The Lancet…...
Paternal postpartum depression affects more fathers than widely recognized
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (289+ words) Postpartum depression in mothers is a widely recognized condition that affects 1 in 7 women. But less known is that 1 in 10 new fathers also experience depression. Paternal postpartum depression (PPD) is a significant mental health issue that often goes undiagnosed and untreated,…...
Review highlights pregnancy and miscarriage rates among transmasculine people
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (310+ words) News-Medical Review highlights pregnancy and miscarriage rates among transmasculine people A recent review of published research provides some evidence that a small but noteworthy minority of transmasculine people (trans, nonbinary, and other gender expansive people who were assigned female at…...
Uterine aging may reduce donor egg pregnancy success after 49
1+ week, 1+ day ago (598+ words) A major new study suggests that age-related changes in the uterus may contribute to poorer pregnancy outcomes, with women aged 49 and over experiencing lower live birth rates and higher miscarriage risk despite donor-oocyte treatment. Presented today at the 42nd Annual Meeting…...
Mexico's infant mortality remains stubborn despite healthcare access gains
1+ week, 4+ day ago (624+ words) Over the decade from 2014 to 2023, Mexico's infant death rate barely budged, suggesting the country hit a wall in saving babies' lives-even as official paperwork claimed that almost all babies had a medical professional present when they died. That's among the…...