Children exposed to alcohol during fetal development exhibit changes in brain structure and metabolism that are visible using various imaging techniques, according to a new study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Alcohol use by expectant mothers...
A father's obesity negatively impacts sperm, which results in smaller fetuses, poor pregnancy success and decreased placental development, according to a team of experts at the University of Melbourne's Department of Zoology. The study urges men to get 'match fit' before getting their women...
Maternal smoking can lead to lung disease in babies, including asthma. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Respiratory Research shows that maternal smoking-related defects within the alveoli inside the lungs of offspring are associated with a disruption in retinoic...
Researchers interested in determining the direct effects of a high saturated fat and high cholesterol (HFHC) diet on implanted fetal hippocampal tissues have found that in middle-aged laboratory rats the HFHC diet elevated microglial activation and reduced neuronal development. While the...
Not long after birth, human babies transition from producing blood containing oxygen-rich fetal hemoglobin to blood bearing the adult hemoglobin protein. For children with sickle cell disease, the transition from the fetal to adult form of hemoglobin - the oxygen-carrying protein in blood -...
Overexposure to stress hormones in the womb can program the potential for adverse health effects in those children and the next generation, but effects vary depending on whether the mother or father transmits them, a new animal study suggests. The results were presented Saturday at The Endocrine...
Children whose mothers or grandmothers smoked during pregnancy are at increased risk of asthma in childhood, but the underlying causes of this are not well understood. Now a new study indicates changes in a process called DNA methylation that occurs before birth may be a root cause. The study...
Jessica and Chad Browning were ecstatic last fall when they learned they were expecting twins. They had two children already, but wanted a third to round out their family. Twins were a bonus. About 19 weeks into the pregnancy, however, they received a shattering diagnosis: Their babies had...
I just purchased the Sonoline B Handheld Pocket Fetal Doppler online, I was just wondering had any of you ladies used a doppler fetal monitor and what was your experience like with one ? I m really excited then again I think that its just a waste of money, this is my first child and I m just...
I just purchased the Sonoline B Handheld Pocket Fetal Doppler online, I was just wondering had any of you ladies used a doppler fetal monitor and what was your experience like with one ? I m really excited then again I think that its just a waste of money, this is my first child and I m just...
The Republican majority in Iowa's House plans to debate legislation similar to a Nebraska law (LB 1103) that restricts abortion rights based on its supporters' claims that fetuses feel pain beginning at 20 weeks of pregnancy, according to incoming House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer, the Des...
Bolstered by Republican gains in the midterm elections, the National Right to Life Committee is urging antiabortion-rights lawmakers in several states to push bills mirroring a Nebraska law (LB 1103) that bans abortion after 20 weeks' gestation, the AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The...
Becoming pregnant with multiples comes with a unique set of guidelines, challenges and expectations and should be treated differently than carrying a singleton. Today, Texas Children's Hospital announced the opening of Program for Multiples, a one-day consultation that will provide women who...
Pregnant women who develop 'slapped face syndrome' have a 30 percent chance of passing it onto their unborn baby and during the first trimester the risk of fetal complications is heightened, says a new review published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 'Slapped...
As a Nebraska law (LB 1103) takes effect today banning abortions after 20 weeks' gestation based on the argument that fetuses can feel pain, Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) is pushing for another federal debate on the concept of "fetal pain," the AP/Google News reports. Johanns recently reintroduced...
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) on Tuesday is expected to sign two antiabortion bills that would place the state in "uncharted legal territory," the Omaha World-Herald reports. The first bill (LB 594) -- passed by a 40-9 vote -- would require extensive mental and physical health screenings...
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) on Tuesday is expected to sign two antiabortion bills that would place the state in "uncharted legal territory," the Omaha World-Herald reports. The first bill (LB 594) -- passed by a 40-9 vote -- would require extensive mental and physical health screenings...
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) on Tuesday is expected to sign two antiabortion bills that would place the state in "uncharted legal territory," the Omaha World-Herald reports. The first bill (LB 594) -- passed by a 40-9 vote -- would require extensive mental and physical health screenings...