Is 50 the new 40 for safe childbirth?
Researchers have determined that childbirth is as safe after age 50 as age 40 without endangering the mother or the baby....
Read MoreChild’s elevated mental ill-health risk if mother treated for infection during pregnancy
Risks for autism and depression are higher if one's mother was in hospital with an infection during pregnancy. This is...
Read MoreBaby Lifeline launches national community midwives’ bags
Call the Midwife stars Linda Bassett and Leonie Elliott recently launched the trial of Baby Lifeline’s new standardised home delivery bag for community midwives....
Read MoreInfants exposed to corticosteroids in utero are smaller at birth
Infants exposed to antenatal corticosteroid therapy (ACT) to accelerate lung maturation have a clinically significant reduction in birth size, according...
Read MoreNight and weekend births have substantially higher risk of delivery complications
A new study published in Risk Analysis: An International Journal found that the quantity of delivery complications in hospitals are substantially higher...
Read MoreNew robotic sensor technology can diagnose reproductive health problems in real-time
Researchers have developed new robotic sensor technology that has the capability to diagnose women’s reproductive health problems in real-time. The...
Read MoreBenefits of delayed cord clamping in healthy babies
A five-minute delay in the clamping of healthy infants' umbilical cords results in increased iron stores and brain myelin in...
Read MoreWomen should be offered a choice of treatment options for miscarriage
Women experiencing miscarriage should be offered a choice in the treatment they receive, argues a new study from the University...
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