30 January 2019

Long periods of undisturbed sleep during pregnancy may be associated with stillbirth

Sleeping more than nine hours per night during pregnancy may be associated with late stillbirth, a new Michigan Medicine-led international...

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28 January 2019

Placenta adapts when mothers have poor diet or low oxygen during pregnancy

Cambridge researchers have discovered the placenta regulates how much oxygen and nutrients it transports to babies during challenging pregnancies, in...

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25 January 2019

Queen’s University awarded 6.1 million euros to address fertility issues

Queen’s University have been awarded 6.1 million euros, in collaboration with 11 other global partner universities and institutions, to develop...

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23 January 2019

HRT tablets increase risk of blood clots in women

Women who use certain types of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are at a higher risk of developing potentially life-threatening blood...

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21 January 2019

Long-acting contraceptive designed to be self-administered via microneedle patch

A new long-acting contraceptive designed to be self-administered by women may provide a new family planning option, particularly in developing...

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18 January 2019

Assisted reproduction procedures unlikely to be cause of premature or low birth weight babies

Children born through medically-assisted reproduction, such as IVF, are at higher risk of being premature and to be born low...

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16 January 2019

First pregnancy after robot-assisted uterus transplant

The research on uterus transplant in Gothenburg is now supported by robotic surgery. This change has made operating on the donors...

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14 January 2019

Recurrent miscarriage linked to faulty sperm

Multiple miscarriages may be linked to the poor quality of a man's sperm, suggests new research. The early-stage study, from...

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