10 October 2018

New information for women faced with infertility

A new Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research study offers infertile women new information regarding their expected probabilities of becoming pregnant and...

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25 September 2018

Women who experienced higher levels of trauma gave birth to significantly smaller male babies

In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found significantly...

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21 September 2018

First evidence that soot from polluted air is reaching placenta

Evidence of tiny particles of carbon, typically created by burning fossil fuels, has been found in placentas for the first...

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19 September 2018

Fish oil supplement in pregnancy is linked to increase in lean and bone mass by age 6 years

Fish oil supplement in the later stages of pregnancy is associated with a higher body mass index (BMI) in children...

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17 September 2018

NMC responds to Royal College of Midwives State of Maternity Services Report

Sue Killen, Interim Chief Executive and Registrar at the Nursing and Midwifery Council said: “Like many parts of the NHS, maternity...

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14 September 2018

Children born through IVF may have higher risk of hypertension

Children conceived through assisted reproductive technologies may be at an increased risk of developing arterial hypertension early in life, among...

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12 September 2018

NMC launches new approach to resolving complaints about nurses and midwives

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has begun introducing a new approach to resolving complaints about nurses and midwives. Under...

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10 September 2018

Positional sleep therapy during pregnancy may promote maternal and feotal health

A new study suggests that sleep therapy intervention to reduce supine sleep in late pregnancy may promote maternal and feotal health....

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