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No link between covid-19 vaccination in pregnancy and higher risk of preterm birth or stillbirth
Findings can help guide decision making about covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy Vaccination against covid-19 during pregnancy is not associated with a higher risk of preterm birth, small for gestational age
Healthy Mum, Healthy Baby, Healthy Future
Report sets out vision to deliver safe, effective and accessible medicines for use in pregnancy In a UK-first report launched recently, in the House of Commons, leading figures from charity,
Obesity in pregnancy increases risk of lifelong cardiovascular disease in offspring
Maternal obesity impairs heart health and function of the foetus according to a new study in mice. The study, published in The Journal of Physiology found that maternal obesity causes molecular changes
Is climate change worry putting women off having babies?
New research is asking whether Australian women consider the world a safe and promising place for children and the next generation to flourish. The national study is seeking input from
Stress, anxiety and depression during pregnancy may hinder toddler’s cognitive development
Women’s elevated anxiety, depression and stress during pregnancy altered key features of the fetal brain, which subsequently decreased their offspring’s cognitive development at 18 months These changes also increased internalising
Weight loss doesn’t help pregnancy chances, study finds
Women who are obese and struggling to become pregnant are often advised to lose weight, but a new study finds no fertility benefits from weight loss A randomised study of
Placenta plays active part in transferring vitamin D to foetus during pregnancy
A study led by the University of Southampton has shed new light on the role of the placenta in managing the relationships between maternal vitamin D and foetal development. The
New study shows significant impacts of severe Covid-19 infection on pregnancy outcomes
A new analysis from Oxford Population Health has found that pregnant women that are 30 years old or more, overweight, of mixed ethnicity or have gestational diabetes have a greater
First get your heart in shape then get pregnant
This Valentine’s Day, a new Northwestern Medicine study shines a spotlight on an important but often overlooked matter of the heart – optimising one’s cardiovascular health before getting pregnant. More
Abnormal thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy may increase the risk of preschool boys’ behavioural problems
Thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy may predict preschool boys’ emotional and behavioural problems, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Thyroid hormones are
