In certain circles of San Francisco, a case of syphilis can be as common and casual as the flu, to the point where Billy Lemon can't even remember how many times he's had it. "Three or four? Five times in my life?" he struggles to recall. "It does not seem like a big deal." At […]
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Children’s prenatal growth mostly unaffected by mother’s stress levels
There are many factors influencing fetal growth—genetic, nutritional, environmental, uteroplacental, and fetal factors. In a new doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet, the aim was to further the understanding of the consequences of stress and smoking during pregnancy, the causes of intrauterine growth and asthma as well as the consequences of asthma on school performance and […]
Prenatal opioid exposure may alter brain function in babies
Connectivity in an area of the brain that regulates emotion may be altered in infants exposed to opioids while in utero, according to a new study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Opioid use in pregnancy has become a major public health crisis. Opioids can […]
Prenatal exposure to pollution linked to brain changes related to behavioral problems
Over the past few decades, various studies have investigated the impact of air pollution on cognitive capacities in children. However, very little research has been done on the changes that air pollution could induce in children’s growing brains. A new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by “la […]
Prenatal, postnatal homelessness tied to poor health in children
(HealthDay)—Homelessness is associated with an increased risk of adverse pediatric outcomes regardless of whether it occurs prenatally or postnatally, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in Pediatrics. Megan Sandel, M.D., M.P.H., from Boston Medical Center, and colleagues interviewed 20,571 low-income caregivers of children
Why Depression And Anxiety During Pregnancy Is On The Rise
Women today are 51 per cent more likely to experience depressions and anxiety during pregnancy than our mother’s generation according to a new study. The study out of the UK found that factors including increased workload due to career aspirations as well as financial demands due to growing housing prices are largely to blame. They also […]