Preeclampsia, which affects 3-8 percent of all pregnancies, is a disease specific to pregnancy that…
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Cervical cancer mortality rates may be underestimated
A new analysis reveals that for most women, the risk of dying from cervical cancer…
Limiting gestational weight gain did not improve pregnancy complications
Researchers will trial an intervention to prevent excess gestational weight gain in overweight and obese…
Use of fetal genetic sequencing increases the detection rate of genetic findings
Researchers have found that, in preliminary data, fetal genomic (whole exome) sequencing (WES) as a…
Melting solid below the freezing point
Researchers have discovered a new phenomenon of so-called metastability in a liquid phase. This state…
Network of molecular interactions in brain cells infected by Zika virus reveals new therapeutic targets
Zika virus interferes with the cellular machinery controlling cell division and alters the expression of…
Preterm birth risk: New method for filtering results from genetic studies
Researchers have verified genetic results from one large study of women with spontaneous preterm birth,…
Glucose supplementation significantly reduces length of induced labor in childbirth
Prolonged labor can be harmful to maternal and fetal health. Few medical interventions are known…
Skin closure options for cesarean delivery: Glue vs. subcuticular sutures
Cesarean delivery rates have increased during the last few decades and it has become the…
Study finds recurrent hypertensive disease of pregnancy associated with early mortality
Researchers have long determined that pregnancy can provide insight into future health. Because of the…