After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds
The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth ...
Steroid medications given before preterm birth improve lung and placental function, research shows
A new rat study explores lung function and placental changes in the presence of infection and inflammation. The study ...
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Maternal stress during pregnancy could leave traces in the placenta that could affect the baby’s development
Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol — a necessary hormone for ...
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Did the Modern Mortgage Set the Stage for the U.S. Baby Boom?
This paper proposes that the adoption of the modern U.S. mortgage (i.e., low down payment, long-term, and fixed-rate)—led by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Veteran’s Administration (VA) ...
Stress during pregnancy could leave traces in placenta that affect baby's development, study suggests
Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol—a necessary hormone for fetal development—and this would affect the baby's development from very early ...