Prenatal Care & Cord Blood
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Infant mortality rates vary across race, Hispanic-origin groups
There is variation in infant mortality rates across maternal race and Hispanic-origin groups and by selected maternal characteristics, according to…
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Feds eye Texas as cases of syphilis surge in newborns
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Syphilis is on the rise in Texas and nationally, causing serious medical complications, especially for newborn…
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Nurse home visits have a lasting impact for disadvantaged mothers and daughters, health data show
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Nurse home visits to disadvantaged mothers can significantly reduce their rates of hypertension and their daughters’…
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Can family doctors deliver rural America from its maternal health crisis?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Zita Magloire carefully adjusted a soft measuring tape across Kenadie Evans’ pregnant belly. Determining a baby’s…
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Predicting prenatal care to improve pregnancy outcomes
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Socioeconomic factors, like education and location, can affect access to life-saving prenatal care services. Researchers at…
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Multi-site study reveals addressable socioeconomic barriers to prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects—the most common birth defects in the United States—is associated with…
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Health officials warn again about concerning upticks in newborn syphilis
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Rising rates of syphilis and newborn syphilis are not letting up in Pennsylvania, said state and…
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Depression, anxiety, and stress frequently co-occur in Black pregnant individuals: Study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Black pregnant individuals frequently experience more than one mental health concern, according to findings published by…
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Cannabis use during pregnancy associated with adverse birth outcomes
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Infants prenatally exposed to cannabis are more likely to be born preterm, have a low birth…
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New research points to dad’s drinking as a significant factor in fetal alcohol syndrome
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Men drink more, are more likely to binge drink and are almost four times more likely…
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