Promising Results of the First Prenatal Treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that begins before birth. Scientists at… [Read More]
Concerns and Complications
Pregnancy Basics
Pregnancy Basics
Concerns and Complications
Pregnancy Basics
Maternal Stress During Pregnancy Can Leave Traces in the Placenta that Affect the Development of the Baby
Maternal stress could leave epigenetic marks in the placenta’s genes associated with cortisol, a hormone… [Read More]
Concerns and Complications
Pregnancy Basics
Researchers Identify Protective Properties of Amniotic Fluid
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have made new discoveries about amniotic fluid. Amniotic… [Read More]
Concerns and Complications
Pregnancy Basics
Stress During Early Pregnancy Affects Offspring into Adulthood
Maternal stress hormone levels during early pregnancy can have a lasting effect on the offspring’s… [Read More]
Pregnancy Basics
Old Viral DNA Influences Early Embryonic Development
More than half of our genome consists of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA… [Read More]
Pregnancy Basics
Healthier Mothers, Healthier Babies: Iron Supplementation Study Could Transform Prenatal Care Worldwide
A major study has shown that a single iron infusion in the third trimester can… [Read More]
