Mathematicians are coupling mathematical models with information about a baby's physiology inside the womb. Combining ultrasound with powerful algorithms based on real-life data, pediatricians get ...
Microscopic particles in air pollution inhaled by pregnant women may damage fetal cardiovascular development, according to a new study. The study found that early in the first trimester and late in ...
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clinical Computer Systems, Inc. (CCSI), a leading provider of electronic fetal monitoring software, is proud to announce its participation in the MEDITECH ...
When a fetus is smaller than expected for the number of weeks of pregnancy, due to associated problems like a poorly developed heart, health concerns as severe as brain damage can result. The ...
Air pollution particles inhaled by pregnant mothers can make their way into the tissues and organs of developing fetuses, according to a new study. Although the health consequences are not yet known, ...
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), one of the more common cardiac defects present at birth, is the persistence of an opening between the pulmonary artery and aorta. This opening is as a result of failure ...
When human babies are born prematurely, they’re quickly transferred to a warm, sterile incubator to maximize their chances of survival. But while incubators have saved many preemies, the plastic boxes ...
Placental growth hormone (PGH) is synthesized in and secreted from the human placental syncytiotrophoblast (1) into the maternal circulation in a nonpulsatile manner, detectable in the maternal ...