Fetus in Medical News

The American Academy of Pediatrics Names Lu-Ann Papile, M.D., FAAP, as Chair of the Fetus and Newborn Committee

HOUSTON, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Lu-Ann Papile, M.D., FAAP, the director of Developmental Care and Follow-up at Texas Children's Hospital and professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine , has been appointed chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Fetus and Newborn....

Researchers Suggest That Oxidative Stress is Strongly Evident in the In-Utero Environment of the Fetus With Down Syndrome

Abnormal gene expression in amniotic fluid could play role in suggesting potential therapies BOSTON, June 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ( http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2009/05/27/0903909106 ) by Tufts Medical Cente...

Pollution shrinks fetus size: Brisbane study finds

Exposure to air pollution significantly reduces foetus size during pregnancy, according to a new study by Brisbane scientists. Queensland University of Technology senior research fellow Dr Adrian Barnett said the study compared the foetus sizes of more than 15,000 ultrasound scans in Brisbane t...

Genes May Alter Alcohol's Effect on Fetus

Study in mice could explain differing outcomes of drinking while pregnant,,,, WEDNESDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Genetics may influence the risk of physical and mental problems in babies born to women who drink alcohol during pregnancy, say U.S. researchers. It's known that dri...

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Opens the World's First Delivery Unit for Mothers Diagnosed with Birth Defects in Fetus

The Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit at Children's Hospital Opens Today PHILADELPHIA, May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An innovative new labor and delivery unit is now available for expectant mothers needing highly specialized, sophisticated medical care. The Garbose Family Special Deli...

Bird Flu Virus Can Infect Fetus

H5N1 also migrates to organs other than lungs, autopsy study shows FRIDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus can pass through the placenta of pregnant women and into the fetus, Chinese scientists report. They also discovered that the virus infects organs other than l...

Sunshine Protects Fetus From Developing Diabetes

It has been long known that getting adequate sunshine is good for the development of the human body. A news study conducted in the University of Leuven, // Belgium reconfirmed this idea. The study concluded that getting plenty of sunshine could actually help protect an unborn baby from diabetes and...

Private 3D Ultrasounds Enabling Moving Pictures of Fetus may Be a Risky Proposition

Pregnant women have been warned against exposing their unborn baby to a 3D ultrasound imaging session offered by private clinics, as such a move is fraught with risks. This// advice has been offered by medical experts, in the wake of growing popularity of three dimensional ultrasounds enabling movi...

Pregnant HIV Positive Woman Forced To Abort Fetus On Her Own

A pregnant HIV-positive woman in Kolkata was forced to abort her fetus on her own after hospital staff declined to help her after they came to know about her status. //The incident occurred last month in a state-run Kolkata hospital. Reuters quoted Roshni Mulani, a mother of a two-year-old ch...

Mother With Supposed Dead Fetus Finds She Is Still Pregnant

Julie Brown, from Livingston has accused the NHS of giving false information since she discovered that she was still pregnant after undergoing treatment// to remove a non-viable fetus. Doctors at the town's St John's hospital had told her that the fetus in her womb was dead. After this she und...

Delhi Accounts for 23,000 Female Fetus Abortions Last Year

Around 23,000 female foetuses were aborted in the capital last year with, experts said Wednesday. // "Whereas Denmark had 23,000 births in 2005, the same number of female foetuses were aborted in Delhi alone," said Puneet Bedi, a leading medicine expert, quoting records of the Delhi governmen...

Exposure to tobacco smoke causes genetic damage in fetus

Exposure of pregnant women to tobacco smoke causes genetic damage// in the developing fetus, says a US study. Earlier studies have shown that smoking during pregnancy causes genetic damage in the developing fetus that can be detected at birth. Stephen G. Grant, Ph.D., associate professor ...

Pollution can cause damage to fetus in womb

In a pilot study in New York, air pollution due to combustion has been proved to cause damage to the DNA of the fetus in the womb.// The research was done by Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health, part of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, US. The research...

Special Delivery Unit for Pregnant Moms With Birth Defects in Fetus

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia could not be prouder to announce it will launch the world's first comprehensive// medical unit for mothers carrying a fetus with a known birth defect. Set to open in January 2008, the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit will offer comprehensive medical care,...

Antibodies in Mother Affect Heart of Fetus

A study conducted in 100 pregnant women with anti-Ro and anti-La antibodies revealed development of heart problems in fetus that could be treated in early stages//. There is an increased risk of fetal heart problems when mothers carry particular antibodies associated with rheumatic diseases, ...

Doppler ultrasounds found to be accurate in detecting anemia in fetus

A Doppler ultrasound is capable of detecting anemia in the fetus, by measuring the velocity of blood flow in the middle cerebral artery. This test is considered// absolutely safe, also because it is non-invasive, and researchers believe that these tests can be used instead of amniocentesis. ...

Doppler USG-Safer Technique For Detection Of Rh Diseases In Fetus

Researchers have explained that the haemolytic disease of the fetus is more accurately detected by ultra sound techniques.// Doctors have claimed in their new study that Rh diseases of the fetus are more accurately detected on using Doppler ultrasound by measuring the velocity of the blood fl...

Benefits of Antidepressants to Pregnant Women Outweigh Risks to the Fetus

Health Canada warned the women especially the pregnant women about the risks of taking anti depressants. These anti depressant drugs known as selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors //(SSRIs) affect the fetus. Drugs like Prozac and Paxil may cause a condition called persistent pulmonary hypertensi...

Twin pregnancy may be risky for the fetus

New research points out to the fact that uncomplicated twin pregnancies may be more risky to the fetus than // thought before. Researchers of Imperial College London report that normal monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies have an increased risk from intrauterine deaths. In monochorionic d...

Early Detection Of Facial Abnormalities in a Fetus

A cleft happens when the tissues of the face fail to fuse during gestation. It is a repairable birth defect. Cleft lip and palate are the most common facial malformation in newborns. It affects about one in 700 babies.//New research shows fetal magnetic resonance imaging may be more accurate at det...

Low Birth Weight Might Raise Adult Kidney Disease Risk

...ht. The findings appear in the August issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases . "Experimental studies suggest that restricted growth of a fetus in the womb can interfere with normal kidney development and result in fewer and smaller filtering units, or nephrons, at birth," lead author Sarah L....

Exercise is healthy for mom and child during pregnancy

...rch Director, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, data shows that the pregnant woman's body can compensate for the changes with no harm to the fetus during low to moderate intensity exercise. "It is important to remember that pregnancy is a temporary condition, not a disease, and that the muscu...

Exercise Is Healthy for Mom and Child During Pregnancy

...rch Director, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, data shows that the pregnant woman's body can compensate for the changes with no harm to the fetus during low to moderate intensity exercise. "It is important to remember that pregnancy is a temporary condition, not a disease, and that the m...

Summer heat increases risk of amniotic fluid level deficiency, Ben-Gurion University study reveals

...gnant woman. It protects the developing baby by cushioning the mother's abdomen, promotes muscular and skeletal development, and helps to protect the fetus from heat loss. ...

Memory Forms at 30 Weeks in the Womb

...e second every 30 seconds. We counted the number of stimuli after which the fetus does not respond anymore." When the fetus makes the change to no longer responding, it is "habituated"; it recognizes...

Stopping harmful oral bacteria in its path is goal for Case Western Reserve researcher

... the mouth, the invasion of the bacteria through the placenta allows the bacteria to multiple rapidly in the immune-free environment that protects the fetus from being rejected by the mother's body. The rapid bacterial growth causes the placenta to become inflamed. In turn, the inflammation can trigger pre...

Study in Nature: MicroRNAs hold promise for treating diseases in blood vessels

...dicine and Dentistry. Thanks to stem cells, humans develop from a single cell embryo into a complex being with about 250 unique cell types. As the fetus develops, cells divide and multiply (proliferate) in many generations and specialize (differentiate) with each generation until millions of functional...

Even After Death, Heart Attack Treatment May Not End

...S can do." She pointed out, though, that exceptions to stopping resuscitation do exist -- including children and pregnant women, in cases where the fetus might survive. But Schrank noted that every situation is different and that paramedics and the doctors they're communicating with via radio need to...

Morning Sickness Drug Gets Green Light in Study

...ing so common in the first trimester, according to the study's authors. Yet, like many drugs used in pregnancy, the effects of the drug on the growing fetus have not been well-studied. In the United States, the medication is usually reserved for women with severe morning sickness because it has not been ap...

Off-label morning sickness drug deemed safe for fetuses -- Ben-Gurion U. researchers

... U.S. for nausea, vomiting and heartburn poses no significant risks for the fetus according to a large cohort study published in the June 11 issue of the pre...g the first trimester provide significant reassurance for the safety of the fetus when the drug is given to women to relieve nausea and vomiting during pregn...

Acupuncture May Relieve Heartburn In Pregnancy

...r discomfort, reflux, belching and bloating. Symptoms tend to worsen over time, and women who avoid taking medicine for fear of harming the developing fetus might welcome an alternative treatment. "Although small, this study suggests that acupuncture can relieve symptoms of indigestion that are pretty c...

MIT: New system monitors fetal heartbeat

...t otherwise prompt the procedure. Finally, the device used today to monitor subtle changes in the fetal heartbeat during labor must be attached to the fetus itself, but the new product would be noninvasive. "Our objective is to make a monitoring system that's simultaneously cheaper and more effective" t...

Model for new generation of blood vessels challenged

... are the same as those that occur in embryonic development, which is probably a great over-simplification. The formation of the vascular system in the fetus takes place in a well-organized and reproducible way, which means that we all have blood vessel systems that look very much the same. On the other han...

Center for Reproductive Rights Deeply Saddened by Murder of Dr. George Tiller

...productive health service. The words of one of Dr. Tiller's patients, Sarah Coe, are instructive. Sarah obtained an abortion from Dr. Tiller after her fetus was diagnosed with severe hydrocephaly in her 22nd week of gestation, a condition denying oxygen to the brain that would certainly lead to fetal death...

Experts Urge Less Weight Gain for Obese Women in Pregnancy

...tional Research Council. "We looked at a balance of maternal outcomes related to weight gain in pregnancy and issues related to the outcome for the fetus and neonate," explained Dr. Patrick M. Catalano, chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at Case Western Reserve University and a member of the committe...

Mom and Baby Alike May Benefit From Exercise

...also benefits. One study found that when an expectant mother works out, her fetus reaps cardiac benefits in the form of lower fetal heart rates. The Ameri...men, for instance, should not go scuba diving, as that activity exposes the fetus to a risk of developing decompression sickness, also known as the bends. ...

Studies Reveal Exposure to Pesticides During Pregnancy Increases Risk of Premature Birth, Low-Birth Weight, Neurological Problems and Diabetes

...ard people taking this and other steps toward a healthier diet." The report reveals that an organic diet before and during pregnancy can help the fetus develop a healthy endocrine system, which regulates metabolism and tissue function. Children and adults with healthy endocrine systems have an easier ...

Kids More Apt to Smoke If Mom Did While Pregnant

...Kids, agreed that the study highlights the importance of not smoking during pregnancy. "We already know how bad smoking during pregnancy is for the fetus and the health of the child," he said. "This new research shows that smoking during pregnancy also makes the child more likely to become a smoker as a...

Trauma experienced by a mother even before pregnancy will influence her offspring's behavior

...ressed were hyperactive, indicating that how long before pregnancy adversity is experienced, is also important. "Everyone knows that smoking harms the fetus and therefore a mother must not smoke during pregnancy. The findings of the present study show that adversity from a mother's past, even well before h...

Management of asthma during pregnancy can optimize health of mother and baby

...Uncontrolled asthma can cause a decrease in the amount of oxygen in the mother's blood, which can lead to decreased oxygen in the fetal blood. Since a fetus requires a constant supply of oxygen for normal growth and development, this can lead to impaired fetal growth and survival. Women who are pregnant or...