Antibiotic therapy reduces preterm birth complications and improve neonatal outcome Medha Baranwal14 July 2020 4:21 PM ISTUSA: Intravenous therapy with the antibiotic clarithromycin may reduce the intraamniotic inflammatory response in patients with preterm prelabour...
Risk of cerebral palsy linked to IVF more than halved in past two decades Hina Zahid10 July 2020 11:45 AM ISTFifteen years ago a large population study from Denmark found a significantly increased risk of cerebral palsy in infants born as a result of assisted...
Prenatal exposure to Benzodiazepines may decrease birth weight: JAMA Medha Baranwal25 Jun 2020 12:30 PM ISTNorway: Children born to mothers exposed to benzodiazepines or benzodiazepine like-hypnotics in pregnancy had a slightly lower birth weight...
Gestational diabetes with low kidney function linked to pregnacy complications Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 May 2020 8:17 AM ISTThe prevalence of diabetes in pregnant women is increasing.Gestational diabetes may predispose women to early-stage kidney damage which may have...
Researchers develop an app to predict risk of preterm birth Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 March 2020 8:00 PM ISTPreterm babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy are more likely to die or have physical, developmental and emotional problems. A new smartphone App...
Popular acid reflux medication may be repurposed to prevent preterm birth Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 Feb 2020 3:46 PM ISTCalifornia, USA: Popular acid reflux medication may be repurposed to prevent preterm birth, according to a new study. The study has been published by...
Pregnant women taking low-dose aspirin at lower risk of preterm delivery: Lancet Medha Baranwal25 Jan 2020 2:00 PM ISTDelhi: Women who take daily low-dose aspirin were 11% less likely to have premature babies than women given a placebo, according to a recent study...
Human Milk Banks in India strive for government funds, quality manpower deepanjana18 Sept 2019 4:15 PM ISTThe concept of a Human Milk Bank, though extremely relevant to the health of our country's infants, has not taken much of shape in India. While the...
GTB Hospital studying impact of air pollution on foetus Medical Dialogues Bureau28 Nov 2018 9:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: While the adverse impact of air pollution on respiratory illness in widely researched, recent researches point out that it may not just...
