Zika virus may cause stillbirths savita thakur thakur27 Feb 2016 3:05 PM ISTUS researchers have found a possible association of congenital Zika virus to stillbirths and damage to tissues outside the central nervous...
Twins should be delivered at 37 weeks to minimize deaths, say experts supriya kashyap kashyap9 Sept 2016 9:07 AM ISTTwins should be delivered at 37 weeks' gestation to minimise stillbirths and newborn deaths, and there is no clear evidence to support routine...
Link found between antidepressant use and congenital anomalies or stillbirths supriya kashyap kashyap6 Dec 2016 11:35 AM ISTAcademics at Swansea University have carried out a dose-response analysis which suggests that pregnant women who take a specific type of...
Supine sleep position during pregnancy associated with late stillbirth Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli22 Nov 2017 7:28 PM ISTA study, published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG), found that women who sleep on their backs had at least twice the risk...
Girls menstruating before 12 at heart disease, stroke risk in adulthood Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 Jan 2018 8:30 PM ISTStarting periods early--before the age of 12--is linked to a heightened risk of heart disease and stroke in later life, suggests an analysis of data...
EASO Guidelines for Post Bariatric surgery Care Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli28 Feb 2018 7:01 PM ISTBariatric surgery is today the most effective long-term therapy for the management of patients with severe obesity, and its use is recommended by all...
Mefloquine for prevention of malaria in pregnant women Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 April 2018 8:00 PM ISTThe World Health Organization recommends intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria for all...
Inducing labor at 39 weeks reduces probability of C sections, complications Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 April 2018 7:15 PM ISTElective induction of labor (eIOL) at 39 weeks results in lower risk of cesarean delivery and other complications including maternal morbidity,...
Passive smoking causes more stillbirths compared to Active Smoking : BMJ Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 July 2018 7:28 PM ISTA new study published in the BMJ journal Tobacco Control reveals that secondhand smoke (SHS) or Passive Smoking causes thousands of stillbirths, more...
Undiagnosed diabetes during pregnancy increases risk of stillbirths Hina Zahid22 March 2019 7:05 PM ISTUndiagnosed diabetes during pregnancy increases risk of stillbirths.Women who develop diabetes in pregnancy but are not diagnosed are much more likely...
Sleeping in Supine position not associated with Pregnancy Complications, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar16 Sept 2019 7:20 PM ISTIt's a popular belief that pregnancy and sleeping in supine position is not a good mix. A recent study has revealed that sleeping in supine position...
