pregnancy
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Scary Ultrasound Shows Baby’s Legs Ripping Through The Mother’s Uterus
Scans revealed a tear in the uterus, with the baby’s feet sticking right into the amniotic sac. (Image: NEJM, Pierre-Emmanuel Bouet, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d’Angers, Angers, France) A scary ultrasound taken at the 22 week mark of a 33-year-old woman’s pregnancy revealed a baby with its feet extending right through the mother’s uterus, and its…
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There’s A Bright Side To Your Morning Sickness
For years, scientists have speculated that morning sickness is connected to a lower risk of miscarriage, but the evidence was lacking. A new analysis involving nearly 800 pregnant women shows there may be some truth to this claim.
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Doctors Find Zika Virus In A Stillborn Infant With Almost No Brain Tissue
Doctors have discovered Zika virus in a stillborn infant with a severely under-developed brain, according to a chilling report published today in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
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Hard Labour: The Case For Testing Drugs On Pregnant Women
Traditionally, expectant mothers have been excluded from clinical trials, but could this practice be doing more harm than good? When the heart stops beating, minutes matter. With every minute that passes before a rhythm is restored, a patient’s odds of survival plummet. Which is why Anne Lyerly was surprised when, one night 20 years ago,…