Serum BAFF levels dip through mid and late pregnancy in women with lupus
A longitudinal study of 167 pregnant women with lupus found serum BAFF levels fell significantly in the second and third ...
Tag: Pregnancy
Blood Pressure Trajectories in Pregnancy May Signal Hypertensive Risk Before Overt Disease
A new review argues that tracking circadian and longitudinal blood pressure patterns across pregnancy and the postpartum period can identify ...
Pregnant Elite Athletes Face Training Dilemmas as Review Maps Exercise Risks and Benefits
A new review of 40 studies covering more than 4,163 women maps how pregnancy reshapes athletic physiology, where high-intensity training ...
Europe’s maternal vaccination gap: policies exist, but delivery falls short
A Europe-wide policy map and review of 163 studies finds that maternal vaccination coverage is limited mainly by missing funding, ...
No single short 16S region matches full-length vaginal microbiota sequencing
A benchmarking study found no single short 16S rRNA region consistently matched full-length sequencing of the vaginal microbiota during pregnancy.
Processed diets tied to gestational diabetes and altered blood proteins in Miao women
A matched case-control study of 78 Miao pregnant women in Guizhou, China, linked a processed dietary pattern to higher odds ...
Older Mothers Show Higher Risk of Persistent Isolated Hypothyroxinemia in Pregnancy
A large retrospective cohort study finds that older maternal age is associated with a higher likelihood of persistent isolated hypothyroxinemia ...
Small Follow-Up Study Tracks Child Development After High Prenatal Stress
Researchers at the University of Missouri have reported early results from a feasibility study that followed children whose mothers experienced ...
Prior Abortions Predict Worsening Depression, Sleep and Stress Trajectories Through Pregnancy and Postpartum
A Chinese cohort study of 254 pregnant women found that the number of previous abortions, but not previous deliveries, predicted ...
Penicillin allergy de-labelling could save thousands per patient, Canadian cost analysis finds
A Canadian cost analysis estimates that penicillin allergy de-labelling programs could save up to $6,581 per patient over a lifetime ...
Night shifts in pregnancy tied to higher risk of child development concerns at age 4
Prenatal night shift work is linked to a higher risk of developmental screening abnormalities in children at age 4, with ...
Seizure Drug Levels Plunge in Pregnancy, Chinese Study Warns
A study of 36 Han Chinese women with epilepsy found that levetiracetam and lamotrigine clearance rose sharply during pregnancy, driving ...
Toxoplasma Parasite Disrupts a Protective Macrophage Signal in Pregnancy
A new mouse and cell study finds that Toxoplasma gondii infection disrupts a Trem2-dependent protective signaling pathway in macrophages at ...
Maternal BMI Shows No Clear Link to Pregnancy Cholestasis, Review Finds
A scoping review of twenty studies finds no consistent association between maternal BMI and intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, while lower ...
Italian study estimates yearly costs of managing persistent post-surgical hypoparathyroidism
An Italian micro-costing analysis estimates first-year management costs of persistent post-surgical hypoparathyroidism at roughly €5,750 to €9,667 per patient, with ...
Mid-pregnancy metabolites linked to children’s growth patterns up to age three
A UK birth cohort study links maternal mid-pregnancy metabolomic profiles, especially lipoproteins, to distinct child growth trajectories over the first ...
Four Medical Societies Unveil First Shared Framework for Women’s Heart Health Across Life Stages
Four leading U.S. medical societies have jointly published the first shared framework and clinical guidance linking women's cardiovascular risk to ...
Internalized Weight Bias Links Gestational Attitudes to Exercise Avoidance
A cross-sectional study of 433 pregnant women in China found that internalized weight bias statistically mediates the association between negative ...
Heart Health Across a Woman’s Lifetime: New Guidance Links Hormones, Mind and Cardiovascular Risk
A new American Heart Association-led series in Circulation outlines a female-specific life-course approach connecting hormonal changes, mental health and cardiovascular ...
Emily Lau Selected for 2026 Wenger Research Goes Red Award
Emily Lau was selected for the 2026 Wenger Research Goes Red Award for an electronic health record study of rising ...
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