Introduction Data on the characteristics and outcomes of pregnancy and among patients with Fontan physiology are limited. We ...

Beside the maternal uteroplacental circulation, the fetal blood circulates in the small blood vessels, including fetal capillaries, through the placenta, where the maternal and fetal blood ...

Maternal vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy is linked to accelerated epigenetic gestational age in infants at birth, ...

Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) is a medical subspecialty that focuses on the health of pregnant women and their fetuses during ...

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), discovered in 2001, poses significant risks to pregnant women due to altered immune and respiratory systems. These women ...

Research shows the United States has some of the worst maternal mortality outcomes among wealthy nations. “In a post-George Floyd world, people are more bold and uncompromising,” said Aza ...

J Midwifery Womens Health. 2007;52(3):262-272. The current literature refutes the idea that delayed cord clamping causes symptomatic polycythemia and indicates that immediate clamping of the cord ...

Results: No significant differences were found (p>0.05) between the groups in those maternal characteristics (age, smoking habits, number of hours standing or prior parity history) that could ...

2024 — New research using live mouse-adapted influenza virus improves upon previous mouse experiments to explain how maternal infection impacts fetal brain development. The study also indicates ...

Dec. 13, 2024 — Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days, according to a new study. The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a ...