Higher parental vitamin B12 associated with fewer birth defects
1. In this prospective cohort study, higher parental preconception and maternal postconception vitamin B12 levels were associated with lower odds ...
Tag: prenatal
Prenatal Systemic Glucocorticoid Exposure and an Increased Risk of Future Mental Disorders
1. In this cohort study of offspring born to mothers at risk for preterm delivery or diagnosed with an autoimmune ...
Maternal deoxynivalenol exposure associated with adverse birth outcomes observed in China
1. Compared to those consuming below the maximum tolerable daily intake of the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol, those consuming above this threshold ...
Prenatal exposure to high-dose folic acid associated with increased cancer risk in children of mothers with epilepsy
1. The risk of cancer was higher amongst children of mothers with epilepsy who were exposed to high-dose folic acid ...
Prenatal antidepressant exposure may increase risk of poor motor development
A meta-analysis of 18 studies examining the association of prenatal antidepressant exposure with motor development in children showed a small ...
Tdap vaccination in pregnancy effective in preventing pertussis in infants
1. Maternal vaccination with tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, acellular pertussis (Tdap) during pregnancy was found to be highly effective ...
Unconditional prenatal income support may improve birth outcomes
1. Providing very-low-income pregnant women with monthly restriction-free financial support and information on prenatal nutrition, breastfeeding, and healthy infant development ...
Newer antidepressant use in pregnancy not linked to childhood asthma
1. In this retrospective cohort study of Danish mothers and children, maternal use of newer antidepressants (e.g. SSRIs, nefazodone, mirtazapine, ...
Prenatal inflammatory markers associated with adverse neonatal outcomes
Image: PD 1. Markers of inflammation (clinical chorioamnionitis, maternal temp>38°C, histological chorioamnionitis) were all associated with adverse neonatal outcomes. 2. ...
