Infections – especially urinary tract infections (UTIs) – are associated with increased risk of stroke in women with preeclampsia. Preeclampsia occurs when women are first diagnosed with with high blood pressure after 20 weeks of pregnancy, end-organ dysfunction, protein in
Research Finds Micropreemies May One Day Benefit from ‘Artificial Womb’ to Nurture Growth in the NICU
A new development dubbed the BioBag may eventually help premature babies continue developing in an environment similar to that of the womb – an advancement that could help reduce complications, infections and other adverse effects. Babies born severely prematurely have
New Research Helps Monitor Fetal Brain Activity
University of Washington researchers developed a new way to monitor and image the brain activity of individual babies still in the womb. Traditionally, fMRI imaging can sometimes be slightly distorted as the fetus moves around, but a new method helps
University of Michigan Researchers Seek Women with Mobility Impairments | Focus Groups
Researchers Seeking to Improve Healthcare Seeking to Conduct Focus Group with Women with Mobility Impairments Researchers from The University of Michigan Health System’s Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Department are currently exploring issues that women with disabilities face when receiving care for
Breech Births: Why C-Section Delivery is Safer than Vaginal Delivery
Research Shows C-Section Delivery Is the Safest Way to Deliver Breech Babies Modern obstetrical research consistently finds that it is safer to deliver a baby in the breech presentation via C-section delivery than vaginal delivery. One study, which monitored nearly