Adolescence corresponds to a period of physical and mental development that extends from puberty to adulthood. It usually begins with the hormonal upheavals of puberty, and its duration, from a social ...

With a simple blood test, scientists could now sweep a mother’s bloodstream for scraps of placental DNA, uncovering fetal genetic defects and shedding light on the health of the unborn baby.

Migration minimum income rules damaging family life and causing acute distress, experts warn by University of Exeter edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes ...

Meconium aspiration syndrome These individual components were secondary outcomes, as was emergency c-section and instrumental birth for intrapartum fetal distress.

South Carolina's Supreme Court upheld the state's 2023 fetal heartbeat law, banning abortions after cardiac activity is detected, typically around six weeks. The law allows exceptions for medical ...

Fetal pulse oximetry technology aims to provide real-time insights to clinicians during labor and delivery and improve the detection of fetal distress, potentially reducing newborn neurological ...

Complications were defined as acute kidney injury, cerebral complications, eclampsia, hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets syndrome, pulmonary edema, placental abruption, visual ...

Timing of FMT development is also important, since fetuses with acute FMT are more likely to experience fetal distress due to sudden hypovolaemic shock than fetuses with slow and chronic FMT, allowing ...

Acute stress disorder and PTSD involve the same symptoms following a traumatic event, such as intrusive memories, avoidance, and distress. The difference is that acute stress disorder is diagnosed ...

Sperm can influence fetal development, and semen from males who regularly drink alcohol can increase the risk of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and other conditions. Learn more here.

Uterine hyper-stimulation and fetal heart rate distress that may increase the probability of the fetal brain losing oxygen leading to neonatal encephalopathy.