It can be difficult to decide whether to expedite birth when a woman in the final stage of pregnancy perceives fewer fetal ...

Sleeping on your side—and more specifically, your left side—allows for better air circulation. This helps prevent the infamous ... does that ring a bell? Yes, the fetal position. And it's not just an ...

A cold blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate could be weakening.

To assess the persistence of micro- and nanoplastic particles in neonatal tissue following maternal exposure, Stapleton and colleagues exposed six rats to aerosolized food-grade plastic powder for ...

What is persistent pulmonary hypertension? In persistent pulmonary hypertension, also known as persistent fetal circulation, a newborn’s circulation reverts back to the circulation of a fetus, where ...

PPHN is also known as persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn and persistent fetal circulation syndrome. While in the womb, a baby receives oxygen from its mother and the placenta.

Neonates with prenatally resolved fetal growth restriction continue to have increased risks for adverse perinatal outcomes, according to study results published in the American Journal of ...

FIGURE 1. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are transferred from the maternal circulation via the placenta to the fetus and accumulate in different fetal organs. Concentrations of OCPs, PCBs, PBDEs ...

What is persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN)? Persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN) is also known as persistent fetal circulation. In this condition, a newborn baby's circulation changes back ...

In English, “newborns,” “risk factors,” “persistent fetal circulation syndrome,” and “randomized controlled trial” were employed as subject headings, and a combination of subject and free-text terms ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 16, 2021) A study published in Chemosphere finds persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and ...