Preeclampsia is a serious hypertensive disorder that affects roughly 2 per cent to 8 per cent of pregnant women worldwide. Now, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood test that can help predict Preeclampsia earlier in pregnant women. The new test works by detecting sFlt1 and PIGF-- two proteins in the blood that predict poor outcomes from …
NEW DELHI: Preterm delivery and hypertensive disorders were found to be the most common complications of covid-19 in pregnancy, as per a study by Indian Council of Medical Research. The study, published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, collected data of 4,203 pregnant women during the first wave of the pandemic, through March 2020 to January 2021, and analysed …
Studies have claimed that, with the rise in temperature, the cases of preterm delivery have increased. Heat and preterm labour Long span research was conducted by Alan Barreca, an associate professor at UCLA’s Institute of Environmental Sustainability, and economist Jessamyn Schaller of Claremont McKenna College in a two-decade window, i.e., from 1969 to 1988, to find out the link between …
Controversy Kicks Up Over A Drug Meant To Prevent Premature Birth Enlarge this image toggle caption Jill Lehmann Photography/Getty Images Jill Lehmann Photography/Getty Images An independent panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended last week that a medication to prevent preterm birth be taken off the market because, the advisers decided, the preponderance of evidence suggests it …
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