Maternal Newborn News

• Maternal obesity linked to complications in newborns

  Reuters | September 2018

• Maternal depression can impact baby’s physical and mental health

  Reuters | August 2018

• Trials of impotence drug to help poorly growing fetuses are halted after infant deaths

  Science | July 2018

• Pregnant women: Avoid soft cheeses, but do get these shots

  NPR | June 2018

• Overeating during pregnancy linked to maternal weight gain and child obesity

  NHS choices | June 2018

• 60% of Pakistani mothers and children suffering from micronutrient deficiencies

  Daily Times | June 2018

• Early pregnancy obesity, overweight linked to neurodevelopmental delay in offspring

  Healio | May 2018

• Caffeine in pregnancy linked to childhood weight gain in new study

  CNN | April 2018

• Pregnant moms and their offspring should limit added sugars in their diets to protect childhood cognition

  EurekAlert | April 2018

• Parental diet before conception affects child’s health

  Medical Xpress | April 2018

• Moms who have depression early on may have kids with lower IQ scores: Study

  ABC News | April 2018

• Maternal metabolic factors and early-onset puberty may be related

  BioSpectrum Asia | April 2018

• Maternal health risks detected during well-child visits

  Healio | April 2018

• Mom’s heart risk higher when baby has heart defect

  Reuters | April 2018

• Congenital heart defects in offspring elevate maternal cardiac disease risk

  Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | April 2018

• Mom Matters

  The News International | March 2018

• Greater autism risk found for children of mothers with larger waist size

  Healio | March 2018

• Birth defect rate pegged at 7 percent for babies born to Zika-infected women

  Reuters | March 2018

• What is the role of mental health in a healthy pregnancy?

  Medical News Bulletin | March 2018

• A ‘silent killer’, maternal and neonatal tetanus, is causing deaths of mothers and newborns across South Sudan

  UN Children's Fund | March 2018

• Promoting breastfeeding in Lebanon: A success story

  Borgen Magazine | March 2018

• 1 in 14 women still smokes while pregnant, CDC says

  CNN | February 2018

• Mother-to-child HBV transmission risk increases with maternal viral load

  Healio | February 2018

• Immune system activation in pregnant women can shape brain development in their babies

  Medical Xpress | February 2018

• Research highlights need to test pregnant women with opioid use disorder for hepatitis C

  UNM HSC Newsbeat | February 2018

• This new effort aims to scale up maternal and newborn health innovations

  Devex | February 2018

• Vaccinating pregnant mothers is safe for babies

  Reuters | February 2018

• Give women more time to give birth, make choices: WHO

  Reuters | February 2018

• Postpartum depression can linger for years and impact kids’ behavior

  Reuters | February 2018

• Countdown 2030: Tracking progress towards universal coverage for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health

  UN Children's Fund | January 2018