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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
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This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant T76MC00001 and entitled Training Grant in Maternal and Child Health. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
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