Prenatal training may reduce postpartum depression risk in women with previous births
Researchers have shown that prenatal training may reduce the risk of postnatal depression in women, – but only…
The link between PM2.5 and ADHD held up after researchers tested other explanations
Two decades of nationwide data reveal contrasting patterns across birth outcomes, diabetes, and childhood ADHD as researchers probe…
Prenatal paracetamol exposure linked to smaller ovaries in daughters
Researchers in Denmark have found that girls whose mothers took paracetamol during pregnancy had smaller ovaries, fewer ovarian…
What four pregnancy eating patterns revealed about mothers and newborns
Distinct eating patterns emerged among pregnant women, alongside striking differences in maternal health and subtler signals in how…
Sensitive parenting buffers against child ADHD risks from pregnancy
Research from Oregon Health & Science University’s Center for Mental Health Innovation provides new evidence that the way caregivers interact…
Fish oil supplementation during pregnancy changes two childhood brain metabolic markers
A decade after mothers received EPA- and DHA-rich fish oil, MRI scans revealed subtle metabolic differences in their…
Lactoferrin yogurt helps preserve iron stores in women with gestational diabetes
An eight-week randomized trial found that lactoferrin-fortified yogurt helped maintain ferritin levels without causing iron overload, while modestly…
Cold-exposed mothers pass metabolic protection to male rat offspring through milk
Cold exposure during early pregnancy altered breast milk bile acids and microbial metabolism, providing male rat offspring with…
Trial offers hope for babies with fetal kidney failure
Women diagnosed early in pregnancy with a fetus lacking adequate kidney function to make the urine that serves…
Prenatal paracetamol use does not increase child neurodevelopmental risks
Researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), along with Aston Pharmacy School’s Professor Ian Chi-Kei Wong, have…
Noninvasive sequencing expands prenatal genetic screening capabilities
While non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has revolutionised prenatal diagnostics by allowing the detection of a number of genetic…
Scientists introduce a precise framework to study screen-saturated childhoods
Children are growing up inside screens. A new peer-reviewed Thought Leaders Invited Review in Brain Health argues that…