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Children are vulnerable to temperature changes as their thermoregulation mechanisms are still immature, a study reveals.
Climate Health Pharma

Heat, cold may affect development of brain in children: ISGlobal

Children are vulnerable to temperature changes as their thermoregulation mechanisms are still immature, a study reveals.

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A measles vaccine given to a child born by caesarean section is likely to be 2.6 times completely ineffective than a normal delivery, a study by the University of Cambridge found.
Drugs Health Pharma

Birth by C-section may double the chance of measles vaccine failure

HQ Team May 17, 2024: A measles vaccine given to a child born by caesarean section is likely to be 2.6 times completely.

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Pregnancy is a state of hormonal ‘hatter-slatter.’ Increased progesterone, estrogen and low levels of oxytocin (‘love hormone’) and serotonin (‘happy hormone’) all take a toll on the “mom-to-be” mind. Lifestyle changes, including lactation, altered sleep patterns, changing family dynamics and several cultural and social norms get tangled.
Drugs Health Pharma

Opinion: In Hindu mythology — a story of postpartum depression

By Aparna S March 12, 2024: In Indian mythology, there was a demoness, Putana, who disguised as a beautiful damsel named Lalita tried.

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Maternal deaths have risen or stagnated globally over recent years, and every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the WHO.
Drugs Health Medical

Scientists cultivate mini-placentas in lab to decode pregnancy disorders

Bharti Jayshankar January 24, 2024: Researchers in the UK and Switzerland have successfully grown miniature placentas in a laboratory setting, offering new insights.

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More than 3,700 babies in the US were born with syphilis in 2022 — ten times the number in 2012 — and people from racial and ethnic minorities bore the brunt of the epidemic eight times more than White mothers.
Drugs Health Medical

Newborn syphilis cases rise ten-fold in 2022 in a decade in US: CDC data

More than 3,700 babies in the US were born with syphilis in 2022 — ten times the number in 2012 — and people.

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A panel of the European Union’s health regulator, the European Medicines Agency, has warned against the use of topiramate medicines during pregnancy as it may result in serious birth defects.
Drugs Health Pharma

EMA cautions against topiramate medicine use during pregnancy 

HQ Team September 2, 2023: A panel of the European Union’s health regulator, the European Medicines Agency, has warned against the use of.

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Health Medical

Moderate coffee intake during pregnancy can impact child height, study

Even low coffee intake during pregnancy can impact a child's height in early childhood

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