New study challenges link between mother’s health during pregnancy and autism risk
While many studies have reported a link between a mother's health condition during pregnancy and her child's risk of autism,...
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Can a Mother’s Mental Health Impact a Baby in the Womb?
A pregnant mother’s mental wellness can impact her child’s future physical, mental and behavioral health Emily Lankiewicz / Oscar Wong...
Kenya’s new social health insurance fund wants to improve care for mothers and babies: but it faces challenges
Kenya has made strides in maternal and child health over the past decade. Preventable complications related to pregnancy still result...
Assessing the experiences of teenage mothers in accessing healthcare in Rwanda | BMC Public Health
The primary aim of this study was to identify the major interconnected themes related to the health care seeking experience...
Mother’s gut microbiome during pregnancy shapes baby’s brain development
Researchers have compared the development of the fetal brain in mice whose mothers had no bacteria in their gut, to...
New mothers can ‘fall through the cracks’ in health care. Researchers suggest a different approach
When people are pregnant, they get a lot of attention from the health care system. But that attention fades after...
