An NIH study found that women who receive an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination or booster during pregnancy can provide their infants with strong protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infection for at least six months after birth.
Immune cells play an active and intimate role in directing the growth of human lung tissue during development, researchers find, revolutionizing our understanding of early lung development and the role of immune cells outside of immunity.
The study showed that prenatal exposure to cannabinoids resulted in significant alterations in sensory and motor control of breathing and that this result was more pronounced in males.
Prenatal steroid therapy helped develop fetal lungs and improved survival while reducing complications among infants born from 24 to 34 weeks of pregnancy, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.
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Prenatal cannabis exposure following the middle of the first trimester is associated with attention, social, and behavioral problems in children that persist into early adolescence (age 11 and 12).
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High-dose inhaled nitric oxide led to more rapid weaning from supplemental oxygen and reduced length of hospital stay in pregnant women hospitalized with severe COVID-19 pneumonia, according to a study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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A longer period of exclusive breastfeeding was associated with decreased odds of current childhood asthma, according to a new study in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
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The risk of asthma and allergies may be greater among children conceived with infertility treatment, suggests a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
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Adults treated with medication for chronic hypertension present before or during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy had fewer adverse pregnancy outcomes compared to adults who did not receive antihypertensive treatment.
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Prenatal cannabis exposure due to use among pregnant women is on the rise and may be associated with negative health outcomes in children, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
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Raising tobacco taxes is associated with a reduction in neonatal and infant mortality, according to an analysis of data from 159 countries published in Plos Global Public Health.
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An investigational RSV vaccine administered to pregnant women reduced RSV-associated lower respiratory tract infections and subsequent antibiotic prescriptions among their infants.
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THC reduced platelet aggregation—a step in the process of blood clot formation—and lowered production of thromboxane, a lipid involved in clotting.
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A year ago, there was little to no vaccine safety data for pregnant people because they had been excluded from clinical trials run by Pfizer, Moderna, and other vaccine makers.
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The maternal mortality rate in the US increased in 2020 compared to 2019, with a significant spike in maternal mortality for Hispanic women and non-Hispanic Black women.
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