A University of Ottawa-led study of nearly 250,000 children in Ontario over seven years—the largest of its kind—found a mother’s weight before pregnancy may impact their newborn’s risk of developing allergic diseases in early childhood, whereas weight gain during pregnancy did not seem to have the same effect. Here are the key points from the […]
Persistent infection with certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) in pregnant women may increase the risk of preterm birth, according to a study led by CHU Sainte-Justine researcher and Université de Montréal associate professor Helen Trottier. Published today in the JAMA Network Open. this finding may have serious implications, as HPV is one of the […]
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) —in collaboration with several other universities—indicates that breastfeeding women with COVID-19 do not transmit the SARS-CoV-2 virus through their milk, but do confer milk-borne antibodies that are able to neutralize the virus. The study, “Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 RNA, antibodies, and neutralizing capacity […]
Candid conversations. Katherine Heigl is honest with her daughters about their biological families. Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley’s Adorable Family Naleigh, 12, and Adalaide, 8, have had “more questions as they got older” about their adoptions, the Firefly Lane star, 42, said in Parents magazine’s April issue, published on Wednesday, March 3. “We have said […]
Medical researchers have long understood that a pregnant mother’s diet has a profound impact on her developing fetus’s immune system and that babies—especially those born prematurely—who are fed breast milk have a more robust ability to fight disease, suggesting that even after childbirth, a mother’s diet matters. However, the biological mechanisms underlying these connections have […]
Oxytocin is one of the most important hormones between a mother and her baby. Researchers at Kyoto University and Azabu University in Japan report in a new study that the levels of oxytocin correspond to a mother’s sensitivity to happy and angry adults. The findings, published in Biology Letters, give new insights on the behavioral […]
One in five Australian mothers is not receiving critical perinatal mental health checks, a University of Queensland study has found. School of Public Health researcher Dr. Katrina Moss and her team found older mothers (about 35 years old and over) are 35 per cent less likely to be screened for perinatal mental health, and women […]
It wouldn’t be Mother’s Day without flowers and a messy breakfast in bed. But is there more we can do for mom’s long-term benefit, and perhaps even for motherhood in general? There surely is, experts say, and it doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. As May 10 approaches, here are a few things […]
In a new commentary, Alison Stuebe, MD, President of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, addresses the risks and benefits of separating infants from COVID-19-positive mothers following birth. Although multiple public health organizations recommended keeping mothers and infants together, the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises facilities to consider separating mothers and babies […]
