National Birth Defects Awareness Month: Secret to lowering birth defect risks that every parent must know

Every January, National Birth Defects Awareness Month serves as a reminder of the significance of early detection and ...
Washington Examiner

Two fundamental problems with wrongful-birth suits

Mississippi Republican Rep. Steven Palazzo is proposing a bill to prohibit the disturbing phenomena of “wrongful birth” and “wrongful life” suits. In a wrongful birth suit, the parents claim that they ...
EurekAlert!

Potential link between high maternal cortisol, unpredicted birth complications

PULLMAN, Wash. – A snippet of hair can reveal a pregnant person’s stress level and may one day help warn of unexpected birth problems, a study indicates. Washington State University researchers ...
Medscape

Disadvantaged Low-Birth-Weight Children More Likely to Have Attention Problems

September 5, 2008 — In a longitudinal study, low–birth-weight children had modestly increased levels of psychiatric problems such as aggression or anxiety throughout childhood. However, those living ...
News Medical

High maternal cortisol levels linked to unexpected birth problems

A snippet of hair can reveal a pregnant person's stress level and may one day help warn of unexpected birth problems, a study indicates. Washington State University researchers measured the stress ...