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Rare embryo mutations may increase risk of developing schizophrenia

We know that genetic factors play the largest role in the risk of developing schizophrenia, but few of the genes involved have been identified. Now researchers have found relevant mutations that occur in embryos

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, CA - May 26:Aysha-Samon Stokes and her daughter Nyla, 6, watch Midwife Allegra Hill and student Midwife Maryam Karim take the heartbeat of two-week-old Nikko during a postpartum visit to the South Los Angeles birthing center, Kindred Space LA, on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 where he was born on Mothers Day night. With fear of another C-section and fear of the high mortality rate in the hospitals among women like herself Stokes found her midwife in her third trimester. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

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The maternal death rate in the US has more than doubled since 1999

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Photo of a young pregnant woman getting ready in the bathroom for the upcoming day; the daily routine of an expectant mother.

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We finally know what causes morning sickness during pregnancy

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Stress makes us age faster but the effects can be reversed

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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 03: Nicole Fahey, of Altadena, six months pregnant, receives a Pfizer vaccination booster shot from RN Veronique (cq) Vida (cq) at Eugene A. Obregon Park on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. The County of Los Angeles, including Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Director of Public Health, and Norma Edith Garc?a-Gonz?lez, Director of Parks and Recreation, will host a media event kicking off COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5-11 in Los Angeles County. The COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer and BioNTech is proposed to be given in two 10-microgram (mcg) doses administered 21 days apart. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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Covid-19 vaccines during pregnancy protect newborns from infection

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An unrecognisable mature pregnant woman lies on a hospital delivery bed as she has fetal monitoring. Cardiotocography is usually called a 'CTG' by medical staff. It can be used to monitor a baby's heart rate and a mother's contractions during pregnancy

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Vaginal swabs could be used to predict likelihood of preterm births

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Sperm-blocking vaginal gel could be a reliable contraceptive method

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Being exposed to pre-eclampsia in the uterus may raise a person's later risk of coronary heart disease and strokes

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Pre-eclampsia may raise a fetus’s risk of heart disease in later life

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Catching the coronavirus after the 34th week of pregnancy may raise the risk of a premature birth seven-fold

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Coronavirus in late pregnancy raises premature birth risk seven-fold

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