The Claim: Fetal Heart Rate Can Predict the Babyâs Sex
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Is there any connection between a unborn babyâs gender and the rate of the fetal heartbeat?
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Scientists believe they have discovered how a condition that can threaten pregnancy could occur.
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A collection of genes involved in early development may help explain why black babies are more at risk of sudden infant death syndrome than other US groups, researchers said on Thursday.
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The stress of caring for a sick child can add 10 or more years to the biological age of a woman&#39;s cells, researchers have found.
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Giving one dose of steroids to babies in the womb does not badly effects long-term health, a study finds.
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Researchers are discovering that major illnesses like heart disease and lung cancer are influenced by gender and that perhaps treatments for women ought to be slightly different than for men.
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NEW YORK  - Consuming a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet during pregnancy seems to have a beneficial effect on blood flow in the fetus, Norwegian researchers report.
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Newborns should be screened for heart abnormalities to reduce the risk of cot death, researchers say.
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When my wife was in labor in 1991, the doctor attached an electronic fetal monitor to her belly to record her contractions and the baby's heart rate. I remember being so transfixed by the monitor that I forgot about my wife. At one point, she said, "Wow, it hurts." But because the graph on the...
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New evidence emerges of a link between the pregnancy disorder pre-eclampsia and heart disease.
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A doctor's gender could determine how early heart disease is detected in women, researchers said on Thursday.
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A device that measures a babyÂs blood oxygen during labor has failed to meet doctorsÂ hopes that it would lead to fewer Caesarean sections and safer deliveries, a new study has concluded.
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A blood test early in pregnancy might help determine whether a woman runs an increased risk of having a stillborn baby, a preliminary study found.
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Science & environment: Autism-like behaviour in children is linked to amount of testosterone they receive whilst in mother's womb
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Consuming a low-cholesterol,  low-fat diet during pregnancy seems to have a beneficial effect  on blood flow in the fetus, Norwegian researchers report.
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More couples are selecting the sex of their children, using techniques developed to help couples who are infertile or at risk for having babies with genetic diseases.
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A company behind a product that predicts childbirth weeks in advance hopes to attract international investment.