One more reason to focus on prenatal care – stronger muscles for newborn babies
Born too soon, she weighed just over 1 pound at birth and spent the first three months of her life in the neonatal intensive care
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Prenatal
A single species of gut bacteria can reverse autism-related social behavior in mice
The absence of one specific species of gut bacteria causes social deficits in mice. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine report June 16 in Cell
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Born to run? Study suggests love of exercise starts in the womb
By Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D. When pregnant female mice exercise their offspring receive an unexpected benefit; they tend to be more physically active than mice
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Second trimester screening still important
By Julia Parsons More than 11 percent of infants born with a neural tube defect such as spina bifida were not identified before birth, according
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Diet at conception could have long-lasting effects
By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. What a mother eats around the time of conception can have a lifelong effect on how certain of her child’s genes
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