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Medical News | Medical Articles - Pregnancy / Maternal Health - Nov 30, 2018 Edition

	November 30, 2018
	Pregnancy / Maternal Health
	The latest pregnancy / maternal health news from News Medical

“Placental organoids” could be the future of pregnancy and conception research say researchers

Researchers have successfully managed to develop “mini placentas” or placenta organoids in the laboratories that could transform research of pregnancy, conception, stillbirth, miscarriages and pregnancy diseases and disorders.

			Pregnancy losses may increase risk of cardiovascular disease Women who experience pregnancy loss and do not go on to have children are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease and stroke, compared with women who have only one or two children, according to new research from the University of Cambridge and the University of North Carolina.

			Earliest UK estimates of children affected in the womb by alcohol intake during pregnancy A report published on 30 November 2018 in Preventive Medicine reveals that a stunning 17 percent of children could possibly be affected by alcohol exposure during their intrauterine life. This refers to a group of lifelong conditions caused by prenatal drinking, called fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).

	Women’s intentions and attitude matter when it comes to using contraception A new Veterans Affairs study adds to the evidence that women's intentions around becoming pregnant don't fully explain whether and how they use contraception. Rather, their attitudes toward becoming pregnant also play a role.

	Study finds increase in preconception health coverage after Medicaid expansion The number of low-income women enrolled in Medicaid before becoming pregnant rose substantially in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility through the Affordable Care Act, according to researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

	Sons of fathers who smoke have 51% lower sperm count Studies have repeatedly linked maternal smoking during pregnancy with reduced sperm counts in male offspring. Now a research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered that, independently of nicotine exposure from the mother, men whose fathers smoked at the time of pregnancy had half as many sperm as those with non-smoking fathers.

	Despite reduction in twin stillbirth rates, there is no change in still birth rates involving single fetus A leading expert in fetal medicine at the University of Birmingham has warned that there is 'little room for complacency' over a fall in twin stillbirth rates as the reason for this phenomenon are complex.

	Researchers attempt to create world's first genetically edited babies The researchers have used CRISPR to edit the genes of IVF embryos in a controversial attempt to create offspring that are resistant to disease.

	Fetal kicks may allow the baby to 'map' their own body, suggests research The kicks a mother feels from her unborn child may allow the baby to 'map' their own body and enable them to eventually explore their surroundings, suggests new research led by UCL in collaboration with UCLH.