by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that one in five newborn babies may not have measles antibodies passed down from their mothers, suggesting that other strategies may need to be considered in case...
SOCIETY FOR MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE Media Contacts: Karen Addis, APR, [email protected]; 301-787-2394; Kerri Wade, MPA, [email protected], 202-236-1780 San Francisco, Calif. ― Studies show that diabetes in pregnancy — also known as gestational diabetes — puts a pregnant person at greater risk of developing Type 2 diabetes later in life. Gestational diabetes is also a common cause of babies who are...
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia, November 9, 2022—Pregnant people who received one of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines had 10-fold higher antibody concentrations than those who were naturally infected with SARS-CoV-2, a finding that was also observed in their babies, according to a new study by researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University...
