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Machine-learning tool gives doctors a more detailed 3D picture of fetal health

For pregnant women, ultrasounds are an informative (and sometimes necessary) procedure. They typically produce two-dimensional black-and-white scans of fetuses that can reveal key insights, including ...
Drexel University

Development of Finite Element Models of Maternal Pelvis, Fetus and Brachial Plexus

Shoulder dystocia (SD) is a serious obstetric emergency that occurs when the fetal shoulders fail to deliver after the head has emerged during the second stage of labor. This condition can result in ...
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Researchers combat Zika-associated fetal abnormalities using microRNA

Before SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic, there was the Zika virus epidemic, lasting from 2015 to 2016. The Zika virus can cause serious birth defects and abnormalities. During the epidemic, one of ...
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Testing immune cells in the placenta may indicate the health of fetal brain immune cells

BOSTON—Immune activation in a pregnant woman can have negative effects on the development of fetal brain microglia—or macrophage immune cells in the brain—and even lead to neurodevelopmental disorders ...