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Maternal & Early Childhood Issues: Heart of Tioga Pregnancy Center

Our series on Maternal & Early Childhood Issues continues today with a look at the Heart of Tioga Pregnancy Center in Tioga County, PA and the support it gets from parishioners at Holy Child Catholic Church in the Diocese of Scranton. https://fb.watch/bHgvkXjO3Z/




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Maternal & Early Childhood Issues: Tri-State Pregnancy Center

Our series on Maternal & Early Childhood Issues continues today with a look at the Tri-State Pregnancy Center in northeastern PA. The facility gets help from local Catholics and on-the-spot advice from above! https://fb.watch/bHh3c7Z-Hu/




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Talking with Sarah Bowen of The Promise of Life Network: Getting the Real Story about Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Sarah Bowen of the Promise of Life Network crisis pregnancy center near Pittsburgh talked with me about the motivation behind the campaign by abortion advocates against the work these centers do, which is to provide women with support during an unplanned pregnancy. https://x.com/PAcatholic/status/1703790777099235616?s=20   https://fb.watch/nccvJtmh6p/?mibextid=cr9u03  




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Pregnant Employees and Roofing Employer Obligations

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Niño de Elche: "El mundo flamenco impregna de mierda a los artistas jóvenes con sus posiciones políticas y sus ideas fanáticas"

El polivalente artista publica su disco número 17 pero, ¿cuántos le quedan? "Mi retirada está más cerca de lo que cree la gente", confiesa Leer




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Coronavirus Is Not Passed From Mother to Child Late In Pregnancy

Coronavirus Is Not Passed From Mother to Child Late In Pregnancy

After a newborn (born to a mother infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing positive for COVID-19 infection within 36 hours of birth, there were concerns about whether the virus could be contracted in the womb. A new study finds that COVID-19 does not pass to the child while in the womb. The women in the small study were from Wuhan, China, in the third trimester of pregnancy and had pneumonia caused by COVID-19. However, it only included women who were late in their pregnancy and gave birth by caesarean section. 

There were two cases of fetal distress but all nine pregnancies resulted in live births. That symptoms from COVID-19 infection in pregnant women were similar to those reported in non-pregnant adults, and no women in the study developed severe pneumonia or died.

All mothers in the study were aged between 26-40 years. None of them had underlying health conditions, but one developed gestational hypertension from week 27 of her pregnancy, and another developed pre-eclampsia at week 31. Both patients’ conditions were stable during pregnancy. The nine women in the study had typical symptoms of COVID-19 infection, and were given oxygen support and antibiotics. Six of the women were also given antiviral therapy. In the study, the medical records of nine pregnant women who had pneumonia caused by COVID-19 infection were retrospectively reviewed. Infection was lab-confirmed for all women in the study, and the authors studied the nine women’s symptoms.

(A) Patient 1: left-sided patchy consolidation and multiple bilateral ground-glass opacities. (B) Patient 2: subpleural patchy consolidation in the right lung and slightly infiltrated shadows around left bronchus. (C) Patient 3: bilateral multiple ground-glass opacities, prominent on the left. (D) Patient 4: left-sided patchy ground-glass opacity. (E) Patient 5: multiple ground-glass opacities bilaterally. (F) Patient 6: bilateral clear lung fields with no obvious ground-glass opacities. (G) Patient 7: right-sided subpleural patchy consolidation. (H) Patient 8: multiple bilateral ground-glass opacities, prominent on the right. (I) Patient 9: multiple bilateral ground-glass opacities.


In addition, samples of amniotic fluid, cord blood, neonatal throat swabs and breast milk were taken for six of the nine cases [2] and tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Importantly, the samples of amniotic fluid, cord blood, and neonatal throat swabs were collected in the operating room at the time of birth to guarantee that samples were not contaminated and best represented intrauterine conditions. All nine pregnancies resulted in live births, and there were no cases of neonatal asphyxia. Four women had pregnancy complications (two had fetal distress and two had premature rupture of membrane), and four women had preterm labor which was not related to their infection and occurred after 36 gestational weeks. Two of the prematurely born newborns had a low birth weight.

The authors note that their findings are similar to observations of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus in pregnant women, where there was no evidence of the virus being passed from mother to child during pregnancy or birth. The findings are based on a limited number of cases, over a short period of time, and the effects of mothers being infected with the virus during the first or second trimester of pregnancy and the subsequent outcomes for their offspring are still unclear, as well as whether the virus can be passed from mother to child during vaginal birth.

Dr Jie Qiao (who was not involved in the study) of Peking University Third Hospital, China,compares the effects of the virus to those of SARS, and says: “Previous studies have shown that SARS during pregnancy is associated with a high incidence of adverse maternal and neonatal complications, such as spontaneous miscarriage, preterm delivery, intrauterine growth restriction, application of endotracheal intubation, admission to the intensive care unit, renal failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. However, pregnant women with COVID-19 infection in the present study had fewer adverse maternal and neonatal complications and outcomes than would be anticipated for those with SARS-CoV-1 infection. Although a small number of cases was analysed and the findings should be interpreted with caution, the findings are mostly consistent with the clinical analysis done by Zhu and colleagues of ten neonates born to mothers with COVID-19 pneumonia."

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Danielle Fishel Announces Pregnancy on 40th Birthday

The former 'Boy Meets World' actress celebrates her 40th birthday by debuting her baby bump as she is expecting her second child with husband Jensen Karp.




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Leigh-Anne Pinnock Bares Huge Baby Bump as She's Pregnant With Her First Child

The Little Mix member debuts her burgeoning baby bump as she announces to her social media followers that she is expecting her first child with fiance Andre Gray.




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Danielle Fishel Announces Pregnancy on 40th Birthday

The former 'Boy Meets World' actress celebrates her 40th birthday by debuting her baby bump as she is expecting her second child with husband Jensen Karp.




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Jodie Turner-Smith 'Gave It All' During 'Without Remorse' Filming Despite Being Pregnant

The 'Queen and Slim' actress talks about the challenges of filming her new action movie, claiming her pregnancy added 'a layer of complexity' to her role.




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As Kenya Keeps Schools Shut, Teen Pregnancies Are Rising

As Zuleika Yusuf Daffala walks across Kibera, one of the big informal settlements in Kenya's capital, she greets dozens of kids on the streets. Some are jumping rope, others chasing each other through the alley and another group is trying to make a tiny cooking pan out of an aluminum can. Daffala, a 37-year-old community activist, broke the news this week to many of the neighborhood kids that the Kenyan government had decided that the country's more than 12 million grade school students would not be going back to classrooms until January 2021. Not only that, but the government considers the 2020 school year "lost," so all kids will remain in the same grade for another year. "They are still not believing it," she says. "When you go to school, you have a target. So they have their plans already. They are not taking it easy." She says her son, a junior in high school, is resigned. Like most Kenyans, he doesn't have a tablet or a laptop, so he's trying to keep up with whatever books he can




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9 Months Pregnant Woman Found Dead In Florida Park



Police suspect ‘foul play.’




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‘Growing Together: Nutrition For Pregnancy’

The Women’s Resource Centre [WRC] announced the launch of Growing Together: Nutrition for Pregnancy, a new series of nutrition classes designed to “support pregnant women in making informed, healthy choices for themselves and their babies.” A spokesperson said, “Sponsored by the It Takes A Village Foundation [ITAV], these classes are a valuable addition to our […]




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New program will see pregnant mothers and babies protected from life-threatening virus - SBS

  1. New program will see pregnant mothers and babies protected from life-threatening virus  SBS
  2. World-leading approach to protect babies from RSV  Department of Health
  3. Government-funded RSV vaccines to protect infants from severe disease  Australian Pharmacist
  4. 'Very scary': Wagga mum's plea for parents to protect babies through RSV jab  The Daily Advertiser
  5. Guild backs free RSV vaccinations  Australian Journal of Pharmacy




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Forced to Carry: The Reality of Rape-Related Pregnancies in a Post-Roe World

Photo by freestocks The issue of rape-related pregnancies is a crucial yet often-overlooked aspect of the broader debate surrounding abortion access. As more states implement strict abortion bans, the implications for survivors of sexual violence become increasingly severe and far-reaching. When Hadley Duvall was just 12 years old, she was raped and impregnated by her stepfather. […]

The post Forced to Carry: The Reality of Rape-Related Pregnancies in a Post-Roe World appeared first on Feminist Majority Foundation.




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How This Stingray May Have Gotten Pregnant Without a Mate

No sex? No problem. At least not for Charlotte the stingray.




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Interleukin 6 reduces allopregnanolone synthesis in the brain and contributes to age-related cognitive decline in mice [Research Articles]

Cognitive decline with age is a harmful process that can reduce quality of life. Multiple factors have been established to contribute to cognitive decline, but the overall etiology remains unknown. Here, we hypothesized that cognitive dysfunction is mediated, in part, by increased levels of inflammatory cytokines that alter allopregnanolone (AlloP) levels, an important neurosteroid in the brain. We assessed the levels and regulation of AlloP and the effects of AlloP supplementation on cognitive function in 4-month-old and 24-month-old male C57BL/6 mice. With age, the expression of enzymes involved in the AlloP synthetic pathway was decreased and corticosterone (CORT) synthesis increased. Supplementation of AlloP improved cognitive function. Interestingly, interleukin 6 (IL-6) infusion in young animals significantly reduced the production of AlloP compared with controls. It is notable that inhibition of IL-6 with its natural inhibitor, soluble membrane glycoprotein 130, significantly improved spatial memory in aged mice. These findings were supported by in vitro experiments in primary murine astrocyte cultures, indicating that IL-6 decreases production of AlloP and increases CORT levels. Our results indicate that age-related increases in IL-6 levels reduce progesterone substrate availability, resulting in a decline in AlloP levels and an increase in CORT. Furthermore, our results indicate that AlloP is a critical link between inflammatory cytokines and the age-related decline in cognitive function.




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Whooping cough: Health officials urge pregnant women to get vaccinated as another infant dies




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Whooping cough: Why have vaccination rates plummeted in pregnant women?




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Weird Science: Pregnant Dads?

Sometimes, in fact, nature is stranger than fiction




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Ask Smithsonian: What Are the Weirdest Things Pregnant Women Crave?

Our host explains why you should never say ‘no’ to a hungry pregnant woman




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Kundali Bhagya Actress Ruhi Chaturvedi, Husband Shivendraa Om Saainiyol Announce Pregnancy

Ruhi Chaturvedi and Shivendraa Om Saainiyol got married in 2019




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Megan Fox Announces Pregnancy With Fiance Machine Gun Kelly A Year After Miscarriage: "Welcome Back Baby"

"Nothing is ever really lost," Megan Fox captioned the post




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Skai Jackson announces she's pregnant with first child

Skai Jackson shared that her mother is the reason behind her confidence. Skai Jackson is ready to embrace and welcome motherhood.The 22-year-old has announced that she is expecting her first child with her boyfriend, whose identity hasn’t been disclosed yet.In an exclusive interview...




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Machine Gun Kelly has 'no connection' with Austin Green amid Megan Fox pregnancy

Megan Fox's current beau Machine Gun Kelly is in “no relationship” with the actress’ ex-husband Brian Austin Green, as the couple expect their first baby together.According to TMZ, MGK and Green have had little to no contact over the past two years, with sources saying that the...




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Pregnant shark that disappeared may have been eaten by another shark

Tracking data from a pregnant porbeagle shark near Bermuda suggest it was eaten by a great white shark – a kind of predation that has never been seen before




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We are a long way from pregnancy being safe on Mars

Dangerous radiation reaches Mars at levels we aren't exposed to on Earth, which makes the Red Planet a particularly dangerous place to be during pregnancy




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Herpes Drugs May Be Safe in Early Pregnancy

Title: Herpes Drugs May Be Safe in Early Pregnancy
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2010 11:17:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2010 11:17:09 AM




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Move More to Control Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Study

Title: Move More to Control Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 8/23/2013 2:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2013 12:00:00 AM




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Sleep Apnea Seen in Pregnant Women With Gestational Diabetes

Title: Sleep Apnea Seen in Pregnant Women With Gestational Diabetes
Category: Health News
Created: 8/23/2013 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2013 12:00:00 AM




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Drinking Before First Pregnancy Raises Risk of Breast Cancer: Study

Title: Drinking Before First Pregnancy Raises Risk of Breast Cancer: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 8/28/2013 4:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2013 12:00:00 AM




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Do Antidepressants in Pregnancy Raise Risks for Mental Woes in Kids?

Title: Do Antidepressants in Pregnancy Raise Risks for Mental Woes in Kids?
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2014 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2014 12:00:00 AM




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High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy May Reappear Later in Life: Study

Title: High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy May Reappear Later in Life: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2015 12:00:00 AM
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CDC Advises Pregnant Women to Avoid Miami Beach Due to Zika

Title: CDC Advises Pregnant Women to Avoid Miami Beach Due to Zika
Category: Health News
Created: 8/19/2016 12:00:00 AM
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Health Tip: Losing Hair After Pregnancy

Title: Health Tip: Losing Hair After Pregnancy
Category: Health News
Created: 8/24/2016 12:00:00 AM
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'Pretend Mommy' Program Doesn't Deter Teen Pregnancy

Title: 'Pretend Mommy' Program Doesn't Deter Teen Pregnancy
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2016 12:00:00 AM




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1 in 5 Moms Mum About Post-Pregnancy Blues

Title: 1 in 5 Moms Mum About Post-Pregnancy Blues
Category: Health News
Created: 8/29/2017 12:00:00 AM
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Suicide a Danger for Some Women During Pregnancy: Study

Title: Suicide a Danger for Some Women During Pregnancy: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 8/28/2017 12:00:00 AM
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Health Tip: Food Safety for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers

Title: Health Tip: Food Safety for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2018 12:00:00 AM
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Even a Little Drinking While Pregnant Ups Miscarriage Odds: Study

Title: Even a Little Drinking While Pregnant Ups Miscarriage Odds: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2019 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2019 12:00:00 AM




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The Benefits of Strength Training During Pregnancy

Title: The Benefits of Strength Training During Pregnancy
Category: Health News
Created: 8/30/2019 12:00:00 AM
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There's No Safe Amount of Caffeine in Pregnancy: Report

Title: There's No Safe Amount of Caffeine in Pregnancy: Report
Category: Health News
Created: 8/24/2020 12:00:00 AM
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Crohn's, Colitis Tied to Higher-Risk Pregnancies

Title: Crohn's, Colitis Tied to Higher-Risk Pregnancies
Category: Health News
Created: 8/9/2022 12:00:00 AM
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Another Study Shows COVID's Danger to Pregnant Women

Title: Another Study Shows COVID's Danger to Pregnant Women
Category: Health News
Created: 8/11/2022 12:00:00 AM
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COVID Vaccine Safe for Pregnant Women: Study

Title: COVID Vaccine Safe for Pregnant Women: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 8/15/2022 12:00:00 AM
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Pregnancy Can Be Anxious Time for Women With Epilepsy

Title: Pregnancy Can Be Anxious Time for Women With Epilepsy
Category: Health News
Created: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM
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Exogenous Pregnane X Receptor Does Not Undergo Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation in Nucleus under Cell-Based In Vitro Conditions [Special Section on New and Emerging Areas and Technologies in Drug Metabolism and Disposition, Part II]

Pregnane X receptor (PXR) belongs to the nuclear receptor superfamily that plays a crucial role in hepatic physiologic and pathologic conditions. Phase separation is a process in which biomacromolecules aggregate and condense into a dense phase as liquid condensates and coexist with a dilute phase, contributing to various cellular and biologic functions. Until now, whether PXR could undergo phase separation remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether PXR undergoes phase separation. Analysis of the intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) using algorithm tools indicated a low propensity of PXR to undergo phase separation. Experimental assays such as hyperosmotic stress, agonist treatment, and optoDroplets assay demonstrated the absence of phase separation for PXR. OptoDroplets assay revealed the inability of the fusion protein of Cry2 with PXR to form condensates upon blue light stimulation. Moreover, phase separation of PXR did not occur even though the mRNA and protein expression levels of PXR target, cytochrome P450 3A4, changed after sorbitol treatment. In conclusion, for the first time, these findings suggested that exogenous PXR does not undergo phase separation following activation or under hyperosmotic stress in nucleus of cells.

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PXR plays a critical role in hepatic physiological and pathological processes. The present study clearly demonstrated that exogenous PXR does not undergo phase separation after activation by agonist or under hyperosmotic stress in nucleus. These findings may help understand PXR biology.




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We are a long way from pregnancy being safe on Mars

Dangerous radiation reaches Mars at levels we aren't exposed to on Earth, which makes the Red Planet a particularly dangerous place to be during pregnancy




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The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Pregnant Pauses

Can we trust whatever is going on with Becky Minkoff?