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What would have been the possible evolutionary advantages for brain changes that occur in pregnancy?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 12, 2025 Source:‘Baby brain’ is real. 3 things to know about what’s happening to your brain
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We May Soon Have a Blood Test to Predict Postpartum Depression
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 9, 2025 Source:We May Soon Have a Blood Test to Predict Postpartum Depression
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What is Fifth Disease or ‘slapped cheek disease’ and should parents be concerned? In short and for most, no.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 24, 2024 Source:What is ‘slapped cheek disease’ and should parents be concerned?
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Add a grain of salt to an article about a study that claims “Eating Vegan Diet In Pregnancy Linked to Preeclampsia and Lower Birthweight”
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 29, 2024 Source:Eating Vegan Diet In Pregnancy Linked to Preeclampsia and Lower Birthweight Reference:Adherence to different forms of plant-based diets and pregnancy outcomes in the Danish National Birth Cohort: A prospective observational study
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The closest we have to time travel and suspended animation: Parents welcome twins from embryos frozen 30 years ago
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 22, 2022 Source:Parents welcome twins from embryos frozen 30 years ago
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COVID-19 putting “unprecedented” numbers of pregnant women into the ICU. They should be prioritized for vaccines.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 23, 2021 Source:COVID-19 putting “unprecedented” numbers of pregnant women into the ICU. They should be prioritized for vaccines.
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Pregnant or breastfeeding women should have access to COVID vaccines. Especially if they work in a high-risk environment or have underlying health conditions that further increase their risk of complications if they become infected with the virus.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 6, 2021 Source:Doctors urge high-risk pregnant, breastfeeding women to get access to COVID vaccines Should pregnant women be inoculated for COVID-19 vaccine? It depends, says doctor Vaccinating Pregnant and Lactating Patients Against COVID-19
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Study leaves many questions about health outcomes for pregnant women with coronavirus. It did not mention if socioeconomic disparities play a role. Focused on U.S. population where access to care is not equal.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 25, 2020 Source: Study Raises Concerns for Pregnant Women With the Coronavirus
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Rodent model that shares the same human enzymatic glucose transport pathways to transfer glucose from the placenta to the fetal circulation demonstrates that cannabis exposure during gestation blocks this pathway and negatively impacts fetal growth.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 20, 2020 Source:Cannabis use during pregnancy impacts fetus growth: study Reference:9-tetrahydrocannabinol exposure during rat pregnancy leads to symmetrical fetal growth restriction and labyrinth-specific vascular defects in the placenta