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IVF ‘Vanishing Twin’ Phenomenon Linked with Birth Defects
According to Newswise, the University of Adelaide researchers have found a link between the loss of a twin during early pregnancy and the increased risk of birth defects in multiple IVF pregnancies. The annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard from Profressor Michael Davies how the vanishing twin phenomenon has been linked to a nearly two-fold increased risk of birth defects in the surviving baby, along with a threefold increase in multiple birth defects. The vanishing twin phenomenon occurs when there are fewer babies born than detected in early pregnancy by ultrasound, often reducing from twins to a single baby born. The University of Adelaide’s Research Centre for the Early Origins of Health and Disease said its findings have a potential of advancing the origins of congenital malformation after infertility treatment, and possibly in natural pregnancies. The researchers say it is easier to study women…
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Paralyzed Boy Receives $23 Million Award For Birth Injury
According to Scotsman News, a massive pay out has been awarded to the family of a boy who was left paralyzed after his spine was damaged at birth. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has agreed to settle a birth trauma lawsuit for $23 million, but the total amount of damages has not been revealed. The boy needs 24-hour case for the rest of his life, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars each year. The judge in the case found that the boy has been left paralyzed from the head down after suffering catastrophic neurological trauma at birth. During delivery assisted by forceps, there was a compression-torsion injury to the child’s spinal cord at the highest level. While the infant suffered no brain injury, the child is paralyzed from the head down and cannot breathe spontaneously, requiring ventilatory support with 24-hour case. The judge decided that part of the settlement should…
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Study Says Roundup Weed Killer May Cause Birth Defects
InjuryBoard, researchers have found that the ingredient in popular pesticide Roundup may cause birth defects. A report published by Earth Open Source says that the European Commission has previously ignored or dismissed many other findings from the independent scientific literature showing that Roundsup and glyphosate cause endocrine disruption, damage to DNA, reproductive and developmental toxicity, neurotoxicity, cancer and birth defects. Roundup is a broad-spectrum herbicide sold under the Roundup brand and the generic name of glyphosate. Use of Roundup is widespread not only in consumer applications but also in commercial agriculture. The report says that the European pesticide regulatory agency knew but failed to warn the public of Roundup’s effects. The effects are found at very low doses, comparable to levels of pesticide residues found in food and the environment. The researchers said that industry studies show that Roundup’s glyphosate causes birth defects in laboratory animals and that these adverse…
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