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Preterm Births May Be Caused By Placental Bacteria Colonizations
According to My Health Bowl, a study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital and at Harvard Medical School have found that there is a bacteria that colonizes the placenta in the womb, causing pre-term births in pregnant women. This bacteria is also noted to potentially cause developmental problems within the affected newborn babies. According to researchers, the bacteria colonizes following the onset of a fetal injury. It contributes to pre-term labor and may cause lifelong underlying health issues for the affected child. Depending upon the type of bacteria or organisms that form the colony in the placenta, the child may suffer from an increased or decreased risk of systemic inflammatory condition. Unfortunately, researchers have found that intrauterine infections are the most common cause of pre-term childbirth or other injuries to a growing baby. The bacteria colonies were discovered via cultures that were taken from the placentas that were…
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Disrupted Early Childhood Could Lead to Younger Pregnancies
A study of nearly 4,500 women from all different backgrounds in the UK has shown that several early life factors have an impact on the age at which most girls experience their first pregnancy. It seems that girls who are separate from their mothers for a period of time in the first 5 years of their life are more likely to get pregnant at younger ages. If the separation from the mother is longer than 2 years that effect changes, and has been found to prolong sexual inactivity by a few years. The women whose mothers had been separated from them permanently at an early age, such as those whose mother’s died had often been part of a stable family afterwards and were less likely to have teenage pregnancies. The results of this study suggest that the security of attachment has a profound impact on a developing child. The study…
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