It can be difficult to tell whether a dog is pregnant until the last few weeks of her nine-week gestation.
Read MoreInfants Should Share Room, Not Bed, With Parents
Friday,November 25,2016
Infants should be placed on a firm sleep surface in their parents' room (but separate from their bed), to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a new policy statement.
Read MoreImprecise Medicine? Genetic Tests Lead to Misdiagnosis
Friday,November 18,2016
Precision medicine offers the promise of an accurate assessment of individual risk for serious conditions like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
Read MoreHow to Increase Breast Milk Production
Friday,November 11,2016
Many mothers fear they are not producing enough breast milk to satisfy their baby.
Read MoreHow to Use a Home Pregnancy Test
Friday,November 04,2016
Home pregnancy tests work by detecting the presence of the hormone hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) in a woman's urine.
Read MoreZika Infants May Have Constellation of Brain Abnormalities
Friday,October 28,2016
Brain imaging of infants with confirmed or presumed congenital Zika virus infection showed both a reduction in brain volume, as well as abnormal development in certain areas of the brain, a small retrospective analysis of Brazilian infants found.
Read MoreHow to Care for a Pregnant Dog
Thursday,October 20,2016
Properly caring for a pregnant dog is essential to a successful breeding process.
Read MoreZika RNA Detectable in Pregnant Women After 2 Weeks
Friday,October 14,2016
Zika virus RNA was detected in the blood of five pregnant women who had been exposed to the virus at least 2 weeks prior to PCR testing, case reports from the CDC's U.S. Zika Pregnancy Registry showed.
Read MoreHow to Detect Appendicitis During Pregnancy
Thursday,September 29,2016
Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix.
Read MoreHow to Measure Fetal Growth
Friday,September 23,2016
Once a woman has passed her first trimester of pregnancy, the doctor will begin closer tracking of the infant's fetal growth.
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