Complications from a C-section that could lead to maternal death include: Infection Blood clots Anesthesia reactions Blood loss Injury to other organs during surgery But, keep in mind that C ...

“While it can be worrisome for patients who may be at risk for such infections, it’s important to remember that most maternal infections do not result in fetal infection,” says Elise ...

Higher first-trimester maternal BMIs were associated with increased risk of serious infections in children, especially when ...

So we found all of this pretty reassuring that there was no alteration in the children's neurodevelopment on the basis of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection. Why is this study important? Well ...

The usual way in which the fetus is infected is by transplacental spread after maternal infection in which the organism circulates in the mother's blood. These infections, acquired in utero ...

Yi-Feng Lee, M.D., from Taichung Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan, and colleagues examined the association between maternal influenza infection and risk for childhood seizures in a cohort study ...