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Joseph Shavit

Risk for heart disease starts before birth, study finds

Preventing heart disease starts much earlier than you may realize, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement.

Joseph Shavit

Common antibiotic significantly reduces mothers’ risk of death during childbirth

A single dose of the antibiotic azithromycin can help protect mothers from dangerous sepsis infections and death during vaginal childbirth.

Joseph Shavit

Babies react to taste and smell in the womb, study finds

Scientists have recorded the first direct evidence that babies react differently to various smells and tastes while in the womb.

Joseph Shavit

Why is it so hard for humans to have a baby?

Research suggests that “selfish chromosomes” explain why most human embryos die very early on before a mother even knows she is pregnant.

Joshua Shavit

Mother's physical activity during pregnancy is beneficial to baby's lungs

Researchers have found further evidence that exercise during pregnancy is good not only for mothers but also for their offspring.

Joshua Shavit

Nanotech device can detect risk for serious complication during pregnancy

Researchers from UCLA, Cedars-Sinai develop blood test todetect risk of serious complications during pregnancy.