Navigating Pregnancy with a Mental Illness
Women with anxiety, depression and other psychological needs might require special care before and after childbirth.
Category: Pregnancy
Pregnant women should be included in Zika virus vaccine research, n...
The inclusion of pregnant women in Zika virus vaccine research is crucial to solving the international health crisis, according to new guidance published by UNC’s Center for Bioethics and two other universities.
Babies, Children's Health, Contagions, Fertility, Pregnancy, Research, Vaccines, Zika
UNC researchers lead clinical trial evaluating potential treatment ...
A phase 2, double-blind study of the investigational medication, brexanolone, in the treatment of women with severe PPD published in The Lancet. Clinical trials are currently underway at UNC.
Brain Health, Depression, Families, Mental Health, Pregnancy, Research, Studies, Treatment, Wellness, Women's Health
Preterm births more common in mothers who are cancer survivors
UNC Lineberger's Hazel Nichols, PhD, Chelsea Anderson, MPH, and their colleagues report that women diagnosed and treated for cancer during their childbearing years more commonly gave birth prematurely, and to babies whose weights were below normal. Cancer survivors also had a slightly higher rate of cesarean section deliveries.
Novel iPhone Study on Postpartum Depression Exceeds Expectations
Approximately 10,000 women have enrolled in PPD ACT via the iPhone app.
Novel iPhone Study to Investigate Genetic Risks of Postpartum Depre...
Genetics ResearchKit study invites women to provide DNA samples to help researchers analyze genomic signature of postpartum depression.
Functional brain organization of newborns altered by prenatal cocai...
A new study of newborns with prenatal drug exposure finds cocaine-specific disruptions in a part of the brain circuitry thought to play an important role in arousal regulation.
Another breastfeeding benefit: preparing baby’s belly for solid food
A close examination of gut bacteria reveals that exclusively breastfed babies are better equipped for the transition to solids and potentially an early life with fewer stomach woes
In Good and Caring Hands
Martin McCaffrey, MD, CAPT, USN (Ret), has taken the lessons he learned in the Navy and applied them to helping military families as they cope with the challenges of having a newborn in the Newborn Critical Care Center at UNC Hospitals.