Birth Content

Pregnant Mothers Who Received Medical Care Through Medicaid Had Healthier Grandchildren

Karen Michele Nikos — November 17, 2017 - 4:38pm

National Medicaid expansions in the 1980s that resulted in medical care being made available to more low-income pregnant mothers affected health outcomes for later generations, a substantial return on government investment, according to a working paper from the University of California, Davis, Center for Poverty Research.

Lipid-based prenatal supplement improves infant health and nutrition in Bangladesh

IET WebDev — January 04, 2016 - 5:00pm

Fortified, lipid- or fat-based nutritional supplements provided during pregnancy to women in Bangladesh reduced stunting, abnormally low weight and small head size in babies born to these women, reports a team of University of California, Davis, researchers who led the international project.

The lipid-based supplement was more effective in promoting healthy birth outcomes for infants than just iron and folic acid prenatal supplements, commonly recommended for pregnant women.

Newborn Horses Give Clues to Autism

Robyn Frances Huey — February 03, 2015 - 8:00am

Just a few hours after its birth, the long-legged brown foal stands in its stall, appearing on first glance to be sound, sturdy and healthy. But something is very wrong with this newborn horse.