In this case, the condition was discovered during a routine pregnancy scan itself. The woman delivered the baby by a C-section delivery. Doctors performed a surgery on the newborn to remove the ...

Reproduced with permission from [10]. Congenital heart defects can include atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, coarctation of aorta and tetralogy of fallot.

However, a new study records the way pollutants can harm the fetus in the last month of pregnancy, when the mother-to-be is exposed to air pollution. Also read | High AQI alert! How air pollution ...

premature closure of the ductus arteriosus, respiratory depression, lethargy, irritability, and depressed attention and social responsiveness. Fetal death may occur if placental perfusion is ...

Maternal Stress During Pregnancy Could Leave Traces in the Placenta That Could Affect the Baby's Development Feb. 4, 2025 — Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the ...