If a baby is exposed to ongoing maternal stress, there is a higher likelihood of altered brain structure in areas responsible ...

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Maternal mortality rates have declined significantly across the world since the turn of the century, but global health ...

Europeans more often employ the use of tractocile (atosiban), which is an oxytocin receptor antagonist. While atosiban has been shown to delay preterm birth up to 48 h, it has not reduced the ...

At the forefront of this implementation is Brazzaville’s Mère-Enfant Blanche Gomes Hospital, where the updated partogram has ...

Congo is intensifying efforts to reduce maternal mortality by introducing innovative tools, including the labour monitoring guide. Also known as the partogram, this is used to monitor the well-being ...

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Clinical consequences include preeclampsia, preterm birth, stillbirth and prolonged labour ... Extreme heat events also threaten cold chains for drugs such as oxytocin. Interventions to reduce heat ...

Behind many of our emotional reactions lies a small but powerful molecule called oxytocin. Often called the “love hormone,” oxytocin is famous for its role in bonding and trust. But recent ...