COVID-19 infection in pregnancy is not associated with stillbirth or early neonatal death, according to a new study. However the research, from over 4000 pregnant women with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, also found women who had a positive test were more likely to have a premature birth. The research, led…
Mega study confirms pregnant women can reduce risk of stillbirth by sleeping on their side
A New Zealand-led international study published today provides the strongest evidence yet that women can more than halve their risk of stillbirth by going to sleep on either side during the last three months of pregnancy. This mega study (known as individual participant data meta-analysis) has also confirmed the risk…
You CAN have a pregnancy straight after a stillbirth, researchers find
You CAN have a pregnancy straight after a stillbirth: Researchers find there is no higher risk of suffering the heartbreak of another Evidence has previously shown women may need to wait between pregnancies It has also shown they are at higher risk of another preterm or stillbirth The latest study,…