POSTS TAGGED AS obstetrics

Cell Free RNA Blood Test for Premature Birth

Premature infant with ventilator
Cell free RNAs circulating in a pregnant woman’s blood can indicate time of the baby’s birth or [MORE]

Stem Cells from Amniotic Fluid

Harvesting Cells from Amniotic Fluid
During a caesarian delivery, amniotic fluid is treated as a waste product, while it’s actually a [MORE]

Fertility Tracking Bracelet

Ava Fertility Tracker
A woman’s “fertility window,” when conception can happen is only about 6 days out of 28, and only [MORE]

3-D Bioprinted Placenta for Research on Pre-Eclampsia

Placenta Anatomy
Pre-eclampsia, also known as pregnancy- induced hypertension, can be life threatening to the mother and its only known treatment [MORE]

Microfluidics Device Mimics Placental Barrier

Placental Anatomy
The human placenta experiences considerable shear forces as it passes nutrients, water, oxygen, cells, and waste products between the [MORE]

Urine Test for Preterm Births

Scan of Baby in Womb
While it’s unclear why the rate of premature births has risen over the past 20 years [MORE]

Remote Controlled Microchip for Contraception

MicroCHIPS Contraceptive Drug Dispenser

MicroCHIPS (Lexington, MA) anticipates its new remote control microchip reaching the market in 2018.  Here’s how [MORE]

Telemedicine for Blinding Disease

Retinopathy of Prematurity
About half of all premature babies, born at or before 30 weeks gestation, suffer vision damage called “retinopathy [MORE]

First Pre-Natal Genome Sequencing

Baby Genome
Earlier this year a California man was able to have his son’s genome sequenced and interpreted before the boy [MORE]

Mini Robot for Prenatal Surgery

Robotic Fetal Surgery
Spina bifida results from an incomplete enclosure of the spinal cord; the spinal cord protrudes through an opening [MORE]

The $1,000 Genome, the $15,000 Interpretation Bill, and Five-Sigma

The Human Genome
This item has two parts—the first about the high cost of interpreting DNA sequences, especially regarding prediction, and [MORE]

Magnetically Directed “Spermbots”

Spermbot
Sperm swim to their destination, but they don’t always arrive safe and sound or on target.  Thinking about how [MORE]

A First in Embryo Genetic Screening

From Hammersmith Hospital in London we have this news: “The first test-tube baby to come from an embryo screened [MORE]

Prenatal Genomics

There’s a strong chance that sometime this year a person’s complete genome will be sequenced before birth.  For some [MORE]