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New Grant Seeks to Fill Knowledge Gaps Regarding Spina Bifida

November 20, 2020 sarah Jonas Birth Defects, Folic Acid, Genomics, Grants, Neurological Disorders, Neurology, Neuroscience, Newborns, Nih Funding, OBGYN, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Pediatrics, Spina Bifida, Surgery, Women's Health

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine have been awarded a five-year, $8.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the causes of spina bifida, the most common structural defect of the central nervous system.

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UC San Diego Health Pediatrician Gives Life-Saving Tips during SIDS Awareness Month

October 13, 2020 sarah Jonas neonatal care, OBGYN, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Pediatrics, SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

October is sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) awareness month. The syndrome is defined as an unexplained death of a child

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Study finds women want more information from religious hospitals on their reproductive care restrictions

October 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Bioethics, Birth Control, c-section, Contraception, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Sterilization, University of Chicago Medicine, Women's Health

Religious hospital policies that restrict reproductive health care are poorly understood by patients, according to new bioethics research from UChicago Medicine.

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RNA Molecules in Maternal Blood May Predict Pregnancies at Risk for Preeclampsia

May 19, 2020 sarah Jonas Childbirth, Obstetrics, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Preeclampsia, Pregnancy, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Reproductive Medicine

UC San Diego researchers have identified small molecules in the blood of asymptomatic pregnant women that may predict risk for preeclampsia, responsible for a significant proportion of maternal and neonatal deaths, low birth weight and is a primary cause of premature birth.