Sentences with phrase «fetal infection during pregnancy»

The delayed antiviral immune response allows the virus to remain undetected in the vagina, which can increase the risk of fetal infection during pregnancy.

The most accurate method for detecting fetal infection during pregnancy is testing for viral DNA in amniotic fluid.

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In an accompanying Perspective, Richard Steketee (PATH, Seattle, USA) agrees: while the trials confirmed that MQ is safe during pregnancy and showed that the drug can reduce rates of malaria infection and maternal illness, the lack of obvious benefit for fetal health and the poor tolerability are barriers to recommending MQ..

During their study of Zika infection in pregnant mice, the authors found built - up immunity in previously infected mothers that continued into pregnancy and protected fetal tissues.

Aside from regenerative medicine, another major medical application of fetal tissue research is the study of how a fetus is harmed by exposure to infections and toxins during pregnancy.

Such negligence may occur through a failure to properly monitor the vital signs of the mother and fetus, to timely and adequately respond to fetal distress, or to diagnose and treat maternal infections, such as rubella, during pregnancy.

Chorioamnionitis is a bacterial infection of the fetal membrane and amniotic fluid during pregnancy.