Low Birth Weight Risk Higher for Moms with Perio
A pregnant woman with periodontal disease is at a significantly higher risk of delivering a low birth weight baby, according to a new study in…
Category Archives: Pregnancy Complications
Bacteria in Umbilical Cord Linked to Preeclampsia
The presence of oral bacteria in the umbilical cord and placenta of pregnant women is significantly associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to recent research…
Do Oral Bacteria Affect Risk for Preeclampsia?
Pregnant women are champions for the health of their babies. They change their diet and lifestyle to protect the growing life inside them. But new…
Maternal Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A Danger for Babies?
Could the quality of a mother’s sleep affect her child’s future risk for disease? New research presented in the journal Sleep found a significant association…
Oral Bacteria Found in Healthy Placentas
It has long been thought that the placenta was a major barrier safeguarding unborn babies from bacteria as they develop. However, a research team from…
Oral Bacterium Helps Colorectal Cancer Grow
Yiping Han, PhD, a researcher at Case Western Reserve University who has already made groundbreaking progress on the relationship between periodontal bacteria and pre-term births…