Newborn boys are more prone to a brain injury known as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), according to a study conducted by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, suggests that considering the impact of sex is crucial for effective interventions for both boys and girls affected by HIE.
Exposure to traffic-related air pollution during pregnancy is associated with serious neonatal complications, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers that matched records from more than 60,000 births with air-monitoring data.
A UT Southwestern study of more than 1,300 pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19 found that just 1 in 10 developed moderate, severe, or critical illness and that COVID-19 symptoms and severity were similar across all trimesters.
Women who were pregnant during the recent Omicron surge were diagnosed with COVID-19 at a much higher rate than during previous phases of the pandemic, but were less likely to develop severe illness, a study by UT Southwestern and Parkland Health scientists found.