Gigantic birth study paints most detailed picture of pregnancy’s toll on body

How Long Do Pregnancy and Birth Affect the Body?

Data from 300,000 births reveal how essential biological measurements are altered by carrying and delivering a baby

Pregnancy is a shock in the body of the woman. To promote the growth of the fetus, physiological changes begin to occur in the body of the mother at cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, skeletal, metabolic, endocrine and immune level. It increases the cardiac output, the rate of filtration of the kidneys rises and increases the production of urine, the immune system modulates to prevent the rejection of the fetus and even coagul…

Gigantic birth study paints most detailed picture of pregnancy’s toll on body

Data from 300,000 births reveal how essential biological measurements are altered by carrying and delivering a baby. Data from 300,000 births reveal how essential biological measurements are altered by carrying and delivering a baby.

Women should physically activate as soon as they feel able to do so after delivery, with the objective of possibly reaching 120 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week.

Lasting Impact of Pregnancy Revealed Through Vast Dataset Analysis

Research covering more than 300,000 pregnancies has shown its extensive and lasting physiological impact, with some bodily systems never returning to their former states. The findings, in the journal Science Advances, result from the collective analysis of 76 major lab tests—collectively totaling more than 43 million—that were conducted from 20 weeks before conception to 80 weeks after birth in Israel. The results illuminate the mechanics behind…

Harnessing huge data to reveal the extent of physiological changes before, during and after pregnancy

A team of molecular and cell biologists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Yale University School of Medicine and Schneider Women's Hospital has discovered that more changes take place in the bodies of pregnant women than had been previously known. In their study published in the journal Science Advances, the group analyzed blood samples from women at different stages of pregnancy and after giving birth.