Environmental Crisis: A Threat to the Health of Expectant Mothers
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Environmental Crisis: A Threat to the Health of Expectant Mothers

ByLifeSaver

The environmental crisis has become a major threat to the health of expectant mothers and their unborn children, with serious implications for maternal care and neonatal fatalities. In the face of mounting global concerns, it is important to understand how this crisis affects pregnant women and their families, and what measures can be taken to protect their health and safety. This blog post will discuss the effects of the environmental crisis on pregnancy, exploring how it impacts maternal care and the rise of neonatal fatalities.

Why medical advances are key to reducing preterm births in Europe
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Why medical advances are key to reducing preterm births in Europe

ByLifeSaver

Preterm births and associated problems are of significant concern for Europe and is the leading cause of death in children younger than 5 years worldwide. Every year, hundreds of thousands of babies are born before the 37th week of pregnancy, putting them at risk of numerous short and long-term health problems.

Can the placenta still protect the fetus in the face of environmental threats?
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Can the placenta still protect the fetus in the face of environmental threats?

ByLifeSaver

The placenta is remarkable – a temporary organ that nourishes and protects the fetus – and is then discarded when its job is complete. It acts as a gatekeeper between mother and fetus by allowing oxygen and nutrients in while filtering out potentially harmful substances that can affect fetal health. In a world where increasing numbers of environmental pollutants may be putting pregnancies at risk, can the placenta still do its best job?

How Can Pregnant Women Safeguard Themselves and their Fetuses from Potentially Harmful Chemicals?
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How Can Pregnant Women Safeguard Themselves and their Fetuses from Potentially Harmful Chemicals?

ByLifeSaver

Harmful toxins can be present in the air, water, the workplace or everyday products. Substances with the potential to harm can be breathed in, absorbed, or consumed by a pregnant woman. They can then affect the fetus via the bloodstream and the placenta. What are some of the biggest offenders?

Is the End of Animal Testing in Sight?
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Is the End of Animal Testing in Sight?

ByLifeSaver

The Lifesaver Project is innovative and unique in many ways. Not only does it seek to lead the vanguard in pregnant women health research, but it also aims to do this excluding animal testing. If Lifesaver’s bio-digital twin system that replicates the behaviour of the human placenta for drugs and chemicals transmission proves as effective as we believe it will, could this spell the end for animal testing in the future?

Meet Our Partners: The Biomaterial 3D Printing Team
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Meet Our Partners: The Biomaterial 3D Printing Team

ByLifeSaver

The mind can barely wrap itself around the concept of a printer producing faithful, working versions of our body parts or organs. Yet, this technology continues to develop, opening up more and more health avenues to us, assisted by the work of researchers like Dr Andrew Daly and Professor Abhay Pandit of the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG).

Meet Our Partners: How LifeSaver And The Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero Coalesce
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Meet Our Partners: How LifeSaver And The Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero Coalesce

ByLifeSaver

The amniotic membrane remains a fertile area of research according to Antonietta Silini, the Research Co-ordinator for the Centro di Ricerca E. Menni (CREM) at the Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, one of the LifeSaver Project’s core research partners. She is also the Science Communication Coordinator at COST SPRINT Action – The International Network for Translating Research on Perinatal…

Meet Our Partners: Leaders in Simulation Technology And Engineering – Enginsoft
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Meet Our Partners: Leaders in Simulation Technology And Engineering – Enginsoft

ByLifeSaver

Carla Baldasso, EnginSoft’s Research and Development Manager, is the LifeSaver Project Coordinator. An engineer with extensive experience in research projects, there is perhaps no one better equipped than Carla Baldasso to share how this company specialised in Computer-Aided-Engineering (CAE), and is helping the LifeSaver Project.

Potential Complications for Preterm Births
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Potential Complications for Preterm Births

ByLifeSaver

To fully develop, babies require a complete term in the womb. The myriad health complications preterm infants are at risk from include respiratory distress syndrome, chronic lung disease, intestine issues, a compromised immune system, cardiovascular disorders, hearing and vision problems, and neurological insult. This will impact their lives and could place a significant financial burden on society for several generations.