Posted on May 11, 2022
Pregnant women are not at an increased risk of becoming infected with SARS-CoV-2. But data show they are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 disease. This is especially the case in the last 12 weeks of pregnancy, and this is still the case two years into the pandemic. In South Africa, this risk...
Posted on May 04, 2022
The COVID-19 epidemic has had a severe effect on maternal and perinatal mortality in South Africa, according to the SA Health Review of 2021, released last week. Maternal deaths increased by 40%, stillbirths by10% in stillbirths and perinatal mortality by 8%. There was a 28% increase in the...
Posted on April 06, 2022
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) Research Unit lead the vaccination of its staff members against COVID-19 on the Kalafong Hospital premises.
Posted on April 04, 2022
Researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) have shown that a low-cost, easy-to-use screening device can detect foetal growth restriction in pregnant women, which, if not diagnosed, can lead to stillbirth, neonatal death or suboptimal childhood growth.
Posted on March 24, 2022
Each year, we recognize World TB Day on March 24. This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB).
Posted on February 04, 2022
World Cancer Day is an international day marked on 4 February to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. World Cancer Day is led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008....
Posted on November 04, 2021
In case you missed the Inaugural Address of Prof Priya Soma-Pillay from the Faculty of Health Sciences titled: “Survive, Thrive, Transform—strategies to reduce preventable maternal and perinatal morbidity and death” that took place from 18:00 - 19:00. The Inaugural Address was...
Posted on October 10, 2021
10 October is World Mental Health Day The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk...
Posted on October 01, 2021
Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2021 About 1 in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime, making this disease the most commonly occurring female cancer. Breast cancer remains a major cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Breast cancer arises from mutations in breast cells,...
Posted on August 24, 2021
The Faculty Research Day hosted by the Faculty of Health Sciences provides a platform for researchers, post- and undergraduate students to showcase their research findings to inform debate on research that contributes towards better health and is relevant in addressing the needs of people,...
Posted on July 29, 2021
One of the units PHD students, Mothusi Nyofane, has been awarded an IAS 2021 Scholarship to participate in the 11th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2021). He was also chosen as a Youth Ambassador at the IAS 2021 Virtual conference!
Posted on July 28, 2021
COVID-19 is known to in-part be a vascular disease. SARS-CoV-2 has been shown to affect the placenta, and varied histological pictures have been described. Vascular placental disease leads to reduced placental blood flow, and increases the resistance of blood flow in the placenta. This can be...
Posted on July 05, 2021
The Research Centre staff presented a webinar on Umbiflow ™.
Posted on April 21, 2021
Global Health conference - MRC team presented Session on High Risk Fetus 1 Session on High Risk Fetus 1 Session Highligh High Risk Fetus High Risk Baby Communication
Posted on April 21, 2021
The scariest thing for any mother-to-be is the possibility of losing her baby. In South Africa, this has become a reality for a large portion of women as 28 out of 1,000 births result in mortality. This figure, however, has decreased dramatically and continues to fall thanks to the efforts of the...
Posted on April 21, 2021
The assessment of fetal blood flow using Doppler waveform can be used to identify placental insufficiency, and hence is a tool to identify fetuses at risk of stillbirth due to fetal growth restriction (FGR). In South Africa the largest category of perinatal deaths is ‘unexplained...
Posted on March 09, 2021
Reproductive health experts say South Africa recorded a 30% rise in maternal deaths during lock-down compared with the same period in 2019. Suicide, a previously unrecognized cause of maternal mortality in the country, also increased and some experts believe the stressors of the Covid-19 pandemic...
Posted on February 17, 2021
Healthcare services in metropolitan areas have been inundated by the number of COVID-19 infections taking away the emergency care for mothers in labour, warn UP experts.
Posted on February 12, 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, pregnancy has become an even more emotional experience. Women place all their hopes and trust in midwives and doctors to assist them during labour.
Posted on December 04, 2020
Sanja registered for a PhD in Dietetics in 2020. Topic “Conceptualisation and validation of a computer-based screening algorithm to detect growth faltering in young children”
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