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A new study conducted by Boston researchers reports that the link between asthma and early childhood use of acetaminophen or ibuprofen may be driven by underlying respiratory infections that prompt the use of these analgesics, rather than the drugs themselves. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-early-childhood-respiratory-infections-link.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:08 EST news288274302 Subfertile women who conceive through assisted reproduction are more likely to experience a greater traumatic impact following early pregnancy loss compared with women who conceive naturally, suggests a new study published today (1 May) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-psychological-trauma-miscarriage-women-reproduction.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:00:05 EST news286563373 Being pregnant while young is known to protect a women against breast cancer. But why? Research in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research finds that Wnt/Notch signalling ratio is decreased in the breast tissue of mice which have given birth, compared to virgin mice of the same age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-pregnancy-breast-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:45:29 EST news286429522 For women with abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding during early pregnancy, patient history and clinical examination alone are insufficient to indicate or eliminate the possibility of ectopic pregnancy, while transvaginal sonography appears to be the single best diagnostic method for evaluating suspected ectopic pregnancy, according to an analysis of previous studies reported in the April 24 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-methods-procedures-diagnosis-ectopic-pregnancy.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:54:34 EST news285954867 (Medical Xpress)—Breathing traffic pollution in early pregnancy is linked to a higher risk for certain serious birth defects, according to new research from the Stanford University School of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-air-pollutants-linked-higher-birth.html Health Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:20:05 EST news283762912 Nearly every woman takes a medication at some point during pregnancy. Yet there's disturbingly little easy-to-understand information about which drugs pose a risk to her baby, and what to do about it. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-hard-good-info-drug-safety.html Medications Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:30:02 EST news282313202 (Medical Xpress)—The seasonal variation of sunlight in Ireland means newborns from Caucasian women who had more sunlight months during their pregnancy (April – Sep) are more likely to have longer thighbones, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-sunlight-months-pregnancy-newborns-longer.html Health Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:54:02 EST news281696029 (HealthDay)—In 2010, teen births occurred at higher rates in rural counties than in suburban counties and major urban areas of the United States, new research finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-teen-birth-highest-rural-areas.html Health Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:00:08 EST news281195359 Most first-time mothers wait until after 6 weeks postpartum to resume vaginal sex following childbirth and women who have an operative vaginal birth, caesarean section, perineal tear or episiotomy appear to wait longer, suggests a new study published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-first-time-mothers-weeks-resuming-sex.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:00:01 EST news281108755 Up to 10 percent of all women experience some form of elevated blood pressure during pregnancy. Researchers from the Centre for Social Evolution at the Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen show that mild maternal hypertension early in pregnancy actually benefits the fetus, but that late-pregnancy hypertension has negative health consequences for the child. The study is based on more than 750,000 births in Denmark, with follow-up data on children's hospital diagnoses for up to 27 years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-pregnant-mother-blood-pressure-affect.html Pediatrics Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:00:01 EST news281010577 Women who took folic acid supplements in early pregnancy almost halved the risk of having a child with autism. Beginning to take folic acid supplements later in pregnancy did not reduce the risk. This is shown in new findings from the ABC Study and Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study published in the Journal of The American Medical Association (JAMA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-autism-folic-acid-supplements-pregnancy.html Autism spectrum disorders Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:30:09 EST news279906346 Maternal inflammation during early pregnancy may be related to an increased risk of autism in children, according to new findings supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health. Researchers found this in children of mothers with elevated C-reactive protein (CRP), a well-established marker of systemic inflammation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-prenatal-inflammation-linked-autism.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:40:44 EST news278257235 For anyone who has had hyperemesis gravidarum, the pregnancy-induced vomiting that has caused Prince William's wife Kate to be hospitalised, the term "morning sickness" is way off the mark. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-hyperemesis-gravidarum-acute-morning-sickness.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:57:48 EST news273837462 Pregnant women who have higher levels of vitamin D in their blood may have a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) than women with lower levels, while their babies may not see the same protective effect, according to a study published in the November 20, 2012, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-high-vitamin-d-pregnancy-mother.html Neuroscience Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:00:22 EST news272541237 Increased concentrations of the pregnancy hormones estradiol and progesterone were associated with an increased risk for hormone receptor-negative breast cancer diagnosed before age 50, according to the results of a nested case-control study presented at the 11th Annual AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, held here Oct. 16-19, 2012. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-high-hormones-pregnancy-higher-hr-negative.html Cancer Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:00:06 EST news269786242 Measuring progesterone levels in women with pain or bleeding during early pregnancy is a useful way to help discriminate between a viable and a non-viable pregnancy, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-progesterone-viability-pregnancy.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:19:33 EST news267992366 Just as women are advised to get plenty of folic acid around the time of conception and throughout early pregnancy, new research suggests another very similar nutrient may one day deserve a spot on the obstetrician's list of recommendations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-nutrient-eggs-meat-gene-infancy.html Genetics Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:07:29 EST news267365228 New research indicates marijuana-like compounds called endocannabinoids alter genes and biological signals critical to the formation of a normal placenta during pregnancy and may contribute to pregnancy complications like preeclampsia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-implicates-marijuana-pregnancy-problems.html Medical research Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:04:48 EST news266663078 (Medical Xpress) -- A new University at Albany study finds background exposure to levels of mercury and cadmium commonly found in the environment may significantly interfere with early pregnancy through in-vitro fertilization (IVF). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-elevated-mercury-cadmium-block-in-vitro.html Health Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:13:31 EST news261911605 Cigarette smoke reduces the production of a Fallopian tube gene known as "BAD", which helps explain the link between smoking and ectopic pregnancy. The finding, from scientists led by Drs Andrew Horne and Colin Duncan at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Reproductive Health in Edinburgh, UK, was described today at the annual meting of ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) in Istanbul. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-bad-fallopian-tube-ectopic.html Health Tue, 03 Jul 2012 04:08:02 EST news260507260 Standing for long periods during pregnancy may curb the growth of the developing fetus, suggests research published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-periods-pregnancy-curb-fetal-growth.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:49:11 EST news260041738 Even moderate thyroid dysfunction during early pregnancy significantly increases the risk of serious complications, underscoring the need for universal screening in the first trimester, a new study finds. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-mild-thyroid-dysfunction-early-pregnancy.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 23 Jun 2012 12:49:42 EST news259674563 Low and moderate weekly alcohol consumption in early pregnancy is not associated with adverse neuropsychological effects in children aged five, suggests a series of papers published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. However, high levels of alcohol per week were linked with a lower attention span among five year olds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-lowmoderate-early-pregnancy-adverse-effects.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:00:07 EST news259347778 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute suggests that women who consume the recommended daily dosage of folic acid, the synthetic form of folate or vitamin B-9, during the first month of pregnancy may have a reduced risk of having a child with autism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-folic-acid-intake-autism.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 14 Jun 2012 06:52:54 EST news258875529 (Medical Xpress) -- Mitochondrial inherited diseases (MIDs) can devastate families, but there is hope in the form of new techniques to prevent them passing from mother to child. Anjana Ahuja speaks to the researchers at the forefront of this research, and a family living with the reality of such a condition, to find out why change is so desperately needed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-shadows-freeing-families-mitochondrial-inherited.html Medical research Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:10:01 EST news258717258 Girls who start puberty very early are more likely to have psychological problems and be at risk of sexual abuse and early pregnancy, suggests a new review published today (27 April) in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-puberty-early-psychological-problems.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:26:14 EST news254719523 (HealthDay) -- Nurses face an increased risk of spontaneous abortions during early pregnancy from occupational exposure to antineoplastic drugs and sterilizing agents, according to a study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-occupational-exposures-nurses-miscarriage.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:20:50 EST news253365644 (Medical Xpress) -- Women who fall pregnant while dieting are more likely to have a child that could become obese or diabetic in later life, new research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-epigenetic-twins-dieting-mothers-obesity.html Genetics Sun, 01 Apr 2012 05:48:34 EST news252478103 Cervical preparation with misoprostol reduces major complications of early surgical abortion by almost a third compared with placebo, according to new research published Online First in The Lancet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-misoprostol-substantially-complications-early-termination.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:30:04 EST news250359494 Male fetuses of mothers that are exposed to radiation during early pregnancy may have an increased chance of developing testicular cancer, according to a study in mice at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The article was published today in PLoS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-fetal-exposure-testicular-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:00:01 EST news248370977