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(HealthDay) -- Maternal smoking has been identified as a risk factor associated with the development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants, according to a study published June 11 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-preemies-maternal-tied-necrotizing-enterocolitis.html Pediatrics Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:36:53 EST news258640517 (HealthDay) -- There is considerable racial/ethnic variation in the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) by body mass index (BMI), according to a study published online May 22 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-bmi-thresholds-gestational-diabetes-differ.html Diabetes Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:04:30 EST news257771062 Among women with gestational diabetes mellitus, referral to a telephone-based nurse management program was associated with lower risk of high baby birth weight and increased postpartum glucose testing, according to Kaiser Permanente researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-contact-nurses-linked-outcomes-women.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 25 May 2012 10:04:37 EST news257159054 Excess weight in pregnant women, both before pregnancy and gained during pregnancy, is the main predictor of whether mothers will have larger than average babies, which can result in increased risk of cesarean section or trauma during delivery, states a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-excess-maternal-weight-pregnancy-result.html Pediatrics Tue, 22 May 2012 12:00:01 EST news256904363 Obese women run the risk of problems during pregnancy, labour and complications for the baby's health. A new study of more than 3000 expectant mothers confirms this, and also reveals that being underweight also has specific complications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-obesity-extreme-slimness-pregnancy.html Health Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:19:20 EST news254049546 Pregnant women who are overweight with moderately elevated blood sugar never set off any alarms for their physicians. The big concern was for women who were obese or who had gestational diabetes because those conditions are known to cause a host of health risks to the mom and baby. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-overweight-moms-moderately-high-blood.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:53:25 EST news253367590 (HealthDay) -- Higher consumption of whole fruits prior to pregnancy is not associated with increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and the association between fruit juice consumption and GDM appears to be nonlinear, according to a study published online March 23 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-high-fruit-consumption-linked-gestational.html Diabetes Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:20:01 EST news252245662 Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a cell-signaling pathway that plays a key role in increasing insulin secretion during pregnancy and, when blocked, leads to the development of gestational diabetes. Their findings are available online today in Diabetes, one of the journals of the American Diabetes Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-cell-signaling-pathway-key-role-gestational.html Diabetes Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:13:49 EST news251122323 (HealthDay) -- Women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) who are obese have significantly higher odds of adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to findings from the multinational Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study published online Feb. 22 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-gestational-diabetes-obesity-impact-pregnancy.html Diabetes Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:00:01 EST news249914451 If you develop pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders or diabetes, you may have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease later in life, according to research in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-pregnancy-related-complications-cvd-middle-age.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:10:45 EST news248713824 Although women over age 50 who become pregnant via egg donation are at an elevated risk for developing obstetrical complications, their complication rates are similar to those of younger recipients, according to a study by Columbia University Medical Center researchers to be published in the February 2012 issue of the American Journal of Perinatology. This is contrary to epidemiological data suggesting that these women are at greater risk of certain complications of pregnancy, including hypertension, gestational diabetes, premature birth, and placenta abnormalities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-pregnancy-egg-donation-similar-women.html Health Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:18:49 EST news247249112 Women who consumed a diet high in animal fat and cholesterol before pregnancy were at higher risk for gestational diabetes than women whose diets were lower in animal fat and cholesterol, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Harvard University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-hiv-exposed-children-high-language_1.html Diabetes Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:43:19 EST news246728592 US health authorities on Friday finalized a change that will force most insurance plans to cover contraception for women and other preventive health services at no extra cost. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-contraception-co-pay.html Health Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:03:09 EST news246304972 Children exposed to maternal gestational diabetes mellitus and low socioeconomic status, particularly in combination, appear to be at an increased risk of developing childhood ADHD, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-gestational-diabetes-socioeconomic-status-linked.html Attention deficit disorders Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:00:05 EST news244731295 A hospital in Berlin announced Friday the birth of a super-size baby boy, weighing in at six kilogrammes (13.2 pounds), whose 40-year-old experienced mother had a natural birth for her 14th child. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-heavyweight-baby-boy-born-berlin.html Health Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:53:22 EST news241447993 Age and body mass index (BMI)are important risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) particularly amongst South Asian and Black African women finds new research published today (02 November) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-age-bmi-likelihood-gestational-diabetes.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:57:06 EST news239428617 A new study recently published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals that the ability to successfully carry a pregnancy after kidney transplantation is very high, with 73.5% live birth rates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-successful-pregnancy-kidney-transplant.html Other Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:23:05 EST news238328532 African American women who develop gestational diabetes mellitus during pregnancy face a 52 percent increased risk of developing diabetes in the future compared to white women who develop GDM during pregnancy, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online in the journal Diabetologia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-african-american-women-gestational-diabetes-high.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:59:17 EST news238309149 Certain cancer signaling pathways that are activated in aggressive cancer can be detected very early, even in precancerous cells, among young African-American women at high risk for breast cancer. This may allow for earlier detection and prevention of cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-breast-cancers-earlier-young-high-risk.html Cancer Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:08:01 EST news235739250 A newborn who tipped the scales at more than 16 pounds (7.3 kilograms) broke the local hospital's weight records in Longview, Texas, press reported Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-pound-texas-baby-hospital-weight.html Health Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:12:25 EST news229659125 Exercise interventions during and after pregnancy offer numerous health benefits to both mothers and their babies, particularly among women who are at high risk for gestational diabetes and preeclampsia. Danielle Downs, an associate professor of kinesiology and obstetrics and gynecology at Penn State, was one of four speakers invited to discuss their studies related to pregnancy and postpartum interventions at a symposium during the 2011 Annual Meeting and Scientific Session of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM), held in April in Washington, D.C. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-interventions-pregnancy-health-benefits.html Health Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:48:15 EST news228026874 In a study that increases the understanding of the link between fetal development and obesity later in life, researchers at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed) found altering the levels of two common hormones, insulin and leptin, in utero changes the cellular development in the region of the brain that regulates appetite. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-link-birth-weights-obesity-life.html Health Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:32:21 EST news227867531 Sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 13, in Minneapolis, Minn., at SLEEP 2011, the 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-apnea-adverse-pregnancy-outcomes.html Sleep apnea Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:26:25 EST news227175965 Women who gain too much weight during pregnancy tend to have newborns with a high amount of body fat, regardless of the mother's weight before pregnancy, a new study finds. The results will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-excessive-pregnancy-weight-gain-fat.html Health Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:28:29 EST news226664863 New research finds that gestational diabetes, or pregnancy-related diabetes, may not raise the risk of heart disease independent of other cardiovascular risk factors except in certain high-risk populations, such as Hispanics. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-women-heart-disease-gestational-diabetes.html Cardiology Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:29:20 EST news226578536 A new study reports that a low-cost healthy lifestyle program, including self-weighing weekly or monthly, by pregnant women with pre-existing overweight can prevent them from gaining too much weight during early pregnancy. The researchers will present the results Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-pregnant-women-excess-weight-gain.html Health Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:32:50 EST news226571558 A woman's risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy can be identified up to seven years before she becomes pregnant based on routinely assessed measures of blood sugar and body weight, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the online issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-diabetes-years-pregnancy-blood-sugar.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 26 May 2011 03:36:57 EST news225599792 Compared with women whose weight remained stable, body mass index gains between the first and second pregnancy were associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in the second pregnancy. But losing weight between the first and second pregnancies appeared to reduce GDM risk in a second pregnancy, particularly for women who were overweight or obese to begin with, according to a Kaiser Permanente Division of Research study appearing online in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-weight-gain-pregnancies-woman-gestational.html Health Mon, 23 May 2011 17:37:22 EST news225391016 In this week's PLoS Medicine, Riitta Luoto and colleagues from the UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, and University of Tampere, Finland, evaluate whether lifestyle interventions can reduce the risk of high birthweight babies and gestational diabetes amongst pregnant women at high risk for these outcomes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-lifestyle-adverse-outcomes-pregnant-women.html Health Tue, 17 May 2011 17:51:18 EST news224873462