http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—Longitudinal studies of children exposed to methadone in the womb need to accompany methadone maintenance treatment for drug-addicted pregnant mothers, according to a research team led by a University of Maine doctoral student in psychology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-early-methadone-exposure.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:30:02 EST news284363011 A new research technique, pioneered by Dr. Maria Angela Franceschini, will be published in JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) on March 14th. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School have developed a non-invasive optical measurement system to monitor neonatal brain activity via cerebral metabolism and blood flow. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-early-brain-babies-published.html Medical research Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:39:41 EST news282472773 Low birth weights are more prevalent among Brazilians with African ancestry and may be attributed to less use of prenatal care facilities and where those ethnic groups live, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-african-ancestry-babies-prenatal-brazil.html Health Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:20:28 EST news281118022 The Earned Income Tax Credit is known to reduce poverty, but according to a new University of California, Davis, study it also is linked to reduced rates of low birth weight and increased average birth weight—key factors in measuring infant health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-income-tax-credit-healthier-newborns.html Health Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:20:01 EST news280746111 (HealthDay)—The rate of premature births has declined to 11.7 percent, the lowest rate in a decade, according to the March of Dimes 2012 Premature Birth Report Card. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-states-premature-birth-decline.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:05:03 EST news278867087 The U.S. preterm birth rate dropped for the fifth consecutive year in 2011 to 11.7 percent, the lowest in a decade, giving thousands more babies a healthy start in life and saving billions in health and social costs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-preterm-birth-year.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:20:01 EST news271955966 The U.S. national campaign to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome has entered a new phase and will now encompass all sleep-related, sudden unexpected infant deaths, officials of the National Institutes of Health announced today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-nih-safe-infant-outreach-effort.html Health Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:25:44 EST news266754332 (Edmonton) Teen mothers are far more likely to suffer abuse and postpartum depression than older moms, according to a study of Canadian women's maternity experiences by a University of Alberta researcher. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-canadian-teen-moms-higher-abuse.html Pediatrics Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:29:48 EST news259248580 Existing scientific literature suggests the U.S. government nutritional program known as WIC improves birth outcomes of children, but new research is unable to find either a positive or negative impact on infant health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-belief-wic-infant-health-positive.html Health Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:21:25 EST news253880475 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