http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Recent public health efforts have focused extensively on reducing the amount of formula babies are given in the hospital after birth. But in the first randomized trial of its kind, researchers at UC San Francisco have found that giving small amounts of formula in the first few days of life to infants experiencing high levels of early weight loss actually can increase the length of time their mothers end up breastfeeding. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-early-formula-mothers-breastfeed-longer.html Pediatrics Mon, 13 May 2013 00:10:06 EST news287589857 (Medical Xpress)—Women in some disadvantaged communities are missing out on support that could potentially reduce high rates of infant mortality, according to an exploratory study at the University of Leeds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-mothers-ethnic-minority-groups.html Health Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:40:01 EST news286439200 Mothers suffering from postpartum depression after a high-risk pregnancy would turn to online interventions if available anonymously and from professional healthcare providers, according to researchers from Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and College of Arts and Sciences. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-mothers-postpartum-depression-online-professional.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:47:44 EST news284316402 One of the federal government's goals in tweaking the content of its food packages for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program was to encourage more new mothers to breastfeed. The changes, which took effect in 2009, produced mixed results, however. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-moms-breastfeed-effects-nutrition-choice.html Pediatrics Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:16:26 EST news280649774 (Medical Xpress)—About 16,000 women on active duty in the U.S. military give birth each year. Most return to service after 6 weeks and can be deployed after 4 months. The potential for an increased risk of depression among new mothers who deploy and are exposed to combat experience is presented in a study published in Journal of Women's Health, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the Journal of Women's Health website. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-depression-women-military-deployed-childbirth.html Health Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:30:01 EST news279890311 (Medical Xpress)—Breastfeeding can be a difficult time for both mother and baby, so using cabbage leaves and tea bags to ease pain or eating oatmeal to increase milk production are among the folk remedies that women pass along to new mothers seeking help. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-survey-folk-remedies-breastfeeding.html Health Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:37:00 EST news277972603 Many mothers of newborns in neonatal intensive care units have difficulty finding private, quiet places in the hospital to express milk, according to a new study from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-privacy-problem-mothers-newborns-neonatal.html Health Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:09:12 EST news277560494 Breastfeeding can be a difficult time for both mother and baby, so using cabbage leaves and tea bags to ease pain or eating oatmeal to increase milk production are among the folk remedies that women pass along to new mothers seeking help. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-breastfeeding-women-intrigue-doctors.html Health Mon, 07 Jan 2013 04:18:27 EST news276754653 (Medical Xpress)—Following the birth of a child, new mothers may have an altered perception of stresses around them, showing less interest in threats unrelated to the baby. This change to the neuroendocrine circuitry could help the mothers adapt to the additional stress often accompanying newborns, say researchers from Indiana University's Kinsey Institute and the University of Zurich. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-postpartum-women-stressed-threats-unrelated.html Neuroscience Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:44:19 EST news274419845 Following last week's mHealth Summit, the largest event of its kind where leaders focus on how wireless technology can improve health outcomes, text4baby announced results from the first randomized evaluation of its service. The largest mobile health initiative in the U.S., text4baby was found to be an effective service for pregnant women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-text-messaging-motherhood.html Health Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:51:39 EST news274362682 (Medical Xpress)—A study involving researchers from Murdoch University, Curtin and Flinders universities has examined the use of nutritional supplements by pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and found potential deficiencies for babies – most notably in iodine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-breastfeeding-iodine.html Pediatrics Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:20:03 EST news272533080 A new study in animals shows that chronic stress during pregnancy prevents brain benefits of motherhood, a finding that researchers suggest could increase understanding of postpartum depression. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-chronic-stress-pregnancy-brain-benefits.html Psychology & Psychiatry Sun, 14 Oct 2012 05:50:52 EST news269412616 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center, concerned that women who quit smoking during their pregnancies often resume smoking after they deliver their baby, tested self-help interventions designed to prevent postpartum smoking relapse. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-relapse-healthy-mothers-babies.html Health Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:24:56 EST news267873851 An overwhelming majority of New Yorkers oppose Mayor Michael Bloomberg's unprecedented proposal for banning super-sized sweet drinks and his support for breastfeeding, a poll found Thursday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-yorkers-super-size-soda.html Overweight and Obesity Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:26:19 EST news264389165 First-time mothers who pay attention to their emotional and physical changes during their pregnancy may feel better and have healthier newborns than new mothers who don't, according to research to be presented at American Psychological Association's 120th Annual Convention. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-psychology-possibilities-health-happiness.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:20:03 EST news263125196 (HealthDay) -- Breast-feeding mothers sometimes worry that exercise may affect their breast milk -- and ultimately their baby's growth. Now, researchers who re-evaluated the few published research studies that exist say it does not appear that mom's workout will affect her infant's growth. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-wont-affect-breast-baby-growth.html Pediatrics Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:30:02 EST news259604105 (Medical Xpress) -- New mothers who read and write blogs may feel less alone than mothers who do not participate in a blogging community, according to family studies researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-blogging-relieves-stress-mothers.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:33:41 EST news259317211 (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 Better care has cut the number of women dying in pregnancy and childbirth by nearly half in the past two decades, but there is still a death every two minutes, according to UN figures released Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-maternal-deaths.html Health Wed, 16 May 2012 05:30:01 EST news256364124 Pediatricians and other breastfeeding advocates often encourage new mothers to breastfeed their babies for at least the first six months of their infants' lives based on the purported health benefits to both mothers and children. Many breastfeeding proponents also argue that breastfeeding has financial advantages over formula-feeding—breastfeeding is free, they say. But, according to a new study, the notion that there's no cost associated with breastfeeding for the recommended amount of time is patently untrue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-breastfeeding-isnt-free-reveals-hidden.html Health Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:09:44 EST news254657376 The benefits of breast milk are well known, but why breastfeeding protects against various forms of cancer remains a mystery. A new study in the Journal of Human Lactation found high levels of cancer-fighting TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) in human milk, which might be one source of breast milk's anticancer activity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-high-trail-protein-breast-contribute.html Health Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:38:04 EST news254417874 A new on-line tool and DVD developed by University experts to help midwives identify and treat new mothers at risk of severe mental illness has been officially launched by the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Honorary Visiting University Professor, Jean White. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-mental-illness-mothers.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:00:29 EST news251010024 Advising women to breastfeed exclusively for six months may be "unhelpful" and far too idealistic, suggests a qualitative study of new mothers, their partners, and close relatives, published in the online journal BMJ Open. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-advice-breastfeed-exclusively-months-unhelpful.html Health Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:50:01 EST news251007112 (Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of Sussex have identified the top five internet sites offering support for women struggling with postnatal mental illness such as depression or anxiety. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-uk-online-advice-postnatal-depression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:50:02 EST news247825701 (AP) -- New mothers in Rhode Island will no longer leave the hospital with a free goody bag of infant formula. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-free-infant-formula-ri-hospitals.html Health Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:02:20 EST news241754530 (Medical Xpress) -- While the benefits of breastfeeding for the baby are well established and some studies have shown that mothers who breastfeed have lower risks of diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease, a new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology shows that breastfeeding may also have another benefit for the mother. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-breastfeeding-benefits-mothers-blood-pressure.html Health Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:00:01 EST news239462145 A global campaign to save new mothers and children under five in developing nations has made strong gains but is set to fall well shy of UN goals, according to a study released Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-mothers-children-fall-short.html Health Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:58:28 EST news235713494 The birth of a baby can elicit many emotions, from joy and excitement to fear and uncertainty. But it can also trigger unexpected difficulties with anxiety, in particular with postpartum Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Psychologist Kiara Timpano from the University of Miami (UM) and her collaborators developed an effective program for the prevention of postpartum obsessive compulsive symptoms. The findings are reported online ahead of print by the Journal of Psychiatric Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-um-successful-postpartum-ocd.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:13:35 EST news232891874 Urinary incontinence is an awkward thing to talk about. It's an even more awkward thing to live with. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-women-urinary-incontinence.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:30:01 EST news230556219 Johns Hopkins graduate students have invented a system to significantly boost the number of stem cells collected from a newborn's umbilical cord and placenta, so that many more patients with leukemia, lymphoma and other blood disorders can be treated with these valuable cells. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-device-harvest-stem-cells-umbilical.html Medical research Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:12:49 EST news227790749