http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have identified what may be a major factor behind the increased risk of two adverse outcomes in pregnancies conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Two papers published in the journal Fertility and Sterility support the hypothesis that extremely high estrogen levels at the time of embryo transfer increase the risk that infants will be born small for their gestational age and the risk of preeclampsia, a dangerous condition that can threaten the lives of both mother and child. They also outline a protocol that reduced those risks in a small group of patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-extremely-high-estrogen-underlie-complications.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:03:40 EST news281019802 In a study to be presented on February 14 between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's 33rd annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, researchers will report findings that suggest that 17P, a form of progesterone, is not effective in preventing preterm birth among women with twin pregnancies—and may possibly be harmful. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-progesterone-shots-preterm-delivery-twin.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:49:12 EST news279798542 Malaria in pregnancy causes a range of adverse effects, including abortions, stillbirths, premature delivery and low infant birth weight. Many of these effects are thought to derive from a placental inflammatory response resulting from interaction of infected red blood cells with the placental tissue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-placental-blood-malaria-pregnancy.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:00:02 EST news278869785 (HealthDay)—Women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are significantly more likely to receive an emergency cesarean section, have their infant admitted to a neonatal care unit, and incur significantly higher maternity care costs, compared to women without GDM, according to research published online Dec. 28 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-gestational-diabetes-ups-maternity-one-third.html Diabetes Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:32:59 EST news278073171 (Medical Xpress)—Depression—one of the most crippling and costly illnesses in the United States—is the leading cause of disability among people ages 15 to 44. Since Prozac hit the market in 1987, many Americans have relied on antidepressant medications to control their symptoms. One in 10 of us takes antidepressants, making them the third most common prescription drug, after painkillers and high blood pressure pills, according to a 2011 report from the National Center for Health Statistics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-caution-drugs-prozac-adverse-effects.html Health Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:05:25 EST news273218714 Excessive turnover of cells in the placenta may trigger an unnatural increase in blood pressure that puts mother and baby at risk, researchers say. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-preeclampsia.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:19:58 EST news271430391 Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have discovered that the infiltration of white blood cells into an expectant mother's blood vessels may explain high blood pressure in pregnancy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-high-blood-pressure-pregnancy.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:38:56 EST news239290730 Immigrants living less than five years in Canada are less likely than their Canadian-born counterparts to have premature babies regardless of where they live, according to a new study by St. Michael's Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-immigrants-premature-babies-years-canada.html Health Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:00:05 EST news223209279