News tagged with healthy mothers


Early formula use helps some mothers breastfeed longer

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 ...

Pediatrics created May 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Healthy intervention reduces depression for pregnant Latinas

(Medical Xpress)—Latina women in a diabetes-prevention program show fewer signs of depression during pregnancy and in early postpartum, a University of Michigan study indicates.

Health created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eating junk food while pregnant may make your child a junk food addict

Here's another reason why a healthy diet during pregnancy is critical to the future health of your children: New research published in the March 2013 issue of The FASEB Journal, suggests that pregnant mothers who consume junk f ...

Health created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Persuading moms to breastfeed: Study examines effects of government nutrition program on choice to use infant formula

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 ...

Pediatrics created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When eating for two becomes a weighty issue

Two-thirds of Australian mums-to-be are in the dark when it comes to how much weight they should gain during pregnancy.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lose body weight before gaining baby weight

A new University of Illinois study contains a warning for obese women who are planning pregnancies. Even if they eat a healthy diet when they are pregnant, their babies will develop in an unhealthy environment that places ...

Health created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Maternal obesity, diabetes associated with autism, other developmental disorders

A major study of the relationships between maternal metabolic conditions and the risk that a child will be born with a neurodevelopmental disorder has found strong links between maternal diabetes and obesity and the likelihood ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Children who seldom smile, laugh or hug a parent might be at risk for depression

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study from the University of Michigan and the University of Pittsburgh shows that even if a child isn't crying, frowning or displaying other negative emotions on a consistent basis, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast