News tagged with maternal age

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Rate of women with pregnancy-associated cancer on the increase

The rate of pregnancy-associated cancer is increasing and is only partially explained by the rise in older mothers suggests new research published today (5 September) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gy ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children of older men have more gene abnormalities: study

Do older fathers doom their children to genetic disease?

Genetics created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Prenatal caffeine intake not linked to children's behavior

(HealthDay) -- Maternal prenatal caffeine intake is not associated with behavior problems in young children, according to a study published online July 9 in Pediatrics.

Pediatrics created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ART live-birth rates can approach natural fecundity

(HealthDay) -- During assisted reproductive technology, increasing maternal age and number of cycles is linked to lower live-birth rates with the use of autologous oocytes, but not donor oocytes, according ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women with a fear of childbirth endure a longer labor: research

Women who have a fear of childbirth spend longer in labour than women who have no such fear, suggests new research published today (27 June) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Older mothers more prone to psychological distress

(HealthDay) -- First-time mothers in their early 30s and beyond are more likely to experience psychological distress during pregnancy and after birth than younger women, but only if they have a history of ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low/moderate drinking in early pregnancy has no adverse effects on children aged 5: research

Low and moderate weekly alcohol consumption in early pregnancy is not associated with adverse neuropsychological effects in children aged five, suggests a series of papers published today in BJOG: An International Journal of ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Noninvasive genetic test for Down syndrome and Edwards syndrome highly accurate

Current screening strategies for Down syndrome, caused by fetal trisomy 21 (T21), and Edwards syndrome, caused by fetal trisomy 18 (T18), have false positive rates of 2 to 3%, and false negative rates of 5% or higher. Positive ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jun 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Early-life risk factors for non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Factors influencing early life non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) incidence include family characteristics, high fetal growth, older maternal age, low birth order, and male gender, according to a study published May 22 in the Journal of ...

Cancer created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Older mums putting health at risk

Delayed childbearing for an increasing number of women is putting them at higher risk of serious illness and complications, a new study has found.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Higher maternal age predicts risk of autism

In a study published in the May 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, led by Mr. Sven Sandin, of the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden and King's College London, researchers analyz ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NIH study finds women spend longer in labor now than 50 years ago

Women take longer to give birth today than did women 50 years ago, according to an analysis of nearly 140,000 deliveries conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The researchers could not identify all ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New research shows C-section not always best for babies

The widely-held assumption that a cesarean delivery has no health risks for the baby is being challenged today by new research that found the procedure did not help some preterm babies who were small for gestational age, ...

Health created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Pregnant women at low risk of complications can safely be offered a choice of where to give birth

Women with low risk pregnancies should be able to choose where they give birth, concludes a study published in the British Medical Journal today. Although it shows that first-time mums who opt for a home birth are at a higher ...

Health created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Age and BMI can predict likelihood of developing gestational diabetes, new research suggests

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 Jo ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0