News tagged with maternal deaths

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Study: Use of anti-depressants during pregnancy not linked with increased risk of stillbirth, infant death

In a study that included nearly 30,000 women from Nordic countries who had filled a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) prescription during pregnancy, researchers found no significant association between use of ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jan 01, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

After child dies, mom's risk of early death skyrockets: study

In the first two years following the death of a child, there is a 133% increase in the risk of the mother dying, a new study from the University of Notre Dame shows.

Health created Jun 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How poor maternal diet can increase risk of diabetes -- new mechanism discovered

Researchers have shown one way in which poor nutrition in the womb can put a person at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes and other age-related diseases in later life. This finding could lead to new ways of identifying ...

Medical research created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Maternal separation stresses the baby

A woman goes into labor, and gives birth. The newborn is swaddled and placed to sleep in a nearby bassinet, or taken to the hospital nursery so that the mother can rest. Despite this common practice, new research published ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Oxytocin connected to postpartum depression

(Medical Xpress) -- According to a new study published in Neuropsychopharmacology, researchers, led by Gunther Meinlschmidt, PhD, may have found a connection between the brain chemical oxytocin and postpa ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Shedding light on the long shadow of childhood adversity

Childhood adversity can lead to chronic physical and mental disability in adult life and have an effect on the next generation, underscoring the importance of research, practice and policy in addressing this issue, according ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

U.S. infant mortality rates finally dropping again: report

(HealthDay)—After five years of leveling off, the U.S. infant mortality rate is finally on the decline again, a new government report shows.

Health created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infant mortality risk increases with maternal alcohol use

(HealthDay)—Maternal alcohol-use disorder increases the risk of both sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and non-SIDS-related infant mortality, according to a study published online Feb. 25 in Pediatrics.

Pediatrics created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blood clots and artery blockage more likely during IVF pregnancies

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is associated with an increased risk of pulmonary embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung) and venous thromboembolism (blood clots) during the first trimester of pregnancy, a study published ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women with pre-eclampsia are at higher risk of complications following childbirth

Women with pre-eclampsia are at a higher risk of complications following delivery and should continue to be monitored for up to 72 hours, suggests a new review published today in The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (TOG). ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Natural birth a tough sell in China's caesarean boom

As an automatic piano chimed a wedding march, new mother Wang Dan walked down a red carpet towards a hospital room called the "White House", minutes after giving birth in a candlelit water pool.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Overestimation of abortion deaths in Mexico hinders maternal mortality reduction efforts

A collaborative study conducted in Mexico by researchers of the University of West Virginia-Charleston (USA), Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (Mexico), Universidad de Chile and the Institute of Molecular ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most pregnancy-related infections are caused by four treatable conditions

In low-and-middle income countries, pregnancy-related infections are a major cause of maternal death, can also be fatal to unborn and newborn babies, and are mostly caused by four types of conditions that are treatable and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Results from world's first registry of pregnancy and heart disease

Results from the world's first registry of pregnancy and heart disease have shown that most women with heart disease can go through pregnancy and delivery safely, so long as they are adequately evaluated, counselled and receive ...

Cardiology created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Maternal obesity increases risk of newborn death in sub-Saharan Africa where obesity is rising at alarming rate

"Sub-Saharan Africa already has the highest rates of neonatal death in the world. Whilst overall levels of obesity are currently fairly low by global standards, obesity is actually a rapidly emerging problem, with 5% of women ...

Overweight and Obesity created Aug 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0