News tagged with pre pregnancy

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 Jan 10, 2013 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Exercise benefits found for pregnancies with high blood pressure

Contrary to popular thought, regular exercise before and during pregnancy could have beneficial effects for women that develop high blood pressure during gestation, human physiology professor Jeff Gilbert said, summarizing ...

Health Nov 16, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Higher taxes, smoke-free policies are reducing smoking in moms-to-be

It's estimated that almost 23% of women enter pregnancy as smokers and more than half continue to smoke during pregnancy, leading to excess healthcare costs at delivery and beyond. In one of the first studies to assess smoking ...

Health Jun 05, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Excessive weight gain during pregnancy a predictor for above-average birth weight

One out of every two women of reproductive age is overweight or obese. Researchers from the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute, from the University of Ottawa (faculties of Medicine and Health ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology Apr 17, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Timing pregnancy an important health concern for women

A newly published article in the journal Nursing for Women's Health highlights the importance of a woman's ability to time her childbearing. The author asserts that contraception is a means of health promotion and women ...

Health Apr 11, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Researchers discover insight into pregnancy-induced hypertension

Researchers have identified an enzyme linked to pregnancy-induced hypertension – also known as pre-eclampsia – a pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure and swelling due to fluid retention. The ...

Cardiology Mar 22, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |