News tagged with pregnancy
Intrauterine devices, implants most effective birth control
A study to evaluate birth control methods has found dramatic differences in their effectiveness. Women who used birth control pills, the patch or vaginal ring were 20 times more likely to have an unintended pregnancy than ...
Overweight and Obesity
May 23, 2012 |
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Women trying to have babies face different clock problem
A new Northwestern University study shows that the biological clock is not the only clock women trying to conceive should consider. The circadian clock needs attention, too.
Obstetrics & gynaecology
May 23, 2012 |
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Study shows that fever during pregnancy more than doubles the risk of autism or developmental delay
A team of UC Davis researchers has found that mothers who had fevers during their pregnancies were more than twice as likely to have a child with autism or developmental delay than were mothers of typically developing children, ...
Autism spectrum disorders
May 23, 2012 |
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Children's body fat linked to Vitamin D insufficiency in mothers
Children are more likely to have more body fat during childhood if their mother has low levels of Vitamin D during pregnancy, according to scientists at the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU), ...
Health
May 23, 2012 |
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Researchers identify genetic markers to predict male fertility
A study performed by scientists at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute and the Puigvert Foundation has identified a gene expression fingerprint associated with very low pregnancy rates in semen donors with normal ...
Genetics
May 23, 2012 |
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Excess maternal weight before and during pregnancy can result in larger babies
Excess weight in pregnant women, both before pregnancy and gained during pregnancy, is the main predictor of whether mothers will have larger than average babies, which can result in increased risk of cesarean section or ...
Pediatrics
May 22, 2012 |
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Vitamin C improves pulmonary function in newborns of pregnant smoking women
Vitamin C supplementation in pregnant women who are unable to quit smoking significantly improves pulmonary function in their newborns, according to a new study.
Pediatrics
May 22, 2012 |
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Recurrent HTN seen for half of women with HTN in pregnancy
(HealthDay) -- About half of women who experience a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy and late-preterm delivery develop a hypertensive disorder in a subsequent pregnancy, although few have delivery before ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
May 18, 2012 |
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Weight management in pregnancy with diet is beneficial and safe, can reduce complications
For pregnant women, including those who are overweight and obese, following a healthy calorie controlled diet during pregnancy is safe and can reduce the risk of serious complications such as pre-eclampsia, diabetes and premature ...
Health
May 17, 2012 |
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Nottingham researchers lead world's largest study into pre-eclampsia
Researchers from The University of Nottingham are leading the largest ever international research project into the genetics of the potentially fatal condition pre-eclampsia.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 16, 2012 |
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Anti-HIV drug tenofovir is safe to take during pregnancy
Pre-birth exposure to the anti-HIV drug tenofovir does not adversely affect pregnancy outcomes and does not increase birth defects, growth abnormalities, or kidney problems in infants born to African women who are HIV positive, ...
HIV & AIDS
May 15, 2012 |
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Excess weight in pregnant women can have negative implications for offspring
That overweight during pregnancy can lead to overweight children and adolescents has been known for some time, but new research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and in the US indicates that excess weight before and during ...
Health
May 14, 2012 |
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Electronic medical record tool cuts down on unnecessary CT scans in ER patients with abdominal pain
A new electronic medical record tool that tallies patients' previous radiation exposure from CT scans helps reduce potentially unnecessary use of the tests among emergency room patients with abdominal pain, according to a ...
Cancer
May 11, 2012 |
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Maternal gluten sensitivity linked to schizophrenia risk in children
(Medical Xpress) -- Babies born to women with sensitivity to gluten appear to be at increased risk of developing schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders later in life, according to new findings from Karolinska Institutet ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 11, 2012 |
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Study adds to evidence on clot risks of non-oral contraceptives
A study published on BMJ website today adds to the evidence that certain non-oral hormonal contraceptives (e.g. skin patches, implants and vaginal rings) carry a higher risk of serious blood clots (known as venous thromb ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
May 10, 2012 |
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Pregnancy
Pregnancy (latin graviditas) is the carrying of one or more offspring, known as a fetus or embryo, inside the uterus of a female. In a pregnancy, there can be multiple gestations, as in the case of twins or triplets. Human pregnancy is the most studied of all mammalian pregnancies. Obstetrics is the surgical field that studies and cares for high risk pregnancy. Midwifery is the non-surgical field that cares for pregnancy and pregnant women.
Childbirth usually occurs about 38 weeks after conception; i.e., approximately 40 weeks from the last normal menstrual period (LNMP) in humans. The World Health Organization defines normal term for delivery as between 37 weeks and 42 weeks. The calculation of this date involves the assumption of a regular 28-day period.
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