News tagged with pregnant
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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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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New treatment could tackle preventable causes of death for newborns in sub-Saharan Africa
Clinical trials are urgently needed to test a new treatment that could jointly tackle leading causes of death for babies in sub-Saharan Africa, according to researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 15, 2012 |
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Expectant mothers' saliva tells stories of stress
This weekend, many mothers-to-be celebrated Mother's Day, a welcome relief from the inherent stresses of pregnancy.
Pediatrics
May 14, 2012 |
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Many women still smoke during pregnancy
(HealthDay) -- Too many American women still smoke during their pregnancies, a new report finds, and rates of such smoking vary widely depending on race.
Health
May 10, 2012 |
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A new clue to predicting pre-eclampsia
(Medical Xpress) -- An indication of whether a mother will develop pre-eclampsia, the most common and severe pregnancy-related disease, has been identified by a University of Sydney study.
Immunology
May 09, 2012 |
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Could Vitamin B12 hold key to reducing diabetes in pregnant women?
Warwick Medical School is about to begin a new phase of research into the effects of Vitamin B12 on pregnant women following an award of £800,000 from the Medical Research Council (MRC).
Health
May 09, 2012 |
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Pregnant women taking risks with asthma medication
(Medical Xpress) -- Pregnant women are exposing themselves and their unborn babies to unnecessary risk by stopping their asthma medication without consulting their doctor.
Inflammatory disorders
May 08, 2012 |
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Pioneering study shows prenatal choline may 'program' healthier babies
Pregnant women may have added incentive to bulk up on broccoli and eggs now that a Cornell University study has found increased maternal intake of the nutrient choline could decrease their children's chances of developing ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
May 03, 2012 |
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Post-term children have higher behavioural and emotional problems in early childhood
We already know there are long-term health problems associated with pre-term birth, but what about babies born post-term? New research published in the International Journal of Epidemiology has found that post-term birth, ...
Health
May 03, 2012 |
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The unfiltered truth
Most pregnant smokers know that cigarettes can harm their babies. But stern lectures from authority figures won’t help them quit.
Addiction
May 02, 2012 |
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Idaho case shows midwife tension with hospitals
(AP) -- Midwives and doctors are longtime rivals in the politics governing where women should give birth: Home or hospital.
Health
May 01, 2012 |
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Study finds increase in maternal opiate use, infants born with drug withdrawal syndrome
Between 2000 and 2009 in the United States, the annual rate of maternal opiate use increased nearly 5-fold, while diagnosis of the drug withdrawal syndrome among newborns, neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), increased almost ...
Health
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Watching and waiting is best management for pregnant women whose waters break early
Pregnant women whose waters break late in preterm pregnancy but before they are in labor—the medical term for this situation is preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes—are best managed by monitoring and waiting ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Apr 24, 2012 |
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