News tagged with pregnant
Mother's touch could change effects of prenatal stress
Scientists at the Universities of Liverpool, Manchester, and Kings College, London, have found that mothers who stroke their baby's body in the first few weeks after birth may change the effects that stress during pregnancy ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 16, 2012 |
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How fat is distributed in body affects risk for pregnant mothers, unborn babies
(Medical Xpress)—Carrying too much weight during pregnancy can place both mother and child at risk but new research from the University of Sydney has discovered that one type of fat is riskier than another ...
Overweight and Obesity
Oct 12, 2012 |
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Progesterone test can predict viability of pregnancy
Measuring progesterone levels in women with pain or bleeding during early pregnancy is a useful way to help discriminate between a viable and a non-viable pregnancy, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal to ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Sep 27, 2012 |
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Smoking relapse prevention a healthy step for mothers, babies
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center, concerned that women who quit smoking during their pregnancies often resume smoking after they deliver their baby, tested self-help interventions designed to prevent ...
Health
Sep 26, 2012 |
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Sleep apnea in obese pregnancy women linked to poor maternal and neonatal outcomes
The newborns of obese pregnant women suffering from obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit than those born to obese mothers without the sleep disorder, reports a study published ...
Sleep apnea
Sep 20, 2012 |
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Nutrient in eggs and meat may influence gene expression from infancy to adulthood
Just as women are advised to get plenty of folic acid around the time of conception and throughout early pregnancy, new research suggests another very similar nutrient may one day deserve a spot on the obstetrician's ...
Genetics
Sep 20, 2012 |
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Birth is no reason to go to hospital, review says
A new Cochrane Review concludes that all countries should consider establishing proper home birth services. They should also provide low-risk pregnant women with information enabling them to make an inform ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Sep 19, 2012 |
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Ebola claims up to 32 lives in DR Congo: WHO (Update)
An outbreak of Ebola fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo may have claimed up to 32 lives since May, including that of a woman who had just given birth, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 18, 2012 |
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Simple test to predict if pregnant women will give birth prematurely
Babies born early run a greater risk of serious complications. The researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now developed a method to predict if pregnant women with preterm contractions ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Sep 17, 2012 |
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Vitamin D in pregnancy critical for brain development, study says
(HealthDay)—Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy could hinder babies' brain development, impeding their mental and motor skills, a new study suggests.
Pediatrics
Sep 17, 2012 |
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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
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Fetal well-being generally fine after strenuous exercise
(HealthDay)—In general, fetal well-being is fine after strenuous exercise in both active and inactive pregnant women, according to a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Ob ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Sep 10, 2012 |
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Study looks at benefits of progestogens to prevent early childbirth
Pregnant women who have had prior preterm births may avoid a subsequent early birth if given progestogens, which are natural or synthetic forms of progesterone, a female hormone that naturally increases during pregnancy, ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Sep 10, 2012 |
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Tracing the molecular causes of preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is one of the most dangerous conditions for the expectant mother and the unborn child and is characterized by elevated blood pressure and protein in the urine in the last trimester of pregnancy. The cause for ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 10, 2012 |
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HIV-infected women susceptible to malnutrition during pregnancy, even with good antiretrovirol care
Malnutrition is common among HIV-infected pregnant women even when they receive antiretroviral therapy, leading to low birth weight and other health problems in their infants, according to a recent study conducted by a Cornell ...
HIV & AIDS
Sep 10, 2012 |
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