News tagged with premature birth

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Overweight mothers who smoke while pregnant can damage baby's heart

Mums-to-be who are both overweight and smoke during their pregnancy risk damaging their baby's developing heart, finds research published online in Heart.

Overweight and Obesity created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Boston lawsuit claims DES-breast cancer link

(AP) -- Arline MacCormack first heard about DES from her mother when she was 17. Three decades later, MacCormack believes that the drug her mother took to prevent miscarriages caused her to develop breast ...

Cancer created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Debate over who needs a thyroid check in pregnancy

(AP) -- Check-ups during pregnancy tend to focus around the waist. But there's growing debate about which mothers-to-be should have a gland in their neck tested, too.

Health created Jan 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Balancing the womb

(Medical Xpress) -- New research hopes to explain premature births and failed inductions of labour.

Medical research created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vaginal progesterone reduces preterm birth, neonatal morbidity and mortality in women at risk

Women with a short cervix should be treated with vaginal progesterone to prevent preterm birth, according to a landmark study by leading obstetricians around the world. Vaginal progesterone decreased the rate of preterm birth ...

Other created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US preterm birth rate under 12 percent, the lowest level in nearly a decade

The nation's preterm birth rate slipped under 12 percent for the first time in nearly a decade, the fourth consecutive year it declined, potentially sparing tens of thousands of babies the serious health consequences of an ...

Health created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low birthweight infants have five times rate of autism

Autism researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing have found a link between low birthweight and children diagnosed with autism, reporting premature infants are five times more likely to have autism than ...

Medical research created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome at increased risk of pregnancy complications

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome are more likely to have problems with pregnancy regardless of whether they are undergoing fertility treatment, claims new research published in the British Medical Journal today.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pregnant mothers at risk from air pollution

A Californian-based study has looked in detail at air quality and the impact of traffic-related air pollution on premature birth. Published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health, results from this s ...

Health created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lung function of moderately premature babies is reduced at 8-9 years but may improve with age

The negative effects that premature birth can have on the lungs of babies could be as severe in moderately premature babies as those born extremely prematurely but may be reversed in their teenage years, according to a new ...

Health created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Deformed limbs linked to smoking in pregnancy

Missing or deformed limbs, clubfoot, facial disorders and gastrointestinal problems are some of the most common birth defects found to be associated with smoking during pregnancy, according to a major new report led by scientists ...

Health created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gum disease can increase the time it takes to become pregnant

Women who are trying to become pregnant should make sure they visit their dentist and brush their teeth regularly, after preliminary research revealed that gum disease potentially can lengthen the time it takes for a woman ...

Dentistry created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

URI nursing study finds effects of premature birth can reach into adulthood

In the longest running U.S. study of premature infants who are now 23 years old, University of Rhode Island Professor of Nursing Mary C. Sullivan has found that premature infants are less healthy, have more social and school ...

Health created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kids dependent on long-term ventilation require longer, more expensive hospital care

Despite significant technological improvements, children reliant on long-term mechanical ventilation often require extensive additional care, including costly hospital stays and emergency visits.

Health created May 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study suggests dietary supplement can protect against pre-eclampsia

A dietary supplement containing an amino acid and antioxidant vitamins, given to pregnant women at high risk of pre-eclampsia, can reduce the occurrence of the disease, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 20, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast