(HealthDay)—Pregnant women with intellectual and developmental disabilities are at increased risk for adverse maternal and offspring outcomes, according to a study published in the April issue of BJOG: An International ...
Mar 29, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Maternal hyperglycemia during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of abnormal glucose tolerance, obesity, and increased blood pressure (BP) in offspring, independent of maternal obesity, according to ...
Mar 20, 2017
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A drug commonly prescribed to pregnant women with a history of delivering babies early provides no benefit. In fact, this drug may even increase the risk of developing gestational diabetes.
Mar 14, 2017
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It's well documented that infants born at full term have better health outcomes. However, one in ten babies in the United States are born via a medically unnecessary early elective delivery, such as an induction of labor, ...
Mar 6, 2017
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The age at which girls start menstruating could flag a later risk of diabetes during pregnancy, according to a University of Queensland study
Mar 6, 2017
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A large national study suggests that treating pregnant women for mildly low thyroid function does not improve the IQs of their babies or reduce preterm births or other negative outcomes.
Mar 2, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Guidelines have been provided for managing pregnancies in which the best clinical estimate of gestational age is suboptimal, according to a committee opinion published in the March issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Mar 1, 2017
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Insufficient weight gain during pregnancy was associated with increased risk for nonaffective psychosis - or schizophrenia spectrum disorders - in children later in life in a study that used data on a large group of individuals ...
Feb 22, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Diabetes that develops during pregnancy—known as gestational diabetes—carries health risks for both the mom-to-be and her baby, new research confirms.
Feb 16, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Endoscopy during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of preterm birth or small for gestational age, according to a study published in the February issue of Gastroenterology.
Feb 7, 2017
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