Health
Vaping may harm fertility in young women
E-cigarette usage may impair fertility and pregnancy outcomes, according to a mouse study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.
Sep 5, 2019
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News tagged with pregnancy outcomes
Vaccination
No link between flu vaccine in pregnancy and later health problems in children
There is no association between exposure to the 2009 H1N1 "swine flu" vaccine during pregnancy and health problems in early childhood, concludes a study from Canada published by The BMJ today.
Jul 10, 2019
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Diabetes
Single threshold may not be feasible for gestational diabetes
(HealthDay)—Uniform application of gestational diabetes mellitus diagnostic thresholds may not be appropriate in populations across the world, according to a study published in the July issue of Diabetes Care.
Aug 2, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tdap vaccine given during pregnancy reduces occurrence of infant pertussis
A study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows the effectiveness of the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis) vaccine for infants whose mothers receive the vaccine during pregnancy. ...
Jun 14, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Major depression in males may lower chances of conception
(HealthDay)—Active major depression (MD) in the male partner may lower the likelihood of pregnancy, according to a study published in the May issue of Fertility & Sterility.
May 24, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Improving birth outcomes one amino acid at a time
A simple dietary supplement (L-arginine) was found to improve birth outcomes, paving the way for future clinical trials to test this inexpensive and safe intervention.
Mar 8, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Researchers identify risk factors for sleep apnea during pregnancy
Snoring, older age and obesity may increase a pregnant woman's risk for sleep apnea—or interrupted breathing during sleep—according to researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study, which appears ...
Feb 13, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The impact of Hurricane Harvey on pregnant moms
Johanna Bick, assistant professor of clinical psychology at the University of Houston, is launching a study of women who were pregnant during Hurricane Harvey, or who became pregnant within six months after, to track the ...
Feb 13, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Failed outpatient sterilization procedures not associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes
While the risk of pregnancy is low after female sterilization procedures, 60 percent of pregnancies that do occur result in a live birth, according to a new study. Researchers looked at data from close to 1,000 pregnancies ...
Jan 11, 2018
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Health
Study in mice finds dietary levels of genistein may adversely affect female fertility
Exposure to the phytoestrogen genistein prior to conception may adversely affect female fertility and pregnancy outcomes, depending on the dosage and duration of exposure, a new study in mice suggests.
Nov 14, 2017
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