(HealthDay)—Due to impaired fertility, pregnancy is not common in women on dialysis, but the pregnancy rate is higher than previously thought, and several factors are associated with the likelihood of pregnancy, according ...
Oct 30, 2019
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Expectant mothers receive an avalanche of information about potential risks to their baby. There's a growing list of foods, toxins and environmental threats to avoid. It's normal for this to lead to an increased level of ...
Sep 16, 2019
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New analysis from over 36,000 healthy women in 20 countries suggests that physiological changes during pregnancy may not be as dramatic as traditionally taught. However, average blood pressures do appear to be increasing ...
Sep 12, 2019
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High maternal blood sugar levels and BMI are risk factors for stillbirth in mothers with diabetes, according to a new study in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes), with babies ...
Jul 30, 2019
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The number of low-income women enrolled in Medicaid before becoming pregnant rose substantially in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility through the Affordable Care Act, according to researchers at Columbia University ...
Nov 27, 2018
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Women are more likely to smoke during pregnancy if they live in areas with lots of shops selling cigarettes, a study shows.
Nov 12, 2018
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More women and girls in poor countries are using modern contraception, signifying progress in efforts to involve women in family planning, according to a report released Monday.
Nov 12, 2018
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The risk of dying during pregnancy is negligible for the average Danish woman, but if a woman has epilepsy, the probability is multiplied by five. This is the central result of a comprehensive epidemiological study conducted ...
Oct 4, 2018
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Children who suffer childhood sexual abuse early are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors, adolescent pregnancy, and teenage motherhood, according to new Penn State research.
Sep 12, 2018
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In the tiny maternity ward in Murrupelane, two 16-year-old mothers breast-feed their babies, both born that morning.
Aug 13, 2018
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