Autism spectrum disorders
New study examines link between pregnancy weight gain, autism spectrum disorders
Can gaining weight during pregnancy provide clues into the cause of autism spectrum disorders?
Oct 28, 2013
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Pediatrics
Maternal smoking may impair infant immunity, causing a broad range of infections
Maternal smoking is associated with both respiratory and non-respiratory infections in infants, resulting in increased risk for hospitalization and death, according to an abstract to be presented Sunday, Oct. 27, at the American ...
Oct 21, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medication taken for nausea during pregnancy not associated with increased risk of major malformations
In an analysis that included more than 40,000 women exposed to the nausea medication metoclopramide in pregnancy, use of this drug was not associated with significantly increased risk of major congenital malformations overall, ...
Oct 15, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Mom's weight gain during pregnancy tied to childhood obesity
A study of 41,133 mothers and their children in Arkansas has shown that high pregnancy weight gain increases the risk of obesity in those children through age 12. The findings, published Oct. 1 in PLoS Medicine, suggest pregnancy ...
Oct 1, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Smoking during pregnancy may increase risk of bipolar disorder in offspring
A study published today in the American Journal of Psychiatry suggests an association between smoking during pregnancy and increased risk for developing bipolar disorder (BD) in adult children. Researchers at the New York ...
Oct 1, 2013
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Health
Body image impacts on weight gain during pregnancy
(Medical Xpress)—How women perceive their bodies during pregnancy and how that impacts on their weight gain has been the subject of a new study by University of Adelaide researchers.
Sep 30, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study sees no link between drinking during early pregnancy and birth woes
(HealthDay)—Drinking alcohol during and even beyond the first trimester of pregnancy doesn't seem to raise the risk of premature delivery, low birth weight or size, or high blood pressure complications for the mother, a ...
Sep 9, 2013
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Health
Use of low-dose steroid creams during pregnancy won't affect baby, study says
(HealthDay)—Women who apply prescription steroid creams such as cortisone to ease a medical issue during pregnancy should not worry that the medication will affect their baby, a new study finds.
Sep 5, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Offspring of mothers stressed during pregnancy with a passive stress coping style more prone to obesity
Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, shows that passively coping offspring ...
Jul 30, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Weight gain early in pregnancy means bigger, fatter babies
Moms-to-be who gain too much weight early into their pregnancy are nearly three times as likely to give birth to bigger and fatter babies, warns a University of Alberta researcher.
Jul 16, 2013
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