Psychology & Psychiatry
Improving body positivity during and after pregnancy could lead to healthier mothers and children
Pregnancy is often thought of as a time of excitement and anticipation.
Sep 9, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Growth differences during twin pregnancy have effect later in life
A child who receives fewer nutrients in the womb than their identical twin brother or sister is more likely to have developmental problems later in life. This is what researchers from the Leiden University Medical Center ...
Jul 29, 2022
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Health
How a pregnant woman who smokes can be hurting her future grandchildren
The dangers of smoking are common knowledge. Smoking during pregnancy, even second-hand smoke, can hurt both the mother and her child. But her grandchildren?
Aug 21, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Maternal intake of choline during pregnancy impacts children's sustained attention
Seven-year-old children performed better on a challenging task requiring sustained attention if their mothers consumed twice the recommended amount of choline during their pregnancy, a new Cornell study has found.
Jan 3, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
According to scientists, boys are more demanding than girls before they are born
Finding out the sex of a baby during pregnancy could lead to better life chances, a new Cambridge study has discovered.
Apr 26, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Reduced hormone supply in pregnant mothers linked to ADHD in their children
Low levels of key, body-regulating chemicals in mothers during the first three months of pregnancy may interfere with the baby's brain development, a large American study shows.
Oct 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Catching COVID-19 in early pregnancy could increase risk of miscarriage
Pregnant women who reported being infected with COVID-19 in their first trimester were more likely to have an early miscarriage, finds a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.
Jun 21, 2022
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Pediatrics
Babies born during pandemic's first year score slightly lower on a developmental screening test
Columbia researchers found that babies born during the pandemic's first year scored lower on a developmental screening test of social and motor skills at 6 months—regardless of whether their mothers had COVID during pregnancy—compared ...
Jan 4, 2022
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Medications
Antibiotics might lower effectiveness of birth control pill
(HealthDay)—Doctors have long suspected it, but a comprehensive new study provides more evidence that antibiotics can reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills.
Aug 19, 2020
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
COVID-19 vaccines do not impact IVF success
(HealthDay)—Receipt of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine does not affect the ovarian response or pregnancy rates in in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, according to a study published online Feb. 25 in Fertility and Sterility.
Mar 17, 2022
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