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Immigrant parents at lower risk of preterm birth than Canadian-born couples
• Childbirth • • Pregnancy • Dec 16 15

Immigrant parents at lower risk of preterm birth than Canadian-born couples

Couples who immigrate to Canada are generally at lower risk of having a preterm birth than Canadian-born couples, new research has found.

The findings… Immigrant parents at lower risk of preterm birth than Canadian-born couples   

 
 

Resistance exercise during pregnancy has perceived positive effects
• Physical activity -exercise • • Pregnancy • Nov 04 15

Resistance exercise during pregnancy has perceived positive effects

Swimming, walking and other mild physical activities, along with avoidance of resistance exercise, are often recommended for pregnant women. But a new PhD thesis… Resistance exercise during pregnancy has perceived positive effects   

 
 

Black women often cope with infertility alone
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • • Pregnancy • Jun 04 15

Black women often cope with infertility alone

African-American women are equally, if not more, likely to experience infertility than their white counterparts, but they often cope with this traumatic issue in… Black women often cope with infertility alone   

 
 

Increased risks in pregnancy for obese mothers and their babies, says study
• Obesity • • Pregnancy • Jun 03 15

Increased risks in pregnancy for obese mothers and their babies

Women with obesity have a range of increased health risks in pregnancy, both for them and their babies, compared with those in the healthy… Increased risks in pregnancy for obese mothers and their babies, says study   

 
 

New research finds smoking and mother’s genetics combine to increase likelihood of twins
• Genetics • • Pregnancy • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 17 15

New research finds smoking and mother's genetics combine to increase likelihood of twins

African American mothers who smoke and have a genetic profile that includes a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the TP53 gene have an increased… New research finds smoking and mother’s genetics combine to increase likelihood of twins   

 
 

Intrauterine exposure to maternal gestational diabetes linked with risk of autism
• Diabetes • • Pregnancy • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 14 15

Intrauterine exposure to maternal gestational diabetes linked with risk of autism

Among a group of more than 320,000 children, intrauterine exposure to gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosed by 26 weeks’ gestation was associated with risk of… Intrauterine exposure to maternal gestational diabetes linked with risk of autism   

 
 

Religion and support for birth control health coverage can mix
• Pregnancy • • Public Health • Mar 11 15

Religion and support for birth control health coverage can mix

New research debunks the assumption that a woman’s religion predicts her views on policies affecting reproductive health care such as insurance coverage for birth… Religion and support for birth control health coverage can mix   

 
 

Pregnant women with asthma need to curb urge to ask for antibiotics
• Asthma • • Pregnancy • Mar 03 15

Pregnant women with asthma need to curb urge to ask for antibiotics

Getting sick when you’re pregnant is especially difficult, but women whose children are at risk for developing asthma should avoid antibiotics, according to… Pregnant women with asthma need to curb urge to ask for antibiotics   

 
 

Exercise ball used in delivery process decreases labor time, reduces number of C-sections
• Physical activity -exercise • • Pregnancy • Feb 11 15

Exercise ball used in delivery process decreases labor time, reduces number of C-sections

According to a new study by nurse researchers at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, a Phoenix hospital part of Banner Health, a peanut-shaped exercise… Exercise ball used in delivery process decreases labor time, reduces number of C-sections   

 
 

High-fat diet, obesity during pregnancy harms stem cells in developing fetus
• Dieting • • Obesity • • Pregnancy • Dec 26 14

High-fat diet, obesity during pregnancy harms stem cells in developing fetus

Physician-scientists at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital reveal a high-fat diet and obesity during pregnancy compromise the blood-forming, or hematopoietic, stem cell system in the… High-fat diet, obesity during pregnancy harms stem cells in developing fetus   

 
 

Women with bipolar disorder at 50 percent greater risk of delivering preterm babies
• Childbirth • • Pregnancy • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Nov 03 14

Women with bipolar disorder at 50 percent greater risk of delivering preterm babies

Women who have been previously hospitalized for bipolar disorder are nearly twice as likely to have premature babies compared to women without a history… Women with bipolar disorder at 50 percent greater risk of delivering preterm babies   

 
 

Drug tests on mothers’ hair links recreational drug use to birth defects
• Addiction • • Childbirth • • Pregnancy • Nov 02 14

Drug tests on mothers' hair links recreational drug use to birth defects

Drug tests on 517 mothers in English inner city hospitals found that nearly 15% had taken recreational drugs during pregnancy and that mothers of… Drug tests on mothers’ hair links recreational drug use to birth defects   

 
 

‘Healthy’ component of red wine, resveratrol, causes pancreatic abnormalities in fetuses
• Food & Nutrition • • Pregnancy • Jun 02 14

'Healthy' component of red wine, resveratrol, causes pAncreatic abnormalities in fetuses

Here’s more evidence that pregnant women should be careful about what they eat and drink: A new research report appearing in the June 2014… ‘Healthy’ component of red wine, resveratrol, causes pancreatic abnormalities in fetuses   

 
 

Health-care professionals must be aware of rarer causes of headaches in pregnancy
• Headaches • • Migraine • • Pregnancy • May 23 14

Health-care professionals must be aware of rarer causes of heaDaches in preGnancy

Most headaches in pregnancy and the postnatal period are benign, but healthcare professionals must be alert to the rarer and more severe causes of… Health-care professionals must be aware of rarer causes of headaches in pregnancy   

 
 

Women with Unintended Pregnancies Take Shortest Maternity Leaves
• Gender: Female • • Pregnancy • • Public Health • May 05 14

Women with Unintended Pregnancies Take Shortest Maternity Leaves

Mothers in the United States who have unintended pregnancies return to work sooner after childbirth than mothers whose pregnancy was intended, according to… Women with Unintended Pregnancies Take Shortest Maternity Leaves   

 
 

Preterm births, multiples, and fertility treatment
• Childbirth • • Fertility and pregnancy • • Pregnancy • Apr 16 14

Preterm births, multiples, and fertility treatment

While it is well known that fertility treatments are the leading cause of increases in multiple gestations and that multiples are at elevated risk… Preterm births, multiples, and fertility treatment   

 
 

Women who gain too much or too little weight during pregnancy at risk for having an overweight child
• Obesity • • Pregnancy • • Weight Loss • Apr 13 14

Women who gain too much or too little weight during pregNancy at risk for having an overweight child

Gaining both too much or too little weight during pregnancy appears to increase the risk of having an overweight or obese child, according… Women who gain too much or too little weight during pregnancy at risk for having an overweight child   

 
 

Fewer than half of women attend recommended doctors visits after childbirth
• Childbirth • • Pregnancy • Feb 05 14

Fewer than half of women attend recommended doctors visits after childbirth

Medical associations widely recommend that women visit their obstetricians and primary care doctors shortly after giving birth, but slightly fewer than half make or… Fewer than half of women attend recommended doctors visits after childbirth   

 
 

Text messaging boosts flu vaccine rates in pregnant women
• Flu • • Pregnancy • Jan 10 14

Text messaging boosts flu vaccine rates in pregnant women

A study by researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health evaluated the impact of text messaging reminders for influenza vaccine in a low-income… Text messaging boosts flu vaccine rates in pregnant women   

 
 

Higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy could help babies become stronger
• Children's Health • • Pregnancy • Jan 03 14

Higher vitamin D levels in pregnaNcy could help babies become stronger

Children are likely to have stronger muscles if their mothers had a higher level of vitamin D in their body during pregnancy, according to… Higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy could help babies become stronger   

 
 

Pregnant women need not avoid peanuts, evidence shows
• Allergies • • Fertility and pregnancy • • Food & Nutrition • • Pregnancy • Dec 24 13

Pregnant women need not avoid peanuts

Women need not fear that eating peanuts during pregnancy could cause their child to develop a peanut allergy, according to a new study from… Pregnant women need not avoid peanuts, evidence shows   

 
 

Caution to pregnant women on red meat diabetes link
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Pregnancy • Dec 12 13

Caution to preGnant women on red meat diaBetes link

Pregnant women and women planning to become pregnant can make use of the holiday season to adjust their diets and reduce the risk of… Caution to pregnant women on red meat diabetes link   

 
 

Fertility treatments responsible for high multiple births in U.S.: study
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Pregnancy • Dec 04 13

Fertility treatments responsible for high multiple births in U.S.

More than a third of twin births and more than three-quarters of triplets or higher-order births in the United States are the result of… Fertility treatments responsible for high multiple births in U.S.: study   

 
 

Depression in pregnant mothers may alter the pattern of brain development in their babies
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Pregnancy • Dec 04 13

DepreSsion in pregnant mothers may alter the pattern of brain development in their babies

Depression is a serious mental illness that has many negative consequences for sufferers. But depression among pregnant women may also have an impact on… Depression in pregnant mothers may alter the pattern of brain development in their babies   

 
 

Too much Tylenol in pregnancy could affect development
• Pregnancy • Nov 23 13

Too much Tylenol in pregnancy could affect development

Expectant mothers often take Tylenol, with the active ingredient acetaminophen, to deal with back pain, headaches or mild fevers during pregnancy. But frequent use… Too much Tylenol in pregnancy could affect development   

 
 
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