Low-income Pregnant Women in Rural Areas Experience High Levels of Stress; Mothers’ and Babies’ Health at Risk, MU Researcher Says • Pregnancy news • Jan 30 13 Stress during pregnancy puts mothers’ and their babies’ health at risk, previous research has shown. Now, a… Treating sleep-disordered breathing in pregnancy may improve fetal health • Pregnancy news • Jan 03 13 A new study suggests that treatment of mild sleep-disordered breathing with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in pregnant women with preeclampsia improves fetal activity levels, a… Use of anti-depressants during pregnancy not linked with increased risk of stillbirth, infant death • Pregnancy news • Jan 02 13 In a study that included nearly 30,000 women from Nordic countries who had filled a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) prescription during pregnancy,… Preventing unintended pregnancies • Pregnancy news • Nov 26 12 Fifty percent of all pregnancies are unplanned, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to reproductive health research. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists believes we need to address the… Smoking in pregnancy tied to lower reading scores • Pregnancy news • Nov 20 12 Yale School of Medicine researchers have found that children born to mothers who smoked more than one pack per day during pregnancy struggled on tests designed to measure how… Genetics point to serious pregnancy complication • Pregnancy news • Nov 15 12 New research at the University of Adelaide has revealed a genetic link in pregnant mums - and their male partners - to pre-eclampsia, a life-threatening complication during pregnancy. Pre-eclampsia involves high… Antidepressants Increase Risks For Pregnant Women • Pregnancy news • Nov 04 12 Researchers learn that antidepressants could increase the risk of multiple birth complications if taken by pregnant women. CBS News reports about a new study claiming that pregnant women suffering from depression… Women with lupus have a higher risk for preeclampsia • Pregnancy news • Oct 30 12 New research reports that women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a two-fold increase in risk of preeclampsia—a dangerous condition in which pregnant women develop high blood pressure… Pre-pregnancy Weight, Smoking Status Tied to Heavy Kids • Pregnancy news • Oct 30 12 Children whose mothers smoked or were overweight before becoming pregnant were likely to become overweight in childhood, researchers found. Maternal prepregnancy smoking status was associated with a 47% increased… Pregnant women, get whooping cough shot • Pregnancy news • Oct 25 12 An expert panel is urging every expecting mother to get a shot preventing whooping cough, preferably in the last three months of her pregnancy to help protect her baby. The advice… Breech births cause more problems for moms and babies when water breaks early • Pregnancy news • Oct 18 12 Breech births increase the risk of complications for the mother and baby when the amniotic sac ruptures early. These findings were presented today by… Mother’s touch could change effects of prenatal stress • Pregnancy news • Oct 17 12 Scientists at the Universities of Liverpool, Manchester, and Kings College, London, have found that mothers who stroke their baby’s body in the first few weeks after birth may change… Chronic stress during pregnancy prevents brain benefits of motherhood, study shows • Pregnancy news • Oct 15 12 A new study in animals shows that chronic stress during pregnancy prevents brain benefits of motherhood, a finding that researchers suggest could increase understanding of postpartum… Most pregnancy-related infections are caused by four treatable conditions • Pregnancy news • Oct 10 12 In low-and-middle income countries, pregnancy-related infections are a major cause of maternal death, can also be fatal to unborn and newborn babies, and are mostly caused by four… Starting to snore during pregnancy could indicate risk for high blood pressure, U-M study says • Pregnancy news • Sep 26 12 Women who begin snoring during pregnancy are at strong risk for high blood pressure and preeclampsia, according to research from the University… Pregnancy complications up to twice higher in women born preterm • Pregnancy news • Sep 24 12 Women who were born premature are more likely to have pregnancy complications than women who weren’t, according to data analyzed by a team lead by Dr. Anne… Birth is no reason to go to hospital • Pregnancy news • Sep 19 12 A new Cochrane Review concludes that all countries should consider establishing proper home birth services. They should also provide low-risk pregnant women with information enabling them to make an… Study implicates marijuana use in pregnancy problems • Pregnancy news • Sep 12 12 New research indicates marijuana-like compounds called endocannabinoids alter genes and biological signals critical to the formation of a normal placenta during pregnancy and may contribute to pregnancy complications like preeclampsia.… Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of wheeze and asthma in preschool children • Pregnancy news • Aug 19 12 Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with wheeze and asthma inpreschool children, even among children who were not exposed to maternal smoking late inpregnancy… Less Iron During Pregnancy May Be OK • Pregnancy news • Jul 15 12 During pregnancy, taking an iron supplement less than once a day may provide similar maternal and infant outcomes compared with taking a daily pill, a systematic review showed. Infant outcomes… Antipsychotics in Pregnancy Up Diabetes Risk • Pregnancy news • Jul 02 12 Women who took antipsychotic drugs during pregnancy - including those drugs thought to have less potential for unwanted metabolic effects - were at increased risk for developing diabetes and giving birth… Small differences in birth timing tied to test scores • Pregnancy news • Jul 02 12 Researchers have known that babies born premature are at risk for slowed brain development, but a new study suggests that even among those considered “normal term” - between… Continued Infertility Treatments Drive Pregnancy Successes • Pregnancy news • Jun 29 12 Women in their 30s and 40s who undergo multiple infertility treatments may be nearly as likely to deliver a baby as women who conceive naturally, according to new research that provides… Study offers new insights into the effects of stress on pregnancy • Pregnancy news • Jun 28 12 Expectant mothers who dealt with the strain of a hurricane or major tropical storm passing nearby during their pregnancy had children who were at elevated risk… Future reproductive outcomes for women who have had an ectopic pregnancy • Pregnancy news • Jun 20 12 Women who experience an initial ectopic pregnancy - when the embryo implants outside the womb, usually in the fallopian tubes - are less likely to conceive… Page 4 of 39 pages « First < 2 3 4 5 6 > Last » << Back to main
