Pregnancy and Health:
Healthy Pregnancy, news on pregnancy care and health. Health issues associated with pregnancy.
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Nov 19th, 2009
Stanford University School of Medicine has released a new study in the November issue of the journal Neurology that will ease the mind of many young women with multiple sclerosis or epilepsy. Having one of these neurological disorders does not put a mother-to-be at a significant risk for pregnancy related complications.
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Nov 19th, 2009
Expectant mothers take note: a recent Canadian study found that more than 6 percent of pregnant women are taking prescription drugs known to harm the fetus. The University of Montreal investigation reported that half the women will voluntarily terminate their pregnancy because they fear their child will be born with birth defects.
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Nov 18th, 2009
Each year, the March of Dimes, the nation’s leading organization for pregnancy and baby health, tracks premature birth rates and gives a report that ranks each state and the nation overall on the number of babies born before 37 weeks of gestation.
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Nov 13th, 2009
Pregnant women who have diet-induced obesity may predispose their children to have high blood pressure at an early age. The researchers, who conducted the study at King’s College London, noted that maternal obesity may actually “hardwire” the developing infant’s brain for later development of hypertension.
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Nov 10th, 2009
Women who are concerned about excess weight gain post-pregnancy may want to consider taking probiotics. A new study found that women who took probiotics during pregnancy had a reduced risk of obesity after delivery than those who did not take the beneficial bacteria.
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Nov 3rd, 2009
Most antibiotics used during pregnancy are safe, but researchers have found a link between two commonly prescribed drugs and birth defects.
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Nov 3rd, 2009
An ongoing clinical trial finds that healthy pregnant women have a strong immune response after receiving just one dose of H1N1 influenza vaccine.
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Oct 26th, 2009
FDA-approved test helps women and doctors manage high-risk pregnancies.
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Oct 22nd, 2009
In the largest U.S. study done to examine effects of weight gain during pregnancy in obese women researchers have found that those who gain more than the recommended amount during pregnancy are much less likely to loss the weight gained during the pregnancy within one year after they give birth.
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Oct 10th, 2009
Heartburn and acid reflux can be a significant problem for pregnant women, especially in the last trimester. A large collaborative cohort study has shown that H2 blocker drugs, such as Famotidine, Cimetidine and Ranitidine, pose no significant risks for the fetus even when taken in the first trimester.