Pregnancy and Health:
Healthy Pregnancy, news on pregnancy care and health. Health issues associated with pregnancy.
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Fertility problems plague approximately 15% of couples attempting to conceive. One recent study posits that both men and women may share a common cause of infertility that could be remedied by something as simple as sex in the sun. Read on to discover what sex in the sun may have to do with increasing your fertility.
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For women who are pregnant, smoking and excess weight each contribute to the increased risk of birth defects in the developing baby. But add the two together and the risks more than double for congenital heart abnormalities.
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How much alcohol is safe to consume during pregnancy? The only healthy, safe answer is zero.
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A widely-prescribed group of antidepressant, selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are linked to pulmonary hypertension in newborns of mothers who took them during pregnancy. Examples of SSRIs are Lexapro, Prozac, and Paxil.
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On January 4, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the number of twins born in the United States has soared over the last three decades and for the following reason.
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The use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs is currently a major problem in pregnancy; it impacts more than 400,000 pregnancies in the U.S. each year with preventable morbidity (health damage) and mortality (death). To address this issue, researchers conducted a cost-benefit analysis of Early Start: an integrated prenatal intervention program for stopping substance use in pregnancy.
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Women who have high blood pressure (BP) early in their pregnancy are more likely to give birth to infants who have birth defects, and the risk is separate from their use of antihypertensive medication. That’s the finding of a new study published in the British Medical Journal.
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Researchers find an enzyme they call a Fertility Switch that could help women conceive.
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A new study review shows calcium supplements during pregnancy have no benefit for moms or babies, except for preventing high blood pressure that is associated with preeclampsia. In the study, calcium supplementation was not shown to prevent pre-term birth, low birth weight or help maintain bone density during pregnancy.
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Preterm birth is a significant healthcare problem in the United States. While some preterm births are triggered by maternal infection or other problems specific to a particular woman and her pregnancy, researchers in Los Angeles have discovered a connection between traffic-generated pollution and preterm birth, indicating that addressing environmental toxins may play a significant role in risk evaluation and reduction.
