Pregnancy and Health:
Healthy Pregnancy, news on pregnancy care and health. Health issues associated with pregnancy.
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Jul 28th, 2009
On July 13, 2009, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunizations for the World Health Organization met in Geneva to make recommendations on who would receive priority swine flu vaccination. Among those at the top were pregnant women. Pregnant women comprised 6 % of American deaths from swine flu. The first American to die of swine flu was a pregnant woman from Texas.
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Jul 22nd, 2009
A mother’s exposure to urban air pollutants known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can adversely affect a child’s intelligence quotient or IQ.
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Jul 21st, 2009
Researchers at the Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at the Mailman School of Public Health find that exposure to urban air pollution during pregnancy can result in lower IQ in children. Air pollutants known as PAH’s (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) mostly come from traffic sources, including burning diesel fuel. Burning tobacco also releases PAHs. The result of burning fossil fuels is now linked to lower IQ, and the effects occur before birth.
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Jun 13th, 2009
Access to early prenatal education increases the chance of having a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby.
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May 28th, 2009
The Institute of Medicine has updated its recommendations for weight gain during pregnancy. It is healthier for a woman to be of normal weight prior to getting pregnant, but the trend across the United States has been toward higher BMI’s in the population.
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May 20th, 2009
Women can increase their chances for a healthy pregnancy by eating right, exercising, not smoking, and getting early medical care.
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May 5th, 2009
Since many women now are delaying pregnancy until their 30s or 40s, coupled with the fact that melanoma is the most common form of cancer for young adults 25-29 years old, more women could be faced with developing melanoma before or during pregnancy.
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Apr 28th, 2009
New guidelines show it’s relatively safe for women with epilepsy to become pregnant, but caution must be taken, including avoiding one particular epilepsy drug that can cause birth defects.
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Apr 28th, 2009
Cynthia Harden, M.D., of the University of Miami, and colleagues have published updated guidelines for use of anti-epileptic drugs in women who wish to get pregnant and those who are in their pregnancy.
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Apr 16th, 2009
The problem of methamphetamine use in today’s society is an ever growing problem. Women of childbearing age are among this group, leading to an increasing number of children with prenatal methamphetamine exposure.
