Pregnancy and Health:
Healthy Pregnancy, news on pregnancy care and health. Health issues associated with pregnancy.
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Jan 22nd, 2008
High doses of daily caffeine during pregnancy cause an increased risk of miscarriage.
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Jan 18th, 2008
Children will suffer irreversible damage into their adult life if proper nutrition interventions are not delivered before the age of 24 months.
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Jan 15th, 2008
KDHE to share the message that a mother's health before, during and after pregnancy is an important foundation to having a healthy baby.
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Jan 7th, 2008
Folic acid supplementation during pregnancy has long been known to reduce the risk of birth defects in newborns, but a new study now suggests that the vitamin may also reduce the risk of preeclampsia.
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Oct 26th, 2007
Fetal alcohol syndrome is a serious condition and is clearly a consequence of heavy alcohol intake during pregnancy, he writes. Nevertheless, there is still no evidence that low to moderate alcohol intake in pregnancy has any long term adverse effects.
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Oct 15th, 2007
The Michigan Department of Community Health is urging women who are or will be pregnant during the influenza season to receive the influenza vaccine.
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Sep 14th, 2007
New drug could be used to delay delivery in expectant mothers with severe preeclampsia.
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Sep 7th, 2007
A program launched in North Carolina in January to provide no-cost progesterone shots to low-income and uninsured pregnant women at risk of preterm birth.
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Aug 28th, 2007
Ohio District Court ruled that a Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region clinic does not have to provide all records of abortions given to women under 18.
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Aug 17th, 2007
Institute of Medicine to begin gathering scientific evidence to examine guidelines for how much weight pregnant women should gain
