DNA Fingerprinting Used To Identify Viable Embryos
Pregnancy rates could be improved by this DNA fingerprinting research leading to fewer multiple pregnancies.
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Having A Drink During Pregnancy Is Common For French Women
More than half of women in France continue to drink alcohol during their pregnancies.
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Mothers' High Blood Sugar Levels Place Infants At Risk For Birth Problems
Pregnant women with blood sugar levels in the higher range of normal are more likely than women with lower blood sugar levels to give birth to babies at risk for many of the same problems seen in babies born to women with diabetes during pregnancy.
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Extremely Premature Baby Survival Still Low
There has been no improvement in survival of babies born before 24 weeks' gestation or extremely premature, the current legal limit for abortion.
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Mothers Pass Dangerous Toxins To Babies Through Breast Milk
A landmark study shows dangerous dioxins are passed directly from mother to baby via breast milk, but can be significantly reduced by Chlorella pyrenoidosa.
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Studies Give Little Insight To Preventing Pregnancy-Related Diabetes
Many health care professionals suspect that a low glycemic diet may play a significant role in controlling pregnancy-related diabetes, but a recent review of evidence evaluating the effects of diet proved inconclusive.
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Chocolates Reduce Chances of Preeclampsia
Here are some of the benefits of chocolates to pregnancy. New research suggests that indulging in chocolate during pregnancy could help ward off a serious complication known as preeclampsia.
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Breastfeeding cuts mother's breast cancer risk
When it comes to feeding babies, the old adage 'breast is best' certainly holds true, for a new study has found that it cuts the mother's risk of developing breast cancer.
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Link Between Ozone Air Pollution, Premature Death Confirmed
Short-term exposure to current levels of ozone in many areas is likely to contribute to premature deaths.
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Pregnant Women Need Omega-3 To Boost Infant Development
A new study has proven a direct correlation between dietary consumption of the omega-3 DHA and enhanced infant development.
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Women's Diet During Pregnancy Determines Baby's Sex
Women having a calorie rich diet and regular breakfasts during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to boys.
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Finds Moms Are Buzzing About Brands
Today's pregnant women and new moms engage in one-third more word of mouth conversations per day than the total public or women and almost two-thirds of these conversations include brand recommendations.
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How Exercise During Pregnancy Benefits Baby
Researchers have recently discovered the health benefits of an exercise womb. That's right, we said "womb" not "room." According to a new study, maternal exercise during pregnancy has cardiovascular benefits for the developing fetus.
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Breastfeeding While Taking Seizure Medicine Does Not Appear to Harm Children
A first of its kind study finds breastfeeding while taking certain seizure medications does not appear to harm a child's cognitive development.
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Factors That Influence Premature Infant Survival, Disability
Researchers have identified several factors that influence an extremely low birth weight infant's chances for survival and disability.
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Prevalence of Self-Reported Postpartum Depressive Symptoms
Postpartum depression (PPD) affects 10%-15% of mothers within the first year after giving birth. Younger mothers and those experiencing partner-related stress or physical abuse might be more likely to develop PPD.
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Smoking Early In Pregnancy Raises Risks Of Heart Defects In Newborns
Mothers who smoke early in pregnancy are more likely to give birth to infants with heart defects.
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Researchers To Observe Fetal Cells In Blood Of Mothers After Donor Egg Pregnancies
Suppression of the immune system's surveillance response could prevent transplant rejection and fetal cells may be an easier source of stem cells than banking.
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Pregnant, Breastfeeding Women Who Eat Fatty Food May Have Obese Babies
Women who eat too much trans fat food may have increased risk for having obese babies.
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Seatbelt Use By Pregnant Women Would Save 200 Fetuses A Year
About 200 fetuses each year would not be lost if pregnant women properly used their seatbelts every time they were in an automobile.
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Obese Pregnant Women Use Greater Health Care Services
Obesity during pregnancy is associated with greater use of health care services and longer hospital stays.
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Preterm Birth Linked To Lifelong Health Issues
The healthcare implications of being born premature are much broader and reach further into adulthood than previously thought.
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Pregnant Women Eating Fish Boost Child's Intelligence
Women eating more fish during pregnancy have higher chances to have intelligent children.
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A Pregnant Man Thomas Beatie From Oregon Puzzles Medicine
A man from Oregon named Thomas Beatie claims he is the first pregnant man on earth. The story is more complicated by the fact that Thomas Beatie's doctor confirms that he is 22 weeks ahead in his pregnancy.
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Black Infants Are More Likely To Be Born Preterm
The African-American infant mortality rate is more than twice as high as white Americans and the preterm birth rate for black women averaged 17.6 percent, compared to the national average of 12.3 between 2002 and 2004.
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Women Expect Less Childbirth Pain
More women are now inclined to natural childbirth, but most of them are unprepared to pain.
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Many Women Of Childbearing Age Missing Folic Acid Message
Taking a folic acid pill a day is under-promoted in the media, under-recommended by health care providers and underused by women of childbearing age.
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New IVF Cuts Risk Of Multiple Births
Single embryo implant during IVF cuts risk of multiple births, protecting both mother's and child's health.
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Babies Accidentally Mixed-Up In UK Hospital
Babies were accidentally given to wrong moms in a UK hospital.
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Babies Born To Teenage Fathers Have Greater Risk Of Birth Problems
Babies born to teenage fathers are more likely to be born before term, have low birth weight and die within the first year of birth,.
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Scientists Detect Fatal Copper Disorder At Birth
A test could greatly extend the survival of infants with Menkes disease, a rare, otherwise fatal disorder of copper metabolism.
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Strawberries May Contribute To Healthy Pregnancy
Study shows folic acid supplements greatly reduced the risk of premature birth.
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Hispanic Women Proficient In English More Likely To Give Birth Early
Hispanic women who had adopted the beliefs, values and behaviors of mainstream US culture were four times more likely than their peers who were not as acculturated to give birth prematurely.
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Significantly higher success rates with artificial insemination
Anew method could help some couples who are childless against their will. The microscopic procedure significantly improves the success rate of 'ICSI' (intracytoplasmic sperm injection).
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Stress In Early Pregnancy and Child Schizophrenia Risk
Severe stressful events in early pregnancy may be associated with schizophrenia among offsprings.
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Examining Infant Mortality, Racial Disparities
Tallahassee Democrat examine infant mortality rate in Leon County, Fla.
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A New OB/GYN Series Is Born On Discovery Health
Complex pregnancies and high- risk births-these are worries for many parents-to-be.
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Blue Cross Launches Maternity Depression Program
Motherhood is often characterized as a magical experience for women with only a fading reference to the "baby blues."
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Black-White Infant Mortality Gap Widens
Despite overall improvements in infant mortality, there continues to be a disparity in infant mortality rates between whites and blacks.
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Healthy Pregnancies Equal Healthy Babies
Study advises pregnant women to reduce their caffeine intake during pregnancy or cut it out entirely as it may increase the risk of miscarriage.
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