Medical Induction Of Labor Increases Risk of Amniotic-Fluid Embolism
Labor induction practices could be affected due the risks related to drug induced labor and childbirth.
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Folate Supplement Interacts With Malaria Treatment In Pregnant Women
Many have recommendations that pregnant women supplement their diet with folate, a B vitamin, in order to protect against neural tube defects in the baby and possibly reduce the likelihood of anemia in mothers.
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Research Could Lead To New Treatments For Birth Defects
Research into cleft lip and palate could open the door to babies with certain craniofacial disorders being successfully treated in the womb.
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Bad Blood Between Boys and Girls
Women infected with dormant toxoplasmosis are more likely to give birth to boys than women who are Toxoplasma negative.
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A New Approach To The Treatment of Malaria in Pregnant Women in West Africa
A new approach to treatment for pregnant women suffering from malaria in west Africa has been found to be both safe and effective.
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NHS Should Not Encourage Commercial Blood Banking
NHS maternity units should not encourage commercial banking of umbilical cord blood, but women should be encouraged to donate altruistically to public blood banks.
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Low Birth Weight Infants May Have Cognitive and Physical Problems When Reaching Adolescence
Low birth weight is known to increase the risk for major disabilities such as cerebral palsy and mental retardation, but researchers now suspect that low birth weight may also contribute to minor difficulties in motor skills and in thinking.
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One-Third of U.S. Infant Deaths Result of Premature Birth
The report cites several causes for the rising preterm birthrate, including an increasing number of births to adolescent girls and older women, whether a woman previously had delivered a preterm infant.
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Preterm Birth Causes One-Third Of All Infant Deaths
Premature birth is the underlying cause of nearly twice as many infant deaths than previously estimated, shows the study on preterm birth defects.
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Gaining Weight Between Pregnancies Could Lead To Pregnancy Complications
Even a moderate increase in weight between pregnancies could could be risky for mothers.
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Solvent Exposure Linked To Birth Defects in Babies of Male Painters
Men who paint for a living may be placing their unborn children at increased risk of birth defects and low birth weight.
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Lower Fetal Weight Linked to High Distress in Mothers
If you are pregnant and under extreme amounts of stress or feeling depressed, you should talk with your doctor about ways of treating these conditions during pregnancy.
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Taller Women Are More Likely To Have Twins
An obstetrician who specializes in multiple birth pregnancies has confirmed that taller women are more likely to have twins.
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Calcineurin Helps Newborns Breathe Easy
Many premature babies suffer from the potentially life threatening respiratory distress syndrome.
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Better Training Needed To Reduce Emergency Caesareans
Emergency caesarean delivery in the second stage of labor.
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Very Low Birth Weight Linked To Reduced Quality of Life in Pre-School Children
Babies with very low birth weights tend to have a much lower quality of life when they are three or four years old.
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Prenatal Vitamins May Reduce Risk of Brain Tumors in Children
Women who take multivitamins early in pregnancy may reduce the risk that their child will develop some types of brain tumors.
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How Air Pollutant Helps Pregnant Women with Hypertension
For pregnant women nitric oxide is a crucial compound required to avoid hypertension and pre eclampsia in pregnancy.
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Improvement Seen in Fetal Survival Following Preeclampsia
Fetal survival following a preeclamptic pregnancy has improved substantially over the last 35 years in Norway, likely due to a reduction in stillbirths and improvements in clinical management.
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Preconception Care Crucial To Improving Maternal and Infant Health
Since nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended, the preconception period, the time before a woman becomes pregnant, is crucial to reducing many of the risks of birth defects and premature birth.
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Preeclampsia, Fetal Development Problems May Be Linked To Low Levels of Hormone
Study ties low levels of a hormone secreted by the uterus and embryos to problems with pregnancy and fetal development.
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When Preventing Pre-Eclampsia, A Little Carbon Monoxide Goes A Long Way
Mothers who smoke cigarettes during pregnancy have a 33% decreased risk of developing pre eclampsia compared to nonsmokers.
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Prenatal Diagnostic Tests Have Low Risk of Miscarriage
Pregnant women who seek prenatal diagnostic testing to identify genetic or chromosomal abnormalities have a lower risk of miscarriage than previously believed.
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Low Birth Weight Babies and Risk for Visual Impairment
Low birth weight babies with reduced occipital regional volumes at higher risk for visual impairment.
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Risk of Death May Be Higher for Babies Delivered By Cesarean Section
For mothers at low risk, infant and neonatal mortality rates are higher among infants delivered by cesarean section than for those delivered vaginally in the United States.
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Drug To Prevent Preterm Birth Needs Prompt FDA Approval
Studies of progesterone injections offer promise that the risk of recurrent preterm births will be reduced in a select group of women who already had a baby born too soon.
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Corticosteroids Given Before Preterm Births Help Newborns to Survive
Administering corticosteroid drugs to pregnant women who are at risk for premature delivery increases the chances of survival for their newborns.
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Lower Birth Rate and Fewer Girls Under China's One Child Policy
Family size, fertility preferences, and sex ratio in China in the era of the one child family policy: results from national family planning and reproductive health survey.
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Two-Thirds of Pregnant Women with Depression Aren't Getting Treatment
Many other pregnant women with signs of depression receive inadequate care, putting moms and babies at risk.
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No Direct Association Between Anxiety Symptoms and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Pregnancy can be an emotional time for women and, for some, anxiety associated with the pregnancy can be compounded by pre existing difficulties such as having an inadequate social support system.
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When Pregnancies Fail Early, Many Woman Choose Office Procedure
Management of early pregnancy failures, there is a shift in thinking.
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Examination Not Sensitive Enough To Detect Breech Babies
The position of a baby in the womb in late pregnancy is important because if it is not lying in the normal head down position (known as cephalic presentation) vaginal delivery may be difficult or impossible.
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Miscarriage Significantly Associated With Increasing Paternal Age
Increasing paternal age is significantly associated with increased rates of spontaneous abortion, a pregnancy loss occurring before twenty weeks of gestation. As the male partner ages there is a steady increase in rate of miscarriage.
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Domestic Violence During Pregnancy Increases Risk of Early Childhood Mortality
Domestic violence towards mothers during pregnancy significantly raises the risk of death for their children during the earliest stages of childhood.
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Regular Multivitamin Use Around The Time of Conception Significantly Reduces Preeclampsia Risk
Women who are considering becoming pregnant may significantly reduce their risk of preeclampsia by taking a multivitamin supplement regularly three months before conception and during the first trimester of pregnancy.
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New Test Could Keep Babies From Contracting Deadly Infections
Federal guidelines require doctors to screen all women for the organism between 35 and 37 weeks of pregnancy. Women who test positive are then treated with antibiotics during labor.
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Anti-Herpes Drug Reduces Need for Caesarean Sections In Infected Women
Giving an anti viral drug to pregnant women who have a history of genital herpes significantly lowers the rate of Caesarean sections needed to protect the infant from becoming infected with the virus
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Fibromyalgia Increases Pain and Fatigue for Pregnant Women
Pregnant women with fibromyalgia experience significant pain, fatigue and psychological stress, symptoms that are often misdiagnosed or undertreated as a normal part of pregnancy.
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Summer Pregnancy Tips: How To Stay Fit and Safe When Exercising
Pregnant women don't have to avoid exercise just because it's hot outside.
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New Hope for Preterm Babies
Many preterm babies suffer from low blood pressure a new machine is helping scientists better monitor the health of preterm babies.
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