You are here : health.am > Pregnancy Health Center > Pregnancy news Pregnancy news Pregnancy May Increase the Risk of Developing Binge Eating Disorder • Pregnancy news • Sep 06 07 Pregnancy may open a window of vulnerability for developing binge eating disorder, especially for women from lower socio-economic situations, according to a study from the University of… Study identifies warning signs of pregnancy danger • Pregnancy news • Sep 03 07 Warnings signs such as increased stress could indicate that pregnancy-induced hypertension is reaching life-threatening levels, found Temple University researcher Kathleen Black, DNSc, RNC, the author of a study in the… Passive smoking increases sleep disturbance among pregnant women • Pregnancy news • Sep 03 07 Pregnant women exposed to passive smoking are more likely to have sleep disturbances such as subjective insufficient sleep, difficulty in initiating sleep, short sleep duration, and snoring loudly or… Treating diabetes during pregnancy can break link to childhood obesity • Pregnancy news • Aug 28 07 Treating diabetes during pregnancy can break the link between gestational diabetes and childhood obesity, according to a Kaiser Permanente study featured in the September issue of Diabetes… Junk food in pregnancy may spur overeating in kids • Pregnancy news • Aug 23 07 Overindulging in high-calorie, sugary, fatty and salty treats during pregnancy and lactation might produce a child with a fondness for junk food, the results of an animal study… Prenatal antidepressants linked to preterm births • Pregnancy news • Aug 16 07 Antidepressant drug use during pregnancy, but not depression itself, is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth and lower fetal age at delivery, according to results of a study published… Mother’s diet affects cleft-palate risk in baby • Pregnancy news • Aug 10 07 Pregnant women who eat a meat-rich, fruit-poor diet may be doubling their baby’s likelihood of being born with a cleft lip or cleft palate, Dutch researchers report. Women with this… Pregnancy: Things to Think About Before You’re Pregnant • Pregnancy news • Aug 07 07 Why is being ready for pregnancy so important? Conception occurs about 2 weeks before your period is due. That means you may not even know you’re pregnant until… STIs in Pregnancy: Protecting Yourself and Your Baby • Pregnancy news • Aug 07 07 At the beginning of pregnancy, your doctor will test you for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that could hurt you or your baby. These tests are very important. What tests… Treatment for Syphilis in Pregnancy • Pregnancy news • Aug 07 07 Treponema pallidum, the cause of syphilis, is highly transmissible, even in the absence of any specific symptoms or clinical findings. Maternal syphilis has been associated with complications such as hydramnios, spontaneous abortion,… Maternal obesity prior to pregnancy associated with birth defects • Pregnancy news • Aug 06 07 Mothers of babies born with some structural birth defects—including missing limbs, malformed hearts and underdeveloped spinal cords—appear more likely to be obese prior to becoming pregnant than mothers… Smoking tied to serious pregnancy condition • Pregnancy news • Aug 06 07 Smoking during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of placental abruption, a potentially life-threatening condition for both the mother and fetus, according to a report in the American Journal of… Progesterone Injections Do Not Prevent Preterm Birth in Twin Pregnancies • Pregnancy news • Aug 02 07 Weekly progesterone injections do not prevent premature births in women pregnant with twins, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study has found. The result came… Lower Cesarean Rates Associated With Preventive Labor Induction • Pregnancy news • Jul 30 07 At a time when national rates of cesarean delivery have climbed above 30%, a four-year study of patients receiving an alternative method of obstetric care experienced a significantly lower… High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy • Pregnancy news • Jul 25 07 What is blood pressure, and how is it measured? Blood pressure is the pressure in the arteries in your body. We measure blood pressure by putting a cuff around your upper… Unintended Pregnancy Predicts Feelings that Parenting is a Burden, MU Study Finds • Pregnancy news • Jul 23 07 The relationship between a mother and her infant is believed by many to be the foundation of healthy childhood development, but researchers at the University… Glucosamine doesn’t seem to pose risks during pregnancy • Pregnancy news • Jul 22 07 Findings from a small study conducted in Canada suggest that the endogenous aminomonosaccharide glucosamine taken during pregnancy causes no increased risk for major malformations or other adverse fetal effects.… Aspirin reduces risk of preeclampsia, premature delivery, and adverse pregnancy outcomes • Pregnancy news • Jul 22 07 Aspirin modestly reduces the risk of preeclampsia, premature delivery, and serious adverse pregnancy outcomes in at-risk women, according to a meta-analysis published online May 17 in… Pregnancy-related hip diseases: Incidence and diagnoses • Pregnancy news • Jul 22 07 Pregnancy-related hip diseases epidemiology has been poorly evaluated. We report our experience of gestational and postpartum hip diseases and evaluate their incidence. Methods (1) Prospective survey: all pregnant or early… Safety of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in pregnancy • Pregnancy news • Jul 18 07 Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence as first-line drugs for the treatment of depression, but there is emerging evidence that they… Acute pyelonephritis in pregnancy: A retrospective study • Pregnancy news • Jul 17 07 To examine the incidence, risk factors, microbial pathogens, and pregnancy outcomes of pregnant women with acute antepartum pyelonephritis. Methods: Among all pregnant women admitted to Patan Hospital, Nepal… Diagnosis and management of ectopic pregnancy using bedside transvaginal ultrasonography in the ED • Pregnancy news • Jul 11 07 The objective of this study was to describe diagnosis and management of ectopic pregnancy using bedside transvaginal ultrasound (US) in an established emergency US… Smoking, Nicotine and Pregnancy • Pregnancy news • Jul 04 07 1050 pregnant women are being recruited for the most extensive trial of its kind to establish the effect of using nicotine patches during pregnancy. The £1.3m clinical trial — Smoking, Nicotine and Pregnancy… Cocaine in pregnancy has lasting effect on kids • Pregnancy news • Jul 04 07 Children who were exposed to cocaine in the womb show poorer-than-average language skills during their early years and do not catch up, new research suggests. In a study that… SSRI antidepressants do not pose major birth defect risk • Pregnancy news • Jun 28 07 Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found that certain selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors antidepressants do not appear to increase the risk for most kinds of birth… Page 20 of 31 pages « First < 18 19 20 21 22 > Last » << Back to main
