Pregnancy after 45 carries risks • Pregnancy news • Nov 10 10 For the few women who manage to get pregnant after age 45, both they and their babies have a higher risk of complications, Israeli researchers have found. For instance, they are about… Poor women often gain too many pregnancy pounds • Pregnancy news • Nov 04 10 A new study finds that young, low-income women often gain too much weight during pregnancy, raising concerns about the potential long-term impact on their obesity risk. Nearly two-thirds of… Light drinking no risk to baby, say researchers • Pregnancy news • Nov 02 10 Drinking one or two units of alcohol a week during pregnancy does not raise the risk of developmental problems in the child, a study has suggested. Official advice remains… Pregnancy and Hypertension • Pregnancy news • Nov 01 10 By now everyone knows that if pregnant or thinking about getting pregnant, your blood pressure should be under control. The good news is that a lot of women have high blood pressure and go… Pregnant women who eat peanuts may put infants at increased risk for peanut allergy • Pregnancy news • Oct 31 10 Researchers have found that allergic infants may be at increased risk of peanut allergy if their mothers ingested peanuts during pregnancy. The data… Therapy for women prone to miscarriage questioned • Pregnancy news • Oct 30 10 Blood-thinning treatments for pregnant women with an inherited condition that makes them susceptible to blood clots may do more harm than good, Danish researchers report. Their study was designed to… Study rejects benefits of fish oil capsules in pregnancy • Pregnancy news • Oct 19 10 A University of Adelaide study has found no evidence that taking fish oil capsules during pregnancy can help reduce the risk of post-natal depression, contrary to international recommendations.… Research Shows a Woman’s Ethnicity and Genetics Can Impact Labor Progression and Pain • Pregnancy news • Oct 18 10 Results from a clinical study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2010 suggest that a women’s labor experience is tied to her ethnicity as well as genetics.… 2 studies present new data on effects of alcohol during pregnancy • Pregnancy news • Oct 18 10 Scientific data continue to indicate that higher intake of alcohol during pregnancy adversely affects the fetus, and could lead to very severe developmental or other problems… Induced labor no more likely to go wrong: study • Pregnancy news • Oct 15 10 Choosing induced labor is just as safe for first-time pregnant women as waiting for labor to start spontaneously, new research hints. The number of women who have labor… Risks in multiple pregnancies • Pregnancy news • Oct 10 10 The complication rate during pregnancy with twins is about 40%. Women with multiple pregnancies often develop pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, and hemorrhages during the term of their pregnancy. Joachim W Dudenhausen from the Charité… Gum disease treatment recommended during pregnancy • Pregnancy news • Oct 08 10 Gum disease can be safely treated during pregnancy and appears to significantly reduce the risk of premature birth associated with periodontal disease, Pennsylvania researchers report. “The present study has potential implications”… Light drinking during pregnancy does not harm child’s behavioral or intellectual development • Pregnancy news • Oct 06 10 Light drinking during pregnancy does not harm a young child’s behavioural or intellectual development, reveals research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community… Postpartum intervention/support prevents smoking relapse, extends breastfeeding duration • Pregnancy news • Oct 04 10 New mothers who smoke are less likely to breastfeed. But those who quit smoking during or just prior to becoming pregnant were significantly more likely to remain smoke free… Short and long sleep in early pregnancy linked to high blood pressure in the third trimester • Pregnancy news • Oct 01 10 A study in the Oct. 1 issue of the journal Sleep found that getting too little or too much sleep… Ultrasound pregnancy dating risky for girl babies • Pregnancy news • Sep 23 10 Using ultrasound to gauge gestational age could put late-term female fetuses at risk of poor outcomes and even death, a new study from Sweden shows. Indeed, up to a third… All pregnant women should get flu shot, say ob-gyns • Pregnancy news • Sep 23 10 Despite landing in the hospital more often if they catch the flu, no more than a quarter of pregnant women in the U.S. get vaccinated against it. That’s… Smoking during pregnancy may harm the child’s motor control and coordination • Pregnancy news • Sep 22 10 Women who smoke during pregnancy run the risk of adversely affecting their children’s coordination and physical control according to a new study from Örebro University, Sweden,… Maternal deaths fall 34 percent, still above U.N. target • Pregnancy news • Sep 15 10 Deaths from complications during pregnancy and childbirth have fallen by a third in the past two decades but 1,000 women still die needlessly every day, the World Health… Researchers develop test for pregnancy complication • Pregnancy news • Sep 14 10 It may be possible to predict which women will develop a dangerous complication of pregnancy called pre-eclampsia weeks before they ever show the first symptoms, an international team of researchers… Low vitamin D levels tied to pregnancy complication • Pregnancy news • Aug 19 10 A new study finds that women who develop a severe form of pregnancy-related high blood pressure tend to have lower blood levels of vitamin D than healthy pregnant women… Immune responses during pregnancy linked to schizophrenia among offspring • Pregnancy news • Aug 13 10 Infections like the flu are common occurrences during pregnancy, and research has shown that children born to mothers who suffered from flu, viruses and other infections during pregnancy… Prenatal test not linked to blood pressure problems • Pregnancy news • Aug 06 10 Despite concerns raised from some earlier research, a new study suggests that a prenatal test done to screen for genetic abnormalities does not raise a woman’s risk of… Smoking may worsen outcome of pregnancy complication • Pregnancy news • Jul 28 10 A new study suggests that smokers who develop preeclampsia during pregnancy are at particular risk of suffering the complications associated with the disorder - including preterm delivery, low birth… Some caffeine okay during pregnancy: obstetricians • Pregnancy news • Jul 21 10 A cup of coffee a day during pregnancy probably won’t increase a woman’s risk of miscarriage or premature birth, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said today. 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