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Developmental, neurologic problems common in extremely preterm infants

...re Study Group identified 308 children born at the gestational age of 25 weeks or earlier in the UK and Ireland. Of these, 283 were assessed for neurologic function Based on their lower scores on the Mental and Psychomotor Development Indexes compared with a population mean, 19% were classified as severely disab...

Starvation in pregnant women can cause heart disease to their children

...scular risks in adult life, but they depend on the gestational time. People whose mothers starved during the first 13 weeks of pregnancy can have heart diseases later in their adult life, Starvation during mid or late pregnancy don’t have a telling effect. Thus children born to mothers who go hungry during earl...

Good News For Women With Gestational Diabetes

...pregnancy, the special form of the disease, called gestational diabetes, puts both mother and her baby at risk. M...nted insulin pump therapy helped women with severe gestational diabetes.The study was fairly small. 30 women used the implanted pumps out of 251 women with gestati...

Toxins linked with pregnancy loss

...l clinical factors need to be addressed, including gestational age at the time of exposure, the duration of exposure, the impact of other factors or agents to which the mother, and the physiological status of the mother. In addition, in a given population, the interrelationship between frequency of exposures, fr...

Gestational Diabetes linked to Chromosomal defici

... researchers, suggest that, some women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy may be prone to have chi...mosomal abnormalities However, researchers stress, gestational diabetes is not itself a risk factor for these types of defects since they form in the early stages ...

Drugs Taken During Pregnancy Found To Affect Unborn Babies

...in the womb were more likely to have had a shorter gestational age, and were also more likely to suffer from a range of neurobehavioral problems, including nervousness, startles, and sleep disturbances. Researchers conclude, “Results of the present study call into question the conclusion that SSRI use during p...

Avoiding Drugs During Pregnancy

...in the womb were more likely to have had a shorter gestational age, and were also more likely to suffer from a range of neurobehavioral problems, including nervousness, startles, and sleep disturbances. In conclusion researchers say their results call into question the conclusion that SSRI use during pregnancy...

The Link Between Larger Birth Weight And Cancer Risk

...s they set out to collect details on maternal age, gestational age, birth order, birth weight, placental weight, birth length, and head circumference on 11,166 babies born between 1915 and 1929 and were then followed up for 40 years in their adult life. Twenty-four percent of the participants were diagnosed wit...

Twin pregnancy may be risky for the fetus

...ed unexpectedly. The deaths happened at an average gestational time of 34 weeks. Researchers for the study recommend that for such types of pregnancies, expectant mothers should opt for elective pre-term delivery after 32 weeks. This may lower the mortality risk associated with the fetuses before delivery. Howe...

Is low birth weight related to psychological distress in adulthood?

... examined the relationship between bodyweight at gestational age and later adult psychological distress in whic...ult psychological distress. Low birth weight for gestational age is a marker for impaired fetal growth. The observed association with adult psychological distres...

Smoking during pregnancy causes reduced birthweight

... Head circumference, Apgar score, and normal term gestational age also decreased significantly with increasing maternal or spouses' expired air carbon monoxide concentrations. The study has clearly shown the harmful effect of smoking and exposure to smoking on the newborn. Prev Med. 2005 Jan;40(1):10-5....

Obesity, diabetes in pregnant women affects babies

...," a researcher said. They found that chronic and gestational diabetes were significant risks for a primary caes...in Pregnancy: A form of Diabetes type 2 called gestational diabetes, develops during 2 percent to 5 percent of pregnancies. In gestational diabetes, your body ...

Whole-body hypothermia reduces risk of death in Encephalopathy in infants

...ournal of Medicine. A total of 239 babies with a gestational age of 36 weeks or more were enrolled in the study, and 102 were assigned to hypothermia. Infants were randomized within 6 hours of birth and all had either severe acidosis, or perinatal complications and resuscitation at birth. All had moderate to s...

The Relation Between Pregnancy And Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

... rate (ESR) increases during pregnancy. Also, both gestational age and haemoglobin concentration significantly in...althy pregnant women, and to examine the effect of gestational age and haemoglobin concentration on ESR. More than a thousand healthy pregnant women attending for...

Obesity Common Thread In Pregnancy Complications And Cardiovascular Woes

...s involving the placenta, including pre-eclampsia, gestational high blood pressure and separation of the placenta from the uterine wall. Maternal placental syndromes include preeclampsia (high blood pressure during pregnancy) and conditions where the placental blood vessels become blocked. These include placen...

Gestational Age Linked To High Blood Pressure

Babies born with reduced gestational age had an increased risk of developing high blood...e babies who were born with a very minimal days of gestational age had 93% of developing high blood pressure compared to normally born babies. The authors have no...

Obese mothers more prone to Pregnancy Risks

... risk of infertility and suffer from hypertension, gestational diabetes and thromboembolic (clot-related) events. There are in need of a Caesarean section, take more time in recovering from childbirth, and have higher prenatal medical costs. Apart from the mothers they put their baby’s life in danger. Such b...

Obesity The Major Cause Of The Increase In Newly Diagnosed Diabetes

...ad ever told them they had diabetes (not including gestational diabetes in pregnant women). They found that annually, about 2000 people reported a diagnosis of diabetes. Linda S. Geiss stated in the article, that among the adults aged 18–79 years, the incidence of diagnosed diabetes increased 41% from 1997 to ...

Biocon To Shift Focus On Innovation To Accelerate Growth

...valuated on a medium to long-term basis, given the gestational nature of its R&D investments and regulatory time lines. According to Biocon chief operating officer (COO) Arun Chandavarkar, the company's innovation strategy was built on in-house capabilities, proprietary technologies and a broad array of licens...

Kids Face a Slim Chance of Growing Obese, If Breastfed Longer Than Three Months

...s born to an overweight mother also diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Researchers in Germany studied nearly...nd, in particular, of women who are diagnosed with gestational diabetes, are at greater risk for gaining excessive amounts of weight as they grow up, breastfeeding...

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