The Effects Of Dental X-Rays During Pregnancy Questioned
...men who had dental X-rays were more likely to have babies weighing less than five pounds. Specialists seem surprised by the fact since the amount of radiation pregnant women were exposed to was very low and generally thought to be incapable of inducing observable health effects. Previous studies show young......e was banned after causing severe birth defects in babies born to mothers who used it. It's had few negative side effects in this group and one very positive effect on Gibson. "I don't have those lesions or the sores anymore. It makes me feel more confident about myself." Gibson says that makes the outside ...Unborn Found To Be More Sensitive to Pollution
Unborn babies are particularly sensitive to cancer-causing pollu...chers who studied pregnant women and their newborn babies // .Past studies in mice have shown exposure to pollutants is more harmful to fetuses than their mot...The Use Of Antioxidants To Diminish Effects of Alcohol During Pregnancy Questioned
...ants during pregnancy may prevent birth defects in babies born to women who abuse alcohol. When pregnant mice // were exposed to ethanol and also given an antioxidant, researchers saw a 36-percent reduction in limb malformations in the offspring. Ethanol is the intoxicating agent in liquor. Researcher say ...Solutions Being Sought For Prevention Of Rickets
... is increasing for two main reasons. They say more babies are being breastfed longer, with no vitamin D supplementation and children and mothers get less sun exposure because of concerns about skin cancer. Doctors also indicate immigrant groups have a higher prevalence of rickets. Researchers suggest pregn...Yet Another Harmful Consequence Of Smoking
...otland and England who were interviewed when their babies were about six months old. Researchers asked about the mother’s smoking habits before and during pregnancy, including how many cigarettes she smoked and whether she was exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke. The study was conducted between 1997 and 200...The Effects Of Delaying A Delivery Questioned
...ers compared these two methods. For the study, 588 babies were randomly assigned to have immediate delivery or delayed delivery. The babies had fetal trauma, and the mothers were between 24- and 36-weeks pregnant. The delayed delivery mean...Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate Can Now Be Predicted Before Birth
About one in every 600 babies in the United States is born with an isolated cleft lip and palate, which means the baby is born with cleft only // and no other birth defects. Researchers say they now have a new gene test that will help predict if a couple will have a child born w...Fortifying Foods Found To Reduce Birth Defects
...tudy compared the number of neural tube defects in babies born in Newfoundland and Labrador -- two areas with some of the highest known rates of neural tube defects in North America -- before and after the requirement went into effect. Between 1991 and 1997 there were an average of 4.36 neural tube defects ...Babies Born By C- section At A Greater Risk for Allergies
...ording to a recent study. Researchers studied 865 babies who had been exclusively breast-fed until they wer...orn into families with a history of allergies. The babies were monitored on four separate occasions until they turned 1. Blood samples were then taken to chec...Indian Treatment for Iraqi Babies
...om cardiac problems but nothing for kids. The blue babies in our country have to simply die," said Atheir Saleh Jasim, who has brought her three-year-old Karar Hyder, who looked very blue and weak. ...Vaginal Birth After C-section Dangerous For Both Mother And Baby
... have one C-section have to deliver all subsequent babies by that route. However, other doctors have suggested some women can deliver vaginally even if they previously delivered by C-section. This study aimed to see how vaginal birth after a c-section affects mother and child. Thus researchers followed abo...Cooling Can Reduce The Risk Of Brain Damage In Oxygen Deprived Newborns
... say brain damage does not happen immediately when babies are oxygen-deprived instead, researchers say a che...Thus researchers say treatment may be possible for babies who suffer oxygen deprivation at birth however they stress on the need for further study in order to...The Link Between Larger Birth Weight And Cancer Risk
...tain diseases in adulthood researchers say, larger babies // have a higher risk of developing certain cancer...ht, 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 ...Epidural given in early labor may not lead to caesarian birth
...r the newborns also were significantly higher than babies born otherwise. The study concluded that there was no significant effect of epidural analgesic on the rate of caesarian birth.According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, it is recommended that whenever possible the obstetr...More Importance To Be Given To Prenatal Nutrition
...d an age equivalent to human adolescence when mice babies born underweight began showing a higher level of blood glucose . By 6 months of age, the mice had extremely high levels of blood glucose, similar to full-blown diabetes in humans and were not programmed to secrete a limited amount of insulin later in...Old Drugs Safe To Use In Cancer Treatment ?
...s // to pregnant mothers and resulted in seal like babies ( shortened limbs). Now, doctors see a new future use for the infamous medication: helping cancer patients maintain their weight. The effects of this drug were studied in pancreatic cancer patients and was seen to help weight loss in cancer patien...Baby Talking Is Good For Your Child
... to recognize words in the infant directed speech; babies have a better chance of learning the language much faster than babies who only have to listen to adult directed speech. An adult directed speech is in general spoken in a...Low hemoglobin may make mothers bond less with their babies
...ldren and were less available emotionally to them, babies of such mothers were also less attached to their mothers than others. Reference: Penn State University, News Release April 2005...Mercury fillings during pregnancy may not lead to low birth weight
...for dental fillings in pregnant ladies may lead to babies born// with low birth weight. Scientists of Univer...rwise. 1117 women who have given birth to lighter babies (less than 2.5kgs) were compared with 4468 women who had given birth to babies of normal birth weigh...