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Sex timing has no impact on risk of Birth defects

...irth defects or Down syndrome among children whose mothers reported an optimally-timed conception and those who reported a less optimally-timed conception....

Boys reduced mother's life expectancy

... Researchers felt that boys take more of a toll on mothers than girls because they grow faster in the womb, a... had a higher relative long-term survival cost for mothers than giving birth to and raising daughters. Samuli Helle of the University of Turku, Finland, who le...

Dangers from lead

...orkplace. The study, based on examinations of 190 mothers and their babies in Mexico, found that high levels of lead in the women’s bones at the time of birth corresponded to lower mental functioning of the children at age 2.Experts believe that lead builds up in the bones when people are exposed to the met...

Breastfeeding may decrease Breast Cancer Risk

...those who did not have breast cancer. In addition, mothers who did not breastfeed or who breastfed for shorter durations (around 10 months compared to 15 months) were at a significantly higher risk of developing breast cancer than those who did breastfeed longer. Researchers report the overall risk of breas...

Breastfed babies grow rapidly

...ademy of Pediatrics, WHO and UNICEF recommend that mothers breast-feed their infants for the first year of life. A number of studies indicate that breast-feeding can lower the risk of infections and allergies, possibly into adulthood, and may boost brain development early in life....

Massage therapy regulates sleep cycle of newborns

A new study involving twenty mothers and their full-term infants, revealed that massage...m Tel Aviv University says that massage therapy by mothers in the perinatal // period helps infants coordinate their circadian systems with environmental cues....

Stroke also in list of common childhood ailments

...eagues who reviewed medical records of 30 pairs of mothers and babies who had a stroke, say that the causes of a stroke in infancy is largely unknown and that the factors could be as varied as infections, birth defects, blood-clotting disorders and birth trauma. Researchers claim that if risk factors of stro...

Thalidomide may stage a comeback

...r morning// sickness. However, it was banned after mothers who took it gave birth to deformed children. The European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA) is now considering whether the drug should be re-licensed for use across the EU, since recent studies have suggested that thalidomide co...

Yet another plus for breast feeding!

... at night while they slept. Researchers found that mothers who breast-fed their babies, naturally adopted a s...the mother's knees under the baby's feet. However, mothers who bottle-feed their babies are much more likely to turn their backs on their baby or put the baby'...

Babies Should Get Vitamin D Supplement

...tes and chronic digestive diseases. However asking mothers to take extra vitamin D will not solve the problem, for the amount needed to satisfy nursing infants is "close to the toxic level" in mothers....

Depression drugs help baby

Researchers have found that mothers suffering from postpartum depression who take anti...ith healthy weight gain when compared to babies of mothers who went untreated. The findings suggest women should seek treatment even if they need to take anti-...

Baby born to SARS mother is healthy

One of three babies born to SARS-infected mothers in Hong Kong is now healthy and has been discharge... with severe acute respiratorysyndrome. Two of the mothers died after giving birth, but the surviving mother was in a stable condition in PrincessMargaret Hosp...

Hope for 11 million children facing death from illnesses

...fied as priorities for future action: Health of mothers and new borns the health and survival of the child, especially in early infancy, is intricately linked with the health of the mother, her nutritional status, and the reproductive health care she receives. Nutrition for healthy development better nutr...

Boys demand more than girls, even before birth

...boys are so much bigger at birth than girls, their mothers eat more during pregnancy. Women carrying male emb...esticles. But although they produce bigger babies, mothers of boys do not put on more weight than other women during pregnancy because the gender of the baby h...

Reducing HIV Transmission

... at reducing the transmission of HIV from infected mothers to their newborn children.// Health officials es... lower in developed countries because HIV-infected mothers are routinely treated with the anti-HIV drug zidovudine during pregnancy and labor, and their infant...

Drugs said to Reduce HIV Transmission to Baby

...to child. The therapy was used because the babies' mothers did not know they were HIV positive until the time of delivery. The study included 1,100 babies of African women in which the mother did not know she was HIV-positive until about two hours before delivery. The babies were randomly given nevirapine a...

Selective eating just an evolutionary trait?

...d types as youngsters. Researchers questioned 564 mothers of young children about their eating habits. The fussiest children liked potatoes, cereal and cakes but avoided vegetables, fruit and meat.The researchers believe the behavior develops when children become more independent as a protective mechanism. ...

Prevention of Rickets

...with no vitamin D supplementation and children and mothers get less sun exposure because of concerns about sk... Exclusively breastfed children of Asian and black mothers living outside the tropics should receive 280 to 400 IU. They recommend vitamin D supplements be giv...

Screening Newborns Questioned

...r families. Researchers interviewed more than 250 mothers and more than 150 fathers who had children with ge...he range of mental retardation. Results also show mothers in the screened group reported lower overall stress than those in the clinically identified group. C...

Link Between Mothers Depression and Violence in Children

A new study shows children of mothers who were depressed after childbirth are more likel...violent. However, researchers found children whose mothers were depressed in the months after childbirth were more violent than other children. This correlatio...

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