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Tag: "pregnancy" at medical news

Early Clue to Down Syndrome

... early pregnancy. Detecting Down syndrome early in pregnancy could be as plain as the nose on the baby's face. // British scientists say failure to detect a nose bone on ultrasound tests performed at 11 to 14 weeks of gestation is an almost sure sign that the fetus suffers from Down syndrome, a grave genetic...

Hormone Deficiency Results In Miscarriage

...ells suggests that some women who cannot sustain a pregnancy may be unable to control these immune reactions. The study showed that CRH is produced by the early embryo and plays a major role in the implantation of the embryo in the endometrium of the mother. It appears that fetal or endometrial CRH deficienc...

Stay away from strenouous work

...ities that women engage in at work do affect their pregnancy outcome. In the past 40 years, the number of working women in developed countries has nearly trebled, and women are on average working longer into their pregnancies....

Hormones Linked To Migraines

.... Levels of prolactin, a hormone that rises during pregnancy to stimulate milk production, were lower among those with migraines, the report indicates. Peak levels of prolactin were low in 53% of patients compared with 22% of those without headaches. This hormone is partially regulated by a brain chemical call...

Early delivery can prevent cancer

...ects against the disease. Hormones released during pregnancy trigger the changes in the breast tissue of young ...nd mice given doses of natural hormones that mimic pregnancy were protected against breast cancer. When the animals were injected with a known carcinogen, they d...

Pregnancy should not be confined

Women who are in the late stages of pregnancy may still be able to fly home for the holidays. Pregnant women can also exercise more than previously recommended. Until now, there were no formal recommendations on flying during pregnancy.// Most airlines in the United States allow women to travel...

Caffeine can induce epilepsy in newborns

...s found that if women drink too much coffee during pregnancy can increase the risk of their babies developing epileptic seizures or fits.//Studies have found that caffeine may be linked to the development of epileptic discharges in cells from newborn mammals that have been briefly starved of oxygen. A researc...

Risk for Pregnant Women

...ross the United States faced elevated risks during pregnancy because of contaminated municipal tap water.// According to the study, just outside Washington, had the most pregnant women at risk in an individual community or water system. WSSC drinking water was pretty safe. "I speak from a unique perspective. ...

Smoking Linked To Low Infant Birth Weight

Women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to bear an underweight child, but ...In general, the women who smoked during the entire pregnancy bore children with a mean reduction in birth weight of 13.3 ounces (377 grams). But the reduction wa...

Postpone intercourse after childbirth

...vessels in a woman's// pelvic area expanded during pregnancy and takes upto 4 weeks to return to normal after birth. The researchers said it was more likely for women to have air embolisms if they had deep penetrative sex with their knees against their chest. The study from the recoreds of the two women stat...

FDA Imposes New Restrictions On Roche's Accutane

...as approved significant changes to the drugmaker's pregnancy prevention programme. The pregnancy prevention programme was adopted about 13 years ago, when Accutane was conclusively linked to birth ...

Toxins linked with pregnancy loss

Couples experiencing recurrent pregnancy loss are often concerned that toxins within the en...ental teratogens, and exposure could contribute to pregnancy loss. Caffeine, cigarette smoking, and hyperthermia are suspected teratogens, and the teratogenic im...

Smoking during pregnancy increases risk of cleft palate

...essages about the risks of drinking alcohol during pregnancy have resulted in a steady decline in fetal alcohol syndrome, they hope women will take notice of their results and others that have found smoking can harm a developing baby....

Diabetics prone to periodontitis

...and 20 non-diabetic women in their 20-39th week of pregnancy to examine the effects of periodontal infection on...iabetics, who are already considered high risk for pregnancy problems, may affect blood sugar control during this critical time." Additionally, periodontal disea...

Pregnant women more prone to depression

...omen are more prone to get depression during their pregnancy more than after their babies are born.Scientists f...und the average scores recorded were higher during pregnancy than after the births. Dr Mary Nolan of the National Childbirth Trust, an expert in antenatal care...

Anxiety likely to affect the foetus

Research suggests that anxiety during pregnancy can increase a mother's risk of having a hyperacti...ho were very anxious// in the last three months of pregnancy had children with more behavioural problems. Lead researcher Professor Vivette Glover, of Imperial...

Pregnancy weight linked to breast cancer

...loping breast cancer after menopause by 40%.Excess pregnancy weight gain// doesn't increase breast cancer risk ...und that women who gained 40 pounds or more during pregnancy raise their post-menopausal risk of developing breast cancer by 40%. In industrialized countries, ab...

Light therapy decreases depression during pregnancy

...entially non-toxic antidepressant light therapy in pregnancy is a clinically attractive option.// The researchers conducted a pilot experiment to see whether exposure to bright light, a technique used to treat those suffering from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or winter depression, might also work on wome...

Gestational Diabetes linked to Chromosomal defici

...some women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy may be prone to have children with certain chromosomal abnormalities However, researchers stress, gestational diabetes is not itself a risk factor for these types of defects since they form in the early stages of pregnancy--well before gestational di...

Incontinence after pregnancy

...any conditions can cause incontinence,// including pregnancy or childbirth. According to the group, one in four women between ages 32 and 55 has experienced an episode of urinary incontinence. According to a new study, researchers from Australia...

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