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Family planning with folate

...ant for women before and during the early stage of pregnancy to take folate as it is necessary for the healthy development of babies in early pregnancy.One should not avoid folate due to risks of twin bearing....

Pregnancy complications indicate health problems

...g to researchers, women who have had a complicated pregnancy could benefit from screening to prevent diabetes a...fe. For example, those who develop diabetes during pregnancy are at increased risk of mid-life diabetes. Similarly, those who have a premature or low weight baby...

Losing that baby fat among women

... more than the recommended amount of weight during pregnancy and or fail to shed the excess pounds by the time ...o examine how body weight during and shortly after pregnancy impacts weight and body mass index over the long haul. No study to date has looked at the effect of ...

No connection between epidurals and backache

...e of self-reported lower back pain during or after pregnancy was high. There were no significant differences in the timing of onset. Back pain was common in both groups but more women reported severe pain in the epidural group. Pain lasting more than one year, persistent pain, and recent pain were all more com...

Benefits in fertility procedures

...of advanced maternal age, those who have recurrent pregnancy loss, and women with two or more failed IVF cycles...ld true. Specifically, in the group with recurrent pregnancy loss, it appears PGD can dramatically increase a woman's chance of a successful pregnancy. As for t...

Physical activity less among black girls

...ack of activity included a higher body mass index, pregnancy and smoking. Another risk factor associated with declining activity level was a lower level of parental education. Researchers say this study shows the continuous drop in physical activity levels of girls, both black and white, as they get older. Th...

Pregnancy shouldn't be dissuaded in older age

...the University of Southern California investigated pregnancy outcomes in women, ages 50 and older, who conceive...hat there were 52 clinical pregnancies for a total pregnancy rate of 45.5 percent.42.1%. Of the 70 women in the series, 40 (54.5 percent) had live births. Three ...

Imitating celebrity mums may prove unsafe for mom and child

...s like Liz Hurley and Victoria Beckham have made// pregnancy more sexy with cropped tops and clingy dresses, it has not helped ordinary women, who have started feeling inadequate and under pressure to look good. In some cases, it has even prompted women to to diet while pregnant, putting their own and the baby...

Women who quit smoking during pregnancy tend to relapse

...ti-smoking therapies at women who have quit during pregnancy to help reduce the danger to infants and older children from second-hand smoke....

Miscarriage during pregnancy and heart disease linked

...ers, is that these same factors may also determine pregnancy complications. The study however, need not alarm women, because, according to experts, the study though done on a large number of patients, is only superficial as many potential variables were not sufficiently controlled. So, the results are not yet...

Chance of water births being urged for mums-to-be

... practices for healthy women with an uncomplicated pregnancy at term. Past research has also shown that waterbirths tend to make women feel more in control and relaxed, resulting in less painful contractions, less stress// to the baby and a reduced need for painkilling drugs, compared to traditional birthing p...

Dads to blame for longer pregnancies

...r than 42 weeks and another 7,000 women whosefirst pregnancy had lasted between 37 and 41 weeks. The data gathe...nts indicated that those who had had one prolonged pregnancy had a 20%risk of having a second one.// If the first pregnancy had lasted for 44 weeks, therisk incr...

Depression drugs help baby

...ssants for mood or anxiety disorders either during pregnancy or within four weeks of giving birth. Mothers who are depressed might be less inclined to breast feed their children. Depression also has an effect on biological variables in the mother's milk. The study led investigators to conclude that number of f...

Infertility may result from bone fragments

...oscope. Is a case, a 36 year old woman who ended a pregnancy 15 years earlier and was not able to become pregnant again. When diagnosed through normal hysteroscope her uterus appeared normal. However when doctors conducted an ultrasound exam they found white evidence of embedded bone fragments. Using the ultra...

Abortion may cause mental illness

...atric problems in the first four years after their pregnancy than women who carried their pregnancies to term. The study also indicated that Women who had an abortion were nearly three times more likely to be admitted to hospital// for mental health problems than women who delivered. But a strong opposition ca...

Boys demand more than girls, even before birth

... do not put on more weight than other women during pregnancy because the gender of the baby had no effect on maternal weight. These data suggest that in utero boys are already more demanding than girls....

ASPIRIN MAY HELP LOWER PREGNANCY RISK

Low-dose aspirin taken during pregnancy may help lower the risk of pre-eclampsia, doctors say. Their review found a daily low dose of aspirin among high-risk women can reduce the risk of perinatal death and pre-eclampsia, or pregnancy-induced hypertension. women with a history of pre-eclam...

Age should not rule out visectomy reversal

...rsing the vasectomy offers a reasonable chance for pregnancy even when the woman is 35 or older, according to a... years. Of the 40 couples with adequate follow-up, pregnancy occurred in 14 (35 percent). Thirteen of these pregnancies were still ongoing or had been delivered ...

Changes in cabin pressure pose risks for moms-to-be

One of the more intriguing observations about pregnancy is that births are sometimes reported to increase right about nine months after major weather events, such as hurricanes or snowstorms. While some have speculated that the sudden changes in barometric pressure that precede a storm could boost concept...

Painkillers Increase Risk of Miscarriage

...ornia researchers report taking painkillers during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage. Non-steroidal a...factors for miscarriage. The use of NSAIDs during pregnancy increased the risk of miscarriage by 80 percent. The risk for miscarriage was especially high if the...

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