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Dental Procedure Reduces Preterm Births

...w adjunctive metronidazole therapy did not improve pregnancy outcome. In fact, women who were given the antibiotic after scaling and root planing had more pre-term births than patients receiving scaling and root planing along with a placebo. Dr. Jeffcoat says more research needs to be conducted to determine wh...

Reducing HIV Transmission

...y treated with the anti-HIV drug zidovudine during pregnancy and labor, and their infants receive the drug during the first six weeks of life. This treatment, however, is generally considered too complicated for use in less developed countries. In 1999, investigators, working with health professionals in Ugan...

Ginseng Associated with Pregnancy Risks

...suggest, “Use of ginseng during first trimester of pregnancy should be with caution.” ...

Drugs said to Reduce HIV Transmission to Baby

...Africa. //The treatment is generally given late in pregnancy and continued until early infancy. Researchers con...to reach babies of women who are not tested during pregnancy and do not find out they are HIV-positive until they give birth. They say this is especially importa...

Women who conceive after a year have a higher chance of giving birth prematurely

...h -- when the baby is delivered before 37 weeks of pregnancy -- is a major public health concern because underdeveloped babies are at an increased risk of death in the first year of life and are more likely to develop heart, lung and brain disorders if they survive. The rate of premature births in the United...

Women who conceive after a year have a higher chance of giving birth prematurely

...h -- when the baby is delivered before 37 weeks of pregnancy -- is a major public health concern because underdeveloped babies are at an increased risk of death in the first year of life and are more likely to develop heart, lung and brain disorders if they survive.The rate of premature births in the United St...

Changing Partners may put Expectant Mothers at Risk

... risky behavior such as smoking or drinking during pregnancy and poor nutrition. Researchers examined the records of nearly 2 million births between 1967 and 1998. During those 30 years, the proportion of women who changed partners between their first two births tripled, and more women had a higher-level ed...

Most Women Unprepared for Operative Deliveries

...y had a negative impact on the women’s views about pregnancy and delivery for the future. Some women said they want another child but they can’t bear to go through a delivery like that again. Thus Researchers say this research shows improvements are needed in preparation for delivery and explanations to the ...

Link Between Mothers Depression and Violence in Children

...in //South London. Mothers were interviewed during pregnancy and three months after they gave birth. They were also interviewed when their child reached 1, 4, and 11 years of age. Mothers, teachers and children were questioned about violent symptoms when the child was 11 years old. Results of the study s...

Link between C-section Delivery and Stillbirth

... who undergo a cesarean section during their first pregnancy are at an increased risk of having a stillborn child down the road.// Researchers are uncertain why the link between C-section delivery and stillbirth exists but say it could be a biological cause. Researchers in Scotland studied data for all sec...

Low Protein Levels A Possible Indicator For A Miscarriage

..., then this could lead to new therapies to prevent pregnancy loss....

Drugs Taken During Pregnancy Found To Affect Unborn Babies

...at depression or other psychiatric problems during pregnancy may be putting their infants at risk for neurobeha...rm newborns whose mothers had taken an SSRI during pregnancy and 17 similar infants whose mothers had not taken one of the drugs, assessing them for more subtle ...

Drug to stop HIV spread to babies may Indirectly harm The Mother

...nt of HIV-infected women who get nevirapine during pregnancy go on to harbor virus that is resistant to the dru... found that women who had gotten nevirapine during pregnancy were much less likely to do well on a standard three-drug regimen if they developed AIDS. Three-quar...

Restoration Of Fertility After Cancer Treatment

...lity by freezing their ovarian tissue, and second, pregnancy may be possible even after the tissue remains frozen for a long time. However researchers warn that freezing ovarian tissue may pose risks and in light of the current uncertainty about the effectiveness and safety of ovarian cryostorage and graftin...

Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy Not Safe

...us studies have shown that drinking heavily during pregnancy could lead to major impairments in growth, behavio...dy shows that even small amounts of alcohol during pregnancy can have a significant impact on child development. The exposure to alcohol is also found to causes...

The Harmful Effects Of Cigarette Smoke

New research shows smoking after pregnancy is just as harmful to kids as is smoking during pregnancy.// Results from a study show long-term smoke exposure in the womb and after birth increases the risk of airway disorders in a child’s first 10 years.Researchers studied the effect of smoke ex...

The Link Between Breast Cancer and Aborted Pregnancy Questioned

...s ended in miscarriage and .93 for women who had a pregnancy that ended as an induced abortion. A relative risk of 1.0 or less indicates no adverse effect on the subsequent risk of breast cancer. The number of abortions was also not associated with any change in breast cancer risk. In a recent study research...

The Importance Of “ Good ”Control Of Diabetes During Pregnanc

...to 12-times more likely to suffer complications of pregnancy such as high maternal blood pressure, higher birth weight babies, babies with dangerously low blood sugar, and babies with more birth defects. Researchers say this occurred even though 84 percent of the pregnancies were planned and women had good me...

Antidepressants Late In Pregnancy Harmful to Unborn Baby

...ooked at what effect antidepressants taken late in pregnancy have on the birth of the baby. The study included ...found that maternal use of antidepressants late in pregnancy causes an increased risk for preterm birth and low birth weight. Researchers also found an increased...

The Effects Of Dental X-Rays During Pregnancy Questioned

Women who have dental X-rays during pregnancy are three-times more likely to have a low-birth weight infant, according to a new study.// Researchers studied about 4,500 women. They found women who had dental X-rays were more likely to have babies weighing less than five pounds. Specialists seem...

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