Posts Tagged ‘pregnancy’
School obesity rate shifts pregnancy risk
PENN STATE (US) — As the prevalence of obesity rises in a high school, so does the risk of an obese female student bearing a child, according to new research. Continue…
Thursday, May 9, 2013 12:31 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - May 1, 2013 14:34 - 0 Comments
Baby’s cells emit hormone to prevent preeclampsia
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A new understanding of the hormonal “conversation” between mother and fetus could lead to new ways to detect and prevent preeclampsia. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 26, 2013 11:30 - 0 Comments
Cells in placenta may flag autism risk
UC DAVIS / YALE (US) — Abnormal tissue-folding found within the placenta may be an early indication of a baby’s risk for autism spectrum disorder, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 25, 2013 12:14 - 0 Comments
For women, microbe may spell STD trouble
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — A common microbe likely causes a condition that can make women more vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 19, 2013 10:32 - 0 Comments
Stressed moms make baby squirrels grow faster
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — When the woods get crowded, pregnant squirrels improve their offspring’s odds of survival by ramping up hormones that help their babies grow. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 17, 2013 12:10 - 1 Comment
New moms welcome online help for depression
CASE WESTERN RESERVE (US) — Mothers suffering from postpartum depression after a high-risk pregnancy will go online for help if it’s available anonymously and from professional healthcare providers, new research suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2013 8:28 - 0 Comments
Placenta may transmit mom’s stress
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — The placenta can translate a mother’s exposure to stress into an altered protein, which affects the brains of male and female offspring differently. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 1, 2013 10:09 - 0 Comments
Birth defects linked to highway smog
STANFORD (US) — Women who breathe traffic pollution early in their pregnancy have a higher risk of having a baby with serious birth defects of the brain and spine, a new study reports. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 29, 2013 14:23 - 0 Comments
Stress events add up to greater stillbirth odds
EMORY (US) — Major stress events are linked to an increase in stillbirths among all women, according to new research that finds even higher risk for African Americans. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 28, 2013 14:42 - 0 Comments
Late preterm birth may affect early testing
EMORY (US) — A new study shows that children born a few weeks early or whose mothers completed less schooling are at higher risk of failing first grade standardized tests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 28, 2013 8:32 - 0 Comments
Bias against girls can start in the womb
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Women in India and other male-dominated societies are more likely to get prenatal care when pregnant with boys, new research reveals. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 21, 2013 7:01 - 0 Comments
Got ‘new baby’ anxiety? You’re not alone
PENN STATE (US) — Moms need to know that postpartum anxiety is more common than postpartum depression, and it may affect their ability to breastfeed. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 13, 2013 14:31 - 1 Comment
Prenatal exposure to DDT linked to hypertension
UC DAVIS (US) — Girls exposed to high levels of the pesticide DDT while in the womb are three times more likely to develop high blood pressure as adults. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 6, 2013 11:46 - 0 Comments
Carbs for mom tied to respiratory virus in babies
VANDERBILT (US) — A mother’s diet during pregnancy is an important predictor of the severity of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 5, 2013 13:59 - 0 Comments
Inflammation turns off gene that stops early labor
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — Inflammation in the uterus can switch off a key gene that stops labor from occurring too early, research shows. The discovery may lead to new treatments to prevent premature births. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 4, 2013 14:20 - 2 Comments
Scans show why maternity clothes don’t fit
U. MISSOURI (US) — Women would buy even more maternity clothes if the cuts and sizes were based on the fifth month of pregnancy, not the seventh, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 26, 2013 12:02 - 0 Comments
Bigger babies when moms take omega-3
U. KANSAS (US) — Infants of mothers who took the omega-3 fatty acid DHA during pregnancy weighed more at birth and were less likely to be born before 34 weeks gestation, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 21, 2013 17:06 - 0 Comments
3D model changes fetal heart ‘timeline’
U. SHEFFIELD / U. LEEDS (UK) — Compared to those of other mammals, human hearts are disorganized jumbles of tissue until relatively late in pregnancy, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 19, 2013 6:59 - 0 Comments
C-sections no safer for twin births
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Having twin babies by planned vaginal birth is just as safe as having them by planned cesarean section, a new clinical trial shows. (more…)
