Pregnancy News
Pregnant women are advised not to smoke during pregnancy because it can harm the baby’s lungs and lead to wheezing and asthma, among other problems. If a woman absolutely can’t kick the habit, taking vitamin C during pregnancy may improve ... Read More »
University of Newcastle researchers are asking new mums to reflect on their pregnancy and post-birth experience to help researchers design a healthy lifestyle program for other mothers-to-be. Dr Lesley MacDonald-Wicks said the University of Newcastle is calling for women who ... Read More »
Children who did not receive enough iodine in the womb performed worse on literacy tests as 9-year-olds than their peers, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Iodine is absorbed ... Read More »
New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis points to a common species of bacteria as an important contributor to bacterial vaginosis, a condition linked to preterm birth and increased risk of sexually transmitted diseases. The condition ... Read More »
For women with abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding during early pregnancy, patient history and clinical examination alone are insufficient to indicate or eliminate the possibility of ectopic pregnancy, while transvaginal sonography appears to be the single best diagnostic method for ... Read More »
Maternal use of valproate (a drug used for the treatment of epilepsy and other neuropsychological disorders) during pregnancy was associated with a significantly increased risk of autism in offspring. The authors caution that these findings must be balanced against the ... Read More »
Light drinking during pregnancy is not linked to adverse behavioural or cognitive outcomes in childhood, suggests a new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. This study collated data from the Millennium Cohort Study, a national ... Read More »
It’s no secret that smoking during pregnancy impacts on the health of the mother and her baby however one in ten Victorian women are smoking in pregnancy, according to a survey of recent mothers conducted by the Murdoch Childrens Research ... Read More »
Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy have an increased risk of high blood pressure even 40 years after maternity, which leads in turn to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This has been demonstrated by researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy. ... Read More »
A new study from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research shows testosterone levels in the womb have little impact on later childhood behavior. Lead author Dr Monique Robinson said results from smaller studies had suggested high levels of testosterone ... Read More »
