Genetics point to serious pregnancy complication
New research at the University of Adelaide has revealed a genetic link in pregnant mums and their male partners to pre-eclampsia, a life-threatening complication during pregnancy.
Pre-eclampsia involves high blood pressure and fluid retention and...
Sperm length variation is not a good sign
A new study published online in the journal Human Reproduction finds that the greater the inconsistency in the length of sperm, particularly in the tail (flagellum), the lower the concentration of sperm that can...
Overweight and smoking during pregnancy boost risk of overweight kids
Mums who carry too much weight and/or who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk of having overweight kids, indicates a systematic analysis of the available evidence published online in the Archives of Disease in...
Women whose first pregnancy was ectopic have fewer children and a high risk of...
Women whose first pregnancy is ectopic are likely to have fewer children in the following 20-30 years than women whose first pregnancy ends in a delivery, miscarriage or abortion, according to results from a...
New study finds majority of pregnant women require an average of two months additional...
Three quarters of pregnant women take sick leave from work but employers can help reduce this through flexible work adjustments, suggests a new study published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and...
Chinese women denied luxury of pain relief during labour
A study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY™ 2012 annual meeting revealed sometimes dramatic findings from a 10-year initiative called the “No Pain Labor N’ Delivery China Mission.” In a two-year period during 2009-11, and among...
Pica: Unearthing a hidden dietary behavior
Though it was identified as a disorder as early as the 14th century, pica, or the eating of non-food items, has for years believed to be all but non-existent in a few corners of...
Patterns in ectopic pregnancy
Women whose first pregnancy is ectopic are likely to have fewer children in the following 20-30 years than women whose first pregnancy ends in a delivery, miscarriage or abortion, according to results from a...
Rise in maternal sepsis-related mortality
A study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY™ 2012 annual meeting reports that severity and death rates are increasing in pregnant and postpartum women with sepsis. More than 30 percent of mothers who develop sepsis will...
Breech positioning further complicates premature births
Breech births increase the risk of complications for the mother and baby when the amniotic sac ruptures early. These findings were presented October 17 by a researcher from Loyola University Health System at the...
