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Pregnancy-related high blood pressure, diabetes linked to la...

Most of the changes that come with pregnancy—growing a belly “bump,” being tired, mood swings, cravings for particular foods, and the like—are normal, temporary, and harmless. Two other changes, pregnancy-related h [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy diabetes to soar after test change

The number of women with gestational diabetes could increase 50 per cent under guidelines that will call for universal screening of pregnant women and lower the blood glucose level deemed for a positive diagnosis. The Australasian Diabete [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy complications may raise heart disease risk in late...

Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): Women who experienced complications during pregnancy, like high blood pressure-related disorders or diabetes, may have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease later in life, say researchers. "We wante [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy Discrimination Still A Problem In The Workplace

Workplace discrimination against pregnant women persists despite the passage of a law 30-plus years ago making it illegal. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 prohibits such discrimination, particularly when it comes to hiring, firin [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Vitamin D helps child language development

The finding will need to be confirmed by other studies, since it was based on a statistical analysis of pregnant women. Further studies may also unearth the underlying mechanism responsible for the difference in language development. L [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Third Month Pregnancy: Week By Week

Third month of your pregnancy is crucial in many ways. As you already know, it is the end of your first trimester of pregnancy so basically you will be moving from the first phase to the second phase of your carrying term. This includes a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Pregnant Women Over 50 'Do Pretty Well' Study Finds

The average age of women becoming mothers has risen in the United States, and in the last 20 years, a few women have even entered motherhood in their 60s. By implanting embryos produced by in-vitro fertilization using egg cells donated by [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Pregnant at 47? She enjoyed every minute

Becoming pregnant at age 47 wasn't a worry for Robin Brussel. "I enjoyed every minute of being pregnant," she said. Still, it was a surprise. "I thought I was going through pre-menopause," she said. "It just h [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

Pain Relief Medicine Is Dangerous During Pregnancy Period

This is an Denmark official News from Researchers about that Pain Relief Medicine Is Dangerous During Pregnancy Period.Paracetamol or other Pain Relief Medicine use for long period of time is dangerous specially affect upon health of Chil [...]

Posted On : Jan, 22 2012 | Comments : 0

Drink risk to baby highest in early pregnancy

DRINKING alcohol during the first three months of pregnancy does more harm to unborn children than in the final stages, a study has revealed. Researchers said drinking alcohol, especially binge drinking, during the first seven to 12 [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Alcohol and Pregnancy: It’s Never Safe for Developing Babies...

Drinking and pregnancy don’t mix, but when are babies most vulnerable to the effects of alcohol? The end of the first trimester appears to be the period when alcohol can wreak the most havoc on fetal development, causing physical [...]

Posted On : Jan, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Alcohol Risk to Fetus Is Highest at End of 1st Trimester

Any drinking during pregnancy increases the odds of fetal alcohol syndrome, but the risk to the fetus is highest if a pregnant woman drinks during the second half of her first trimester of pregnancy, a new study finds. For every one [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy no reason to pull woman off job

Noble motives may elicit a heavenly reward. But they never spare employers from the wrath of human rights commissions. When Holly Graham, a mobile patrol security officer with Ottawa-based Response Security & Investigations, unexpect [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Pregnant Women With Lymphoma Can Have Good Outcomes

SAN DIEGO – Women diagnosed with lymphoma during pregnancy stand a good chance of carrying a healthy child to term even when they opt for treatment during the second or third trimester, according to a retrospective multicenter analy [...]