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Births decrease on Halloween, study finds

Halloween is already a hectic day for parents, thanks to costume stress, sugar overdoses and scared children. Now, a Yale University study suggests many pregnant women want to keep their child’s birthday out of that mix. The stud [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Study suggests origins of pregnancy-linked high blood pressu...

Preeclampsia, a potentially dangerous spike in blood pressure during pregnancy, may be due to a microscopic battle going on within the placenta between cells directed by the father's genes and those directed by the mother, a new study [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Study Suggests Origins of Pregnancy-Linked High Blood Pressu...

Father's cells inside the placenta trick mother's immune system, research says Preeclampsia, a potentially dangerous spike in blood pressure during pregnancy, may be due to a microscopic battle going on within the placenta between [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Chemotherapy appears safe in pregnancy: study

Scientists who studied the health and mental development of children born to mothers treated for cancer in pregnancy found they were not affected by chemotherapy, but were harmed if they were born prematurely, either naturally or by induc [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Ibuprofen may double women's risk of miscarriage: Study

Taking painkillers such as ibuprofen during pregnancy may double a woman's risk of miscarriage, a new study has warned. There are clear warnings on such drugs' packets that they should not be taken during pregnancy, but still o [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

C-Section Rate in U.S. at All-time High, Study Finds

In 2009, more than one in three women who gave birth underwent a cesarean section, according to a new study. The study also found that from 2002 to 2009, the national C-section rate rose from 27 percent to 34 percent. Of the 19 state [...]

Posted On : Jul, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Swine flu vaccine safe in pregnancy: study

During the 2009 and 2010 flu seasons, millions of pregnant women received the vaccine against swine flu, or H1N1 influenza, yet but less than 300 possible complications were reported to a national database. Researchers estimated that o [...]

Posted On : Jun, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Too much pregnancy weight can lead to long-term obesity: Stu...

Women who overeat during their pregnancy may find the extra pounds they put on don't come off after they give birth, a new study says. Researchers at the University of Bristol in the U.K. followed 3,877 women for 16 years after they g [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Study reports more pregnant women taking medications

I was pretty much a purist when it came to my pregnancy. I avoided caffeine and off-limit cheeses, and I swapped my regular shampoo with one of those natural ones from Whole Foods. I even remember looking up mercury levels before consumi [...]

Posted On : Apr, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Gene study lifts hopes on pregnancy

Preeclampsia, a relatively common complication of pregnancy, occurs when the mother's immune system attacks the developing placenta. The condition can threaten both mother and baby, and is responsible for 15 percent of preterm births [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

HIV infected teens more likely to get pregnant--study

As per the researchers of a new study, teens and young women infected with HIV [Human immunodeficiency virus, the cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).] are at an increased risk of getting pregnant (despite knowing their HI [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Laughter may increase probability of IVF pregnancy, study fi...

Laughter may help women who are trying to become pregnant through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), an Israeli study found. In a study of 219 women undergoing IVF published in Fertility and Sterility, an Israeli team led by Shevach Friedler [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Study Links Spacing Between Pregnancies to Autism (Video)

Autism is a complex disability that affects a person’s ability to communicate with others. Researchers don’t know what causes it, but they suspect both genetic and environmental factors are involved. A new study links the ris [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Study links painkillers to reproductive disorders

The research found that women who took a combination of more than one mild analgesic during pregnancy had an increased risk of giving birth to sons with undescended testicles. This condition, called cryptorchidism, is known to be a [...]