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Simple ways to lose weight post pregnancy

Try these simple ways to lose weight post pregnancy... All the cravings for those chocolate cakes and ghee-laden sweets during pregnancy are now seen in your body weight and you surely wish to get back in shape and look like a sexy mom. [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

How to shed the pregnancy pounds without following Posh

You might think Victoria Beckham would already have her hands full looking after a new-born infant, but now the mum-of-four has decided to fill her palms with something else -- food. In a bid to get trim for New York Fashion week, Sept [...]

Posted On : Aug, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Report's pregnancy health concern in Wales

Vinny Ness from Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) said the issue was causing huge logistical problems for the NHS. Her report into midwifery care in Wales called for midwives to be involved in schemes to encourage healthy lifestyles. Th [...]

Posted On : Aug, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Rise in Asthma Risk Linked to Exposure to Magnetic Fields Du...

Children whose mothers had the highest daily exposure levels to electromagnetic fields may have three times the risk of developing asthma, a study says. The exposure may come from living near power lines, working under flourescent lights [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Rangers supporting reporter during pregnancy

Henry McCoy has lived the life most kids growing up Texas Rangers fans can only dream about. Henry's been in the Rangers clubhouse on a daily basis this year. He's had catcher Yorvit Torrealba run his hand over his head. He's [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Sleep Position May Affect Stillbirth Risk

Women who do not sleep on their left side on their last night of pregnancy have double the risk of late stillbirth compared with women who do sleep on their left side, according to a study from New Zealand. The researchers who conducted [...]

Posted On : Jun, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Link found between stillbirth and sleeping position in pregn...

Mothers who sleep on their back or right-hand side on the night before giving birth are twice as likely to have a stillborn child compared with those who slept on their left, according to a study. Researchers found that the risk of stillb [...]

Posted On : Jun, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Drinks giant sponsors training of 10,000 midwives to advise ...

Pregnant women will be lectured on the dangers of drinking alcohol – in a programme bankrolled by the world’s biggest spirits company. Diageo – which is behind drinks including Guinness, Baileys and Smirnoff Ice &n [...]

Posted On : Jun, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Predicting Gestational Diabetes--Is it Possible?

Gestational diabetes is a condition which occurs in roughly 3-10% of women in pregnancy. As the prevalence of diabetes in the North American population increases, so too has the incidence of gestational diabetes, which is defined as gluco [...]

Posted On : Jun, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy Related Diabetes Risk Increased by Post-Birth Weig...

A second pregnancy can be put at risk by women who gain weight after giving birth for the first time, a new study says. For such women, the risk of pregnancy-related diabetes more than doubles. The study, done by Kaiser Permanente in Oakl [...]

Posted On : May, 30 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

In Vitro Fertilization Outcomes can be Affected by PCB Expos...

A new study published February 24 in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), showed serum polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at concentrations found in the general U.S. population are associated with the failure [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

FDA flags risks on popular drug used during pregnancy

Women should not be given injections of the drug terbutaline for more than three days "because of the potential for serious maternal heart problems and death," the FDA said Thursday. It is now requiring a boxed warning — [...]

Posted On : Feb, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Men force pregnancy on abused women, they report

Some men who abuse women physically and emotionally also may sabotage their partners' birth control, pressuring them to become pregnant against their will, reports suggest. Several small studies have described this kind of coerc [...]