Search Results for 'Women'

Increased risks for overweight pregnant women

An Irish study of over 5,800 pregnant women has found that 43% were overweight, increasing the risk of medical complications for the woman and the baby. Obesity in pregnancy is linked to a greater need for surgical intervention, accordin [...]

Posted On : Jul, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Pregnant women should take vitamin D

Pregnant women should be advised to take vitamin D supplements, say researchers at the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH). In an article published online by the British Journal of Nutrition (BJN), the authors say that despite grow [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Pregnant women have higher risk of thrombosis

Pregnant women should watch for signs of thrombosis because the risk of developing the condition is much greater when a woman is expecting a baby, Germany’s professional association for gynaecologists says. Swelling, pain, sensitiv [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Obese women more likely to face pregnancy problems

In a new study, researchers said that the weight loss surgery prior to pregnancy may help prevent pregnancy complications for obese women. Researchers found that Preclampsia, raises the risk of premature birth and infant death. Obese [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Pregnant women thank Our Lady of La Vang

Women from various faiths have gathered at two churches in central Vietnam to pray to the Blessed Mother, believing that she has the power to help them become pregnant. Some 50 pregnant women including four Catholics were among 200 peopl [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Excessive weight gain in pregnant women linked to increased ...

According to a recent study, women who gain excessive weight during the early stages of pregnancy may be at an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes. The three-year study, which was conducted by researchers from the Kaiser Pe [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Women fed up with pregnancy and mood swings long to be men

A survey of 2,048 women conducted by Merck Company’s Seven Seas found that 15 percent of women polled said that when their mood swings came, they longed to be a male. An additional nine percent stated that men are better off physic [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

Unplanned pregnancies affect as many women in forties as tee...

Women in their forties are as likely teenagers to experience an unplanned pregnancy, a charity has warned.Figures show that abortion rates for women aged 40-44 years are the same as for girls aged under 16 years at 4 per 1,000 women [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Women Being Coerced to Become Pregnant

A study, which appears online in the January issue of Contraception, reveals that male partners of teenage girls and young women who undergo physical and sexual violence also often try to sabotage the birth control the women are using. [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

A call for depression screening for pregnant women, moms

In an opinion piece (subscription required) appearing in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is calling for routine screening of depression for women during and after pregnancy [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Canadian women subject to extra ultrasounds during pregnancy...

Waves of Canadian women are getting extra ultrasounds during pregnancy, often three or more -- a rate that appears to be climbing for no apparent medical reasons. A new study based on nearly 1.4 million deliveries in Ontario shows more tha [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

FDA Addresses Lack of Data on Medications & Pregnant Women

A new research program called the Medication Exposure in Pregnancy Risk Evaluation Program (MEPREP) will fund research to study the effects of prescription medications used during pregnancy. The program is a collaboration among the U.S. Foo [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

What the Abortion Compromise Means for Women

Democrats in the Senate, including our own Patty Murray (and presumably Maria Cantwell), have said they will support a “compromise” health care reform bill that, as usual, throws women’s health care under the bus. He [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Women's Biggest Pregnancy Fears

What's the biggest worry women have when they're pregnant? medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton, an obstetrician and gynecologist, said one of those worries is weight gain. She cited a poll by the March of Dimes Foundation. What's t [...]