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Pregnant women could get designated parking spaces

Pregnant women could get designated parking spaces

Women would have the same rights as disabled blue badge holders during their last three months of pregnancy, under the plans. GPs and midwives would distribute pink badges for mothers-to-be to display in their cars, entitling them to park i [...]

Posted On : Dec, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

52pc women suffer abuse during pregnancy

Eminent gynecologist and former Secretary-General of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), Dr. Shershah Syed, has said that the vast majority of women in Pakistan suffer physical and verbal abuse even during pregnancy. “In a survey [...]

Posted On : Dec, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Pregnant women may be given parking bays closer to the shops

Pregnant women may be given parking bays closer to the shops

Pregnant women could be given their own parking spaces outside supermarkets and shops. The bays would be reserved for women due to give birth within three months or less, who often find long walks difficult. The proposals include GPs [...]

Posted On : Dec, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Health Tip: Women Who Have GBS During Pregnancy

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a bacterium that is found in as many as 30 percent of pregnant women, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says. GBS is not sexually transmitted, and although it has a similar name, it is n [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy complications 'kill 144' Nigerian women a day

Pregnancy complications 'kill 144' Nigerian women a day

The number of women dying from pregnancy-related complications in Nigeria is akin to a plane crashing every day, but the crisis gets less noticed amid pandemics such as AIDS and malaria, activists say. At least 144 women die each day in Ni [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

1 in 5 Oz women smokes during pregnancy

Dr Elizabeth Maloney and Dr Delyse Hutchinson of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales reviewed data from the Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) to come [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Encouraging news for pregnant women with MS or epilepsy

Encouraging news for pregnant women with MS or epilepsy

Researchers know a fair amount about how pregnancy affects multiple sclerosis - in most cases, moms-to-be see an improvement in their symptoms - but there hasn't been a lot of research on how the autoimmune disease impacts pregnancy. St [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Too much exercise can affect women's fertility

Too much exercise can affect women's fertility

A Norwegian study suggests spending too much time in the gym can reduce women’s fertility. The findings of the study suggest that while limited physical activity certainly offers health benefits, however, too much of it could possib [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Obese women more prone to weight gain during pregnancy

Obese women more prone to weight gain during pregnancy

Findings of a new study suggest that obese women not only gain more than the recommended weight during pregnancy, but also retain a substantial portion of that extra weight a year after delivery. The more pregnancy pounds an obese woman gai [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

PREGNANCY is a time when most women are blooming.

PREGNANCY is a time when most women are blooming.

As in, blooming fed up with all the health advice they're given. Antenatal information overload means that a joyful and natural time of your life can become nine months of anxiety. Just buying cheese is a trial, as one expectant lady recen [...]

Posted On : Oct, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Depression Is a Dilemma for Women in Pregnancy

Depression Is a Dilemma for Women in Pregnancy

When Sherean Malekzadeh Allen of Marietta, Ga., learned she was pregnant, she was 43, had been married for two years, had gone through two miscarriages and had all but given up hope of having a baby. But instead of being overjoyed, Ms. All [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

Study May Encourage Diabetes Testing in Pregnant Women

Study May Encourage Diabetes Testing in Pregnant Women

A study conducted by the National Institutes of Health found that treating even mild forms of gestational diabetes in pregnant women can reduce the occurrence of birth complications among infants and blood pressure disorders in mothers. Th [...]

Posted On : Oct, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Women who have just one abortion face 35% increased risk of having a premature baby

Women who have just one abortion face 35% increased risk of ...

Women who have abortions could be posing a risk to future children, according to research published today. A Canadian medical study found that those who abort a pregnancy could run the risk of giving birth to premature of low-weight childre [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Sportswomen benefit from pregnancy

Stretch marks, weight gain and overwhelming fatigue are the side-effects of pregnancy with which most women are familiar. But for some, motherhood appears to leave the female body better able to cope with extreme physical demands than ever [...]

Posted On : Sep, 14 2009 | Comments : 0
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