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Overweight Pregnancy Can Have Long-term Health Consequences ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Too much weight before and during pregnancy can have serious health consequences not only for the mother, but for her child's health for many years, new research shows. "While [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Increased Stress in Pregnancy Leads to Children's Behavioral...

A link between the number of stressful events experienced during pregnancy and increased risk of behavioural problems in children has been found by research from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research. The study has jus [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Link between pregnancy diet, fat children

New Zealand scientists have helped find a link between a woman's diet during pregnancy and her child's chances of becoming fat. Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, who led the New Zealand and Singapore arms of the study, said the study [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Mobiles warning for mums-to-be: Using phone while pregnant '...

Pregnant women who regularly use mobile phones could increase the risk of their children behaving badly, claims a startling survey. If their offspring then start using the devices at an early age, the chance of problems climbs to 50 per [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Folic acid taken during late pregnancy increases chance of a...

Babies born to women who took folic acid late in pregnancy may be more likely to develop asthma, it was claimed yesterday. A study found a 30 per cent increased risk for children whose mothers took supplements of the vitamin between weeks 3 [...]

Posted On : Nov, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy smoking leads to hyperactive, problem children

Dreading the pitter-patter of little hyperactive feet around the house? You should if you have been puffing away throughout pregnancy. If you don’t stub that cigarette out, rest assured your child will drive you up the wall with probl [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

PREGNANT mums who stuff themselves with liquorice can damage...

Eight-year-olds whose mothers ate large amounts of the sweet while waiting to give birth did less well in intelligence tests than other children, a study found. They were also more likely to have poor concentration spans, are more likely to [...]

Posted On : Oct, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Smoking in pregnancy risks psychotic children: study

Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms as teenagers, British scientists said on Thursday. Researchers from four British universities studied 6,356 12-year-olds and interviewed [...]