Search Results for 'Pregnancies'

Teenage pregnancies in Wales at 18-year low

In 2010, 37.7 per 1,000 girls under 18 became pregnant, compared to 40.1 per 1,000 in 2009. It is the lowest rate since 1992. The Royal College of Midwives said while the downward trend was welcome it was worried about the high number of [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions

A recent study published in the Lancet by the Guttmacher Institute and the World Health Organisation shows that reductions in overall abortion rates have stalled. Simultaneously unsafe abortion rates are increasing while contraceptive upt [...]

Posted On : Jan, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Abortion ends one in five pregnancies worldwide, study finds

The numbers of abortions performed annually worldwide has held steady in recent years, but the proportion of abortions that are considered unsafe is rising, according to a new report from the Guttmacher Institute and the World Health Orga [...]

Posted On : Jan, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Teenage pregnancies rising

N this week's Border Mail we investigate the rapid rise in teenage pregnancies on the Border. You can read about the alarming statistics in today's Border Mail. ALISON Greenfield, 46, always kept a close eye on her 16-year-old dau [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Unwed Women Living With Partners Risk More Unplanned Pregnan...

OK, so your mom was right. It turns out that moving in with that special someone without getting married first puts you at very high risk for an unplanned pregnancy. That's one of the key findings of a new report from the Guttmacher I [...]

Posted On : Aug, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids From Unplanned Pregnancies Tend to Lag Behind Intellect...

Young children born after unplanned pregnancies tend to have a smaller vocabulary and poorer non-verbal and spatial abilities than other children, but these problems are actually due to socioeconomic factors, a new study suggests. Rese [...]

Posted On : Jul, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Maternal care: Diabetic mothers can have safe pregnancies

Controlling blood glucose levels, a daily intake of folic acid, a balanced diet, no smoking and regular exercise can enable the mothers to have healthy pregnancies, according to an article published in the Diabetes Digest. Women who want [...]

Posted On : Jul, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Unintended Pregnancies Cost Government $11 Billion a Year

To the list of hot-button ideas for reducing the federal government's budget deficit, add one more: stopping unwanted pregnancies. Unintended pregnancies likely cost the federal and state governments more than $11 billion a year, esti [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Young pregnancies ‘at lowest level’

Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed a 5.9% decline in rates among under-18s between 2008 and 2009, to 38.3 per 1,000 teenagers aged 15 to 17. Overall, there were 38,259 pregnancies in this age group in 2009 compar [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Do IVF Pregnancies Raise Death Risk for Mothers?

Maternal deaths resulting from in vitro fertilization (IVF) are relatively rare, but they do occur, British doctors warn in an editorial in the journal BMJ. In the U.S. there were more than 140,000 IVF cycles in 2008, according to the So [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 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

Increased Risk for Autism Linked to Gap Between Pregnancies

A shorter gap between pregnancies leads to an increased risk of autism-- that is the word from researchers at Columbia University. Brittnee Closson is an Indio mother of 8-month-old Meela. She now has something else to think about when i [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

AFMC plans stem cell therapy for high-risk pregnancies

In an attempt to prevent maternal and foetal deaths in high risk pregnancies, the foetal medicine centre of the Armed Forces Medical College is coming up with a special stem cell therapy. Defence personnel as well as civilians will benef [...]

Posted On : Jan, 04 2011 | Comments : 1

Dr. Jeff Hersh: Options in high-risk pregnancies

Q: My cousin lost her pregnancy during her second trimester a couple of years ago. She is pregnant again and they are considering sewing her cervix closed. Will this help prevent problems with this birth? A: A miscarriage is the spo [...]