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Pregnancy-related high blood pressure, diabetes linked to la...

Most of the changes that come with pregnancy—growing a belly “bump,” being tired, mood swings, cravings for particular foods, and the like—are normal, temporary, and harmless. Two other changes, pregnancy-related h [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Exercise in Pregnancy Safe for Baby, Study Finds

Exercising at moderate or -- for very active women -- even high intensity during pregnancy won't hurt your baby's health, a new study finds. Researchers monitored healthy women in their third trimester before and after 30 minut [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2012 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy diabetes to soar after test change

The number of women with gestational diabetes could increase 50 per cent under guidelines that will call for universal screening of pregnant women and lower the blood glucose level deemed for a positive diagnosis. The Australasian Diabete [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy complications may raise heart disease risk in late...

Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): Women who experienced complications during pregnancy, like high blood pressure-related disorders or diabetes, may have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease later in life, say researchers. "We wante [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy Discrimination Still A Problem In The Workplace

Workplace discrimination against pregnant women persists despite the passage of a law 30-plus years ago making it illegal. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 prohibits such discrimination, particularly when it comes to hiring, firin [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Teen pregnancy rates in US drop to 40-year low, study shows

Teen pregnancy rates in the US have hit a 40-year low, according to a new study. However, black and Hispanic teens experiencing pregnancy and abortion rates two to four times higher than their white peers, according to the study by the Gu [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy was a factor in firing, says panel

A woman who was fired after telling her bosses she was pregnant will get more than $15,000 in compensation. The Human Rights Commission ruled Tuesday in favour of Alison MacKinnon’s complaint against Inn on the Hill after she was fi [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

Third Month Pregnancy: Week By Week

Third month of your pregnancy is crucial in many ways. As you already know, it is the end of your first trimester of pregnancy so basically you will be moving from the first phase to the second phase of your carrying term. This includes a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Toppenish teen's book shares her story of fake pregnancy

Nine months after revealing to classmates that she had faked her pregnancy for a senior-class project, a Washington state teenager is promoting a new book that details the experience and explores her reasons for taking on the project. [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Pain Relief Medicine Is Dangerous During Pregnancy Period

This is an Denmark official News from Researchers about that Pain Relief Medicine Is Dangerous During Pregnancy Period.Paracetamol or other Pain Relief Medicine use for long period of time is dangerous specially affect upon health of Chil [...]

Posted On : Jan, 22 2012 | Comments : 0

Drink risk to baby highest in early pregnancy

DRINKING alcohol during the first three months of pregnancy does more harm to unborn children than in the final stages, a study has revealed. Researchers said drinking alcohol, especially binge drinking, during the first seven to 12 [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Alcohol and Pregnancy: It’s Never Safe for Developing Babies...

Drinking and pregnancy don’t mix, but when are babies most vulnerable to the effects of alcohol? The end of the first trimester appears to be the period when alcohol can wreak the most havoc on fetal development, causing physical [...]

Posted On : Jan, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Caring for women before pregnancy is critical for healthy ba...

When she was the state's maternal child health epidemiologist about a decade ago, Pamela Xaverius recalls being disturbed by the poor birth outcomes in parts of the state and feeling helpless because she could do nothing to improve th [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy no reason to pull woman off job

Noble motives may elicit a heavenly reward. But they never spare employers from the wrath of human rights commissions. When Holly Graham, a mobile patrol security officer with Ottawa-based Response Security & Investigations, unexpect [...]