Fertility & Pregnancy

Pregnant Women Should Buckle Up Reported April 08, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There is a long-standing myth that wearing a seatbelt is not safe for pregnant women. A new study finds it’s not only safe, but proper seatbelt use by pregnant women would save 200 fetuses a year. “It’s very clear, based on this study, that pregnant women should buckle up every single time … [Read more...]

Preventing Late-Term Pregnancy LossReported August 04, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Fetal death, or intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD), caused by an under-sized placenta, affects 30,000 women in the U.S. each year. Technological limits currently prevent doctors from monitoring the growth of the placenta, the source of nourishment for the fetus. "The placenta can be so small … [Read more...]

Abortion Drastically Increases Risk of Pre-Term and Low-Weight Births Reported December 17, 2007 Richmond, VA (LifeNews.com) -- Women who have one or more abortions face a drastically increased risk of giving birth to a pre-term or low birth weight baby in a subsequent pregnancy. That's the conclusion a team of scientists from Virginia Commonwealth … [Read more...]

Secondhand Smoke Linked to Fertility ProblemsReported January 02, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There's one more reason why you should quit smoking: it may make it harder for those around you to have children. Researchers have found women exposed to secondhand smoke in either childhood or adulthood, are much more likely to experience fertility issues and suffer miscarriages. … [Read more...]

Pregnancy Can Go Well for Women with Diabetes NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with type 1 diabetes who monitor their blood glucose daily both before and during pregnancy have better outcomes, Danish researchers report. In the largest study to date of pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, Dr. Dorte M. Jensen … [Read more...]

Study: MS Has Little Impact on PregnancyReported December 28, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – There is good news for women with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant. Pregnant women with multiple sclerosis are only slightly more likely to have cesarean deliveries and babies with a poor prenatal growth rate than women who do not have MS. … [Read more...]

Implications of twin, triplet and quadruplet pregnancies on mothersSaturday, 4-Dec-2004 More women giving birth in their later years has given rise to fertility treatments which has in turn led to what can be described as an explosion in twin, triplets and quadruplet pregnancies. And while studies have been conducted to determine the impact on babies, mothers … [Read more...]

The Male Pill: A Work in Progress Reported March 31, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers are making progress on the development of a male version of “the pill.” Investigators from Australia have found the male form of hormonal contraception works best when men are given a combination of the male hormone testosterone and a synthetic version of the female hormone … [Read more...]

Birth drugs 'cut breastfeeding'   Reported September 01, 2009 The study, which appears in the journal BJOG, suggests the drugs may impede milk production. The Swansea University team also confirmed high doses of painkilling drugs have a similar effect. The findings may help to explain the limited success of efforts to increase breastfeeding rates … [Read more...]

Should we seek to screen for autism? Reported January 12, 2009 The news about the latest autism research, which raises the possibility of screening to test for autism, has kicked off the expected debate about whether parents should be screening their children for autistic spectrum disorders. Proponents of autism screening (which is not … [Read more...]

U.S. Reaching Breastfeeding Goals Reported January 10, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows more American women are breastfeeding their newborns, but there is still room for improvement. The data also show many women breastfeed for only a short period of time. Breastfeeding is recognized as beneficial for both infants … [Read more...]

Unified approach helps preemies thriveReported December 03, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A unified approach -- implementing small baby guidelines -- for premature infants improved outcomes, U.S. researchers found. The study, published in Acta Paediatrica, found 37 infants born prematurely -- before 27 weeks gestation age -- cared for using this approach were … [Read more...]

New Egg Freezing Technique Preserves FertilityReported September 05, 2009 A breast cancer patient who must undergo chemotherapy may lose her chance to have children. The harsh medications can destroy fertility. Now improved egg-freezing methods are helping these women, and others. Trina mills is just 28 years old and has a-plastic anemia. It didn't occur to her that … [Read more...]

Vaccine may reduce infection in unborn babiesReported March 19, 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An important cause of neurological impairment in infants -- infection with cytomegalovirus while they are in the womb -- may be curbed with the use of a new vaccine. Most adults have been infected with cytomegalovirus or CMV, usually with negligible consequences. However, when … [Read more...]

Early Treatment for PCOSReported January 15, 2007 ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Polycystic ovary syndrome is a leading cause of infertility for women. The hormonal disorder affects up to 10 million women in the United States. Now, researchers want to identify and treat the disease in adolescence to save girls from a lifetime of complications. Nutrition lessons … [Read more...]

Haryana to launch family health campaign tomorrowChandigarh | September 25, 2005 Family Health Awareness Campaign (FHAC) will be launched in Haryana tomorrow with the aim to sensitise the sexually active population of between 15 and 49 years towards various sexually transmitted infections including HIV and AIDS. While stating this … [Read more...]

Pregnant Women With Fatty, High-Caloric Diets Increase Fetal Risk For Liver Disease, Obesity, Diabetes, Researcher Says 13 August, 2007 Infants born to women who have diets high in calories and fat during pregnancy have an increased risk of developing liver disease, which can lead to obesity and diabetes later in life, Kevin Grove, a researcher at Oregon … [Read more...]

Germany's Falling Total Fertility Rate July 22, 2007 The New York Times on Thursday examined Germany's falling total fertility rate, which is entering its second generation of decline and could imperil the country's "advanced social systems and public infrastructure" that were designed for larger … [Read more...]

Healthy Gums Equal Healthy BabiesReported April 08, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – One step to a healthier newborn might be a new toothbrush and some better dental hygiene. The reason: gum disease is linked to a higher risk for gestational diabetes. Dental researchers from New York worked with colleagues in Sri Lanka to arrive at those conclusions in a study involving 190 … [Read more...]

Improving Conception Odds Reported July 23, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There are more than three million infertile couples in the United States. Forty percent of those cases are due to male infertility. Now, a new, minimally invasive procedure for a common cause of male infertility is significantly improving those couples' odds of conception. Women often complain of … [Read more...]

New test for at-risk pregnancies Feb. 15 [Health India]: BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 15 : A Swiss study has found a technique -- size-fractionation -- performed on a sample of the mother's blood can help identify at-risk pregnancies. Researchers at University Hospital in Basel, … [Read more...]

Korea Had World’s Lowest Birth Rate in ‘06 Reported May 22, 2008 The national birth rate was a mere 1.2 in 2006, the lowest in the world, according to the World Health Organization yesterday. The health body’s annual statistics for 2008 said Korea’s birth rate was the lowest among 193 countries, along with Belarus, the Czech Republic, Poland and … [Read more...]

U.S. Maternal Deaths on the RiseReported August 24, 2007 ATLANTA (AP) -- U.S. women are dying from childbirth at the highest rate in decades, new government figures show. Though the risk of death is very small, experts believe increasing maternal obesity and a jump in Caesarean sections are partly to blame. Some numbers crunchers note that a change in how such deaths are … [Read more...]

Study: Quit Caffeine While Pregnant Reported November 04, 2008 Nov. 4, 2008 -- Women who plan to become pregnant should quit caffeine completely -- or at least "markedly reduce" caffeine consumption -- when pregnant, British researchers report. That advice may "unnecessarily frighten some women," states an editorial published with the study in BMJ, formerly called the … [Read more...]

Pregnancy Weight Gain Recommendation Expected to Change Reported September 11, 2007 During this fall, the Institute of Medicine is expected to start gathering scientific evidence to support how much weight pregnant women should gain. The current guidelines, which were announced in 1990, recommends that women with low body mass index scores should gain 40 pounds, women … [Read more...]

Male Infertility Linked to Testicular CancerReported February 27, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new report finds men who are infertile have a better chance of developing testicular cancer. Researchers analyzed data collected from infertile couples over a 21 year period and compared those statistics to the state cancer registry. The researchers learned men with male factor … [Read more...]

Pregnancy Outcomes Worsening for Diabetic Women Thursday, January 27, 2005 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for several poor pregnancy outcomes compared with the general population, and with women who have type 1 diabetes, a Danish … [Read more...]

Pregnancy May Increase The Risk Of Developing Binge Eating Disorder Reported November 07, 2007 Pregnancy may open a window of vulnerability for developing binge eating disorder, especially for women from lower socio economic situations, according to a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers and colleagues in Norway. In … [Read more...]

Pregnancy OK for EpilepticsReported April 28, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Epilepsy can adversely affect many aspects of a person’s life. But pregnancy doesn’t appear to be one of them. According to new guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society, the condition doesn’t raise the risk for common pregnancy-related problems, including preterm … [Read more...]

Private Rooms Help Preemies Reported December 20, 2004 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Each year, about 8 percent of children in the United States are born prematurely. Most of these babies spend weeks in the hospital before they gain enough weight to go home. But new intensive care rooms are becoming … [Read more...]