Training Reduces Pregnancy Complications Reported May 05, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It can be difficult to get doctors to change what they are used to doing, but new research says it can be done. Study authors say an intensive educational program for physicians and midwives in Argentina and Uruguay dramatically reduced incidences of postpartum hemorrhage. Postpartum … [Read more...]
Fertility & Pregnancy News
Eating Apples During Pregnancy May Protect Newborns From Asthma
Eating Apples During Pregnancy May Protect Newborns From Asthma Reported January 06, 2009 LOS ANGELES, Jan 6 (Bernama) -- A new study showed that pregnant women who often eat apples during their pregnancy may protect their newborns from asthma. Quoting the study conducted by Dutch researchers, China's Xinhua news agency reported that women who consumed more than four … [Read more...]
More Families Opting to Donate Embryos to Stem Cell Research
The number of infertility patients who plan to donate frozen embryos to stem cell research has grown, resulting in 2,000 to 3,000 new stem cell lines, according to a study out July 6th. These startling findings contribute to the ongoing debate over stem cell research and who has legal authority of frozen embryos. "This is a significant controversy, the biggest we've ever had … [Read more...]
Poor Pregnancy Outcome Linked with Reports of Racism
Poor Pregnancy Outcome Linked with Reports of Racism Thursday, December 9, 2004 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) --African American women who report experiences of discrimination based on their race or skin color appear to have an increased risk of poor pregnancy outcomes, according to the findings of two new studies. In one study of black … [Read more...]
Mom antibiotic link to child palsy
Mom antibiotic link to child palsy Reported September 18, 2008 New Delhi, Sept. 18: Antibiotics do not help women with signs of premature labour whose waters have not broken, but increase the risk of cerebral palsy in their children, a study has found. The 14-country trial the worlds largest medical study on the use of antibiotics in premature … [Read more...]
Killing Tumors, Preserving Fertility
Killing Tumors, Preserving FertilityReported November 30, 2009 PHOENIX (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's the most common reason for hysterectomies in the United States: As many as 30 percent of women suffer from uterine fibroids, benign, painful tumors in the uterus. Now there's a treatment that kills the tumors but not the option of having children. Ericka Schwappach and her … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Teen Birth Rate Highest In State
Los Angeles Teen Birth Rate Highest In State Reported May 21, 2008 LOS ANGELES The teen birth rate in the Los Angeles area was among the highest in the state, costing the county more than $29 million per year, according to a study released on Wednesday by the nonprofit Public Health Institute. After 15 years in decline, teen birth rates in California are rising, costing … [Read more...]
Manitoba appeals abortion ruling to protect right to set spending priorities
Manitoba appeals abortion ruling to protect right to set spending priorities Jan. 27, 2005 WINNIPEG (CP) - The Manitoba government must appeal a court ruling ordering it to pay for abortions in private clinics to protect its right to decide how health-care dollars are spent, Health Minister Tim Sale said Thursday. Sale said the case, … [Read more...]
Pregnancy loss affects young women: study
Pregnancy loss affects young women: study Reported December 15, 2008 Young women who have lost a pregnancy through abortion or miscarriage have an increased risk for substance abuse or developing a mood disorder in later life, according to an Australian study. The Mater-University of Queensland study of pregnancy and its outcomes, involving 1223 women, … [Read more...]
Pregnant Women Should Buckle Up
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 its not only safe, but proper seatbelt use by pregnant women would save 200 fetuses a year. Its very clear, based on this study, that pregnant women should buckle up every single time … [Read more...]
Abortion Drastically Increases Risk of Pre-Term and Low-Weight Births
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...]
Pregnancy Can Go Well for Women with Diabetes
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...]
Implications of twin, triplet and quadruplet pregnancies on mothers
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...]
Birth drugs ‘cut breastfeeding’
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...]
U.S. Reaching Breastfeeding Goals
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...]
New Egg Freezing Technique Preserves Fertility
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...]
Fertility Diet
Fertility DietReported January 20, 2009 IRVINE, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- We all know diet is key to good health, but there's been little evidence of its role in fertility until now. Research on women in the Nurses' Health Study shows the right foods can increase pregnancy odds. You might be surprised at what's on the menu. The Aguilar's are newlyweds on a mission. It … [Read more...]
Getting Babies off Feeding Tubes
Getting Babies off Feeding TubesReported January 27, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new strategy is helping premature infants and other babies with severe swallowing problems learn how to eat on their own. Physicians at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, were able to help 15 out of 20 infants with severe feeding difficulties and airway concerns learn how to … [Read more...]
Women Fitness : City News
Anxiety raises risk of premature birthReported September 05, 2007 NEW YORK -- Women who are particularly anxious about their pregnancy may be at increased risk of premature delivery, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among 1,820 pregnant women, those with the greatest concerns about their pregnancy were nearly three times more likely than those with the least … [Read more...]
New Insight into Postnatal Depression
New Insight into Postnatal DepressionReported January 20, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Roughly 13 percent of women suffer from postnatal depression in the year after they give birth, but new information shows women can be effectively identified and treated. Postnatal depression frequently goes undetected and untreated, often because the symptoms are not recognized or because … [Read more...]
Obesity in Babies?
Obesity in Babies?Reported March 31, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The current epidemic of childhood obesity could start when some babies are just six months old. Boston investigators analyzed data on 559 pregnant women and their children. They found babies who gained the most weight during infancy were significantly more likely to be obese at age three. Just a 1.5 pound … [Read more...]
Prevent Preeclampsia with Vitamin D?
Prevent Preeclampsia with Vitamin D?Reported September 10, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Preeclampsia is a dangerous condition for pregnant women, often forcing women to deliver prematurely to protect her health and the baby's. Now, new research reveals women who don't get enough vitamin D early in their pregnancy may be at a higher risk of developing preeclampsia. … [Read more...]
Stopping Breast Milk Transmission of HIV
Stopping Breast Milk Transmission of HIV Reported July 11, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Breastfeeding is an important source of nutrients for babies, but it can also spread the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Now a drug may offer protection. In sub-Saharan Africa, breastfeeding is critical for infant survival. However, 16 percent of untreated infants breast-fed … [Read more...]
Coffee in pregnancy may up cleft lip risk slightly
Coffee in pregnancy may up cleft lip risk slightlyReported May 06, 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study has linked coffee consumption in early pregnancy to a slightly increased risk of having a baby with cleft lip -- but the findings shouldn't be cause for alarm, according to one of the scientists who did the research. "Clefts are a very rare outcome," Dr. Allen J. … [Read more...]
No Link Seen Between Acetaminophen, Birth Defects
No Link Seen Between Acetaminophen, Birth Defects Reported December 21, 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New study findings offer reassurance to pregnant women that acetaminophen does not appear to raise the risk of birth defects. Acetaminophen is the active ingredient in Tylenol and certain other painkillers, and is often found in over-the-counter cold … [Read more...]
Epilepsy Drug may Cause Birth Defects
Epilepsy Drug may Cause Birth Defects Reported March 22, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children exposed to the epilepsy drug sodium valproate while in the womb have lower verbal IQs than children exposed to other epilepsy drugs or no epilepsy drugs in the womb, according to a new study. Researchers in Britain studied … [Read more...]
Folic Acid Reduces Risk of Preterm Birth
Folic Acid Reduces Risk of Preterm Birth Reported May 13, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) May 13, 2009 -- Women who want to reduce their risk for having a premature baby might want to consider taking folic acid supplements before conception. A new study reveals the supplement was associated with a significant reduction in preterm births. There are currently no effective methods … [Read more...]
Battle against female foeticide has to be fought in the minds of people
Battle against female foeticide has to be fought in the minds of peopleJuly 14, 2007 Speaking at a function on Against Female Foeticide organized by the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) in New Delhi, the Indian Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss said a long-term solution to the problem of female foeticide … [Read more...]
IVF Can’t Reverse Age-Related Infertility
IVF Can't Reverse Age-Related InfertilityReported January 19, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- In vitro fertilization (IVF) may be a good option for younger women but not for women over 40, new research shows. A New England Journal of Medicine study shows among women younger than 35, between 65 and 86 percent of those who underwent IVF gave birth to a live baby. On the other … [Read more...]
Hope for women with infertility problems in UAE
Hope for women with infertility problems in UAEReported February 01, 2008 DUBAI Women with infertility problems will now be able to take advantage of newer methods of treatment being offered by the Dubai Gynaecology and Fertility Centre. Dr Husnia Gargash, consultant gynaecologist and director of the centre, said from February 1, women will be able to store their eggs … [Read more...]
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