Seizures During Pregnancy Linked to Premature BabiesReported August 17, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with epilepsy who have seizures during pregnancy appear more likely to give birth to pre-term, small or low-birth-weight babies than women without epilepsy, according to a new report. "While approximately 40 percent of the 18 million women with epilepsy in the world are … [Read more...]
Fertility & Pregnancy News
Study: Planned Home Birth Safe as Hospital Birth
Study: Planned Home Birth Safe as Hospital Birth Reported September 02, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- While the debate about the safety of home births drones on, a new Canadian study has found that a baby will be as safe during a planned home birth attended by a registered midwife is as he or she would be in a planned hospital birth. American, Australian … [Read more...]
Time of Pregnancy Determines Gender
Time of Pregnancy Determines GenderReported December 16, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers say the longer it takes a woman to get pregnant, the more likely it is she'll have a boy. Researchers analyzed data for 5,283 women who gave birth to single babies. The 498 women who took longer than 12 months to get pregnant had a … [Read more...]
Talking to other mothers ‘can halve risk of post-natal depression’
Talking to other mothers 'can halve risk of post-natal depression' Reported January 13, 2009 Talking to other new mothers can almost halve women's risk of suffering from post-natal depression, a new study shows. The research could help to explain why many women find attending mother and toddler groups beneficial. Researchers found that women … [Read more...]
‘Cultural shift’ to using mother’s milk
'Cultural shift' to using mother's milkReported November 07, 2009 Dubai - The West may have informed many of the good aspects of progress in the UAE, but encouraging mothers to switch from breast feeding to using baby formula, say experts, was not one of them. However, a return to the natural way of doing things one prescribed in the Quran itself has been gathering … [Read more...]
Helping pregnant women stay fit
Atypical Hyperplasia Increases Risk of Breast Cancer in Younger WomenReported January 04, 2009 Women under the age of 50 who have atypical hyperplasia of the breast are nearly seven times more likely to develop breast cancer than women in the general population, irrespective of family history. These results were presented at the 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. … [Read more...]
Exercise is OK for Breastfeeding Mom
Exercise is OK for Breastfeeding Mom Reported July 4, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A mother's diet and the amount she exercises affect her milk while breastfeeding. One component found in breast milk is long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. PUFAs are essential for infant growth and development. Some have questioned whether exercise affects the level of PUFAs in breast … [Read more...]
Later Term Abortion on the Rise in France
Later Term Abortion on the Rise in France Reported August 21, 2008 PARIS, August 21, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Post 12-week abortions performed in France, which are only permitted for specific “medical reasons”, increased by 10% in 2006 with a reported 6,787 compared to 6,093 in 2005. France’s Biomedical Agency (Agence Biomedicin), which released its 2006 figures on … [Read more...]
Gum disease ups risk of premature birth
Gum disease ups risk of premature birthMarch 6, 2007 Pregnant women with periodontal (gum) disease are at increased risk for delivering their infants prematurely, according to a French study. Drs Jean-Noel Vergnes and Michel Sixou of the Dental School in Toulouse, France found that a mother's gum disease increased the risk of … [Read more...]
Increasing Number Of Women In India Serving As Surrogate Mothers, Reuters Reports
Increasing Number Of Women In India Serving As Surrogate Mothers, Reuters ReportsJuly 14, 2007 Reuters on Monday examined the practice of surrogate motherhood in India, where surrogacy services are "far cheaper than in the West." There are no official figures on the number of surrogate births in India, but it estimated that about 100 to 150 … [Read more...]
Mothers Pass Dangerous Toxins To Babies Through Breast Milk
Mothers Pass Dangerous Toxins To Babies Through Breast Milk Reported May 07, 2008 A landmark study shows dangerous dioxins are passed directly from mother to baby via breast milk, but can be significantly reduced by Chlorella pyrenoidosa. The study, published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, analyzed dioxin … [Read more...]
Women Fitness : City News
Is It Safe To Get Pregnant After Breast Cancer? Reported August 25, 2007 A recent study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) looked at the survival rates of women between 15 and 44 years old who were diagnosed with breast cancer and subsequently got pregnant. It included 2,539 women, and of these women five percent had at least one pregnancy after being diagnosed. In the … [Read more...]
Low Birth Weight Linked to Phthalates
Low Birth Weight Linked to Phthalates Reported June 29, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Exposure to phthalates, chemical compounds used as plasticizers in personal care products, children's toys, and some medical devices, may put infants at risk of low birth weight, a new study shows. Phthalate exposure can begin in the womb and has been associated with negative changes in … [Read more...]
Abortion No Longer a Crime in Capital
Abortion No Longer a Crime in Capital July 17, 2007 MEXICO CITY - The Mexico City legislature voted Tuesday to legalise abortion, after several weeks of heated debate in which conservative groups and the Catholic Church traded insults with pro-choice activists and threatened them with … [Read more...]
Herbal remedies risk to pregnant women
Herbal remedies risk to pregnant women Reported October 04, 2008 Two in three women could be risking their unborn child's health by taking herbal remedies, a major study in Norwich has revealed. Many pregnant women take alternative medicine on recommendations of friends or family despite the fact there is little evidence that they are safe. The … [Read more...]
Pregnant Women and Clinical Trials
Pregnant Women and Clinical Trials Reported September 30, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For years, being pregnant meant you probably would not be enrolled in a clinical trial. Now, bioethicists at Duke University Medical Center, Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities, say its time to change that because pregnant women are being excluded not just from the risks of … [Read more...]
Risks for Twin Pregnancies
Risks for Twin Pregnancies Reported July 4, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The number of twins being born today has dramatically increased thanks to assisted conception. Even though multiple pregnancies are more common, they are still risky. In fact, a new study finds uncomplicated twin pregnancies might be even more risky than previously thought. Researchers suggest an … [Read more...]
Use of Antidepressants While Pregnant Can Affect Baby
Use of Antidepressants While Pregnant Can Affect Baby THURSDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Women who take antidepressants like Paxil or Prozac while pregnant may have babies who experience withdrawal syndrome in the first few days of life, a new study finds. Spanish scientists, using a worldwide drug alert system, found a higher-than-expected … [Read more...]
Breast feeding ‘may reduce cot deaths’
Breast feeding 'may reduce cot deaths' July 19, 2007 Breast feeding may protect against cot death, say scientists. It is not clear why, but closer contact between mother and child may be a factor. The conclusion is based on new research carried out in Scandinavia. Breast feeding for at least four months was linked with a slightly lower … [Read more...]
Fitness News : Women Fitness>/ New Drug Fights Two Cancers
New Drug Fights Two Cancers Reported November 22, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The experimental drug phenoxodiol shows promise in fighting cancers of the prostate and cervix, according to two new studies. The first study is from Yale University's School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn. Researchers recruited women with squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix, vagina or vulva. … [Read more...]
Umbilical Cord: Source of Plentiful Stem Cells
Umbilical Cord: Source of Plentiful Stem CellsReported December 24, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- According to new research, parents who bank stem cells from the blood and tissue of the umbilical cord at the time of birth could provide a legacy of therapeutic options for muscle, bone and some blood disorders for their children, should they be needed at some point in the … [Read more...]
Herpes Drug Can Control AIDs Virus in Women, Study Finds
Herpes Drug Can Control AIDs Virus in Women, Study FindsThursday, February 22, 2007 Treating genital herpes can also help keep the AIDS virus under control in women with both infections, and might reduce the spread of HIV, too, the first major study to test this strategy suggests. Many people with HIV are also infected with … [Read more...]
South Korea may change abortion law
South Korea may change abortion law December 11, 2007 Service members stationed in South Korea may find ending a pregnancy easier if a move to modify the countrys abortion laws succeeds. An official with South Koreas Ministry of Health and Welfare said the ministry wants to make its abortion laws more realistic. There are so … [Read more...]
Antidepressants no risk to pregnancies
Antidepressants no risk to pregnanciesReported May 24, 2008 Montreal researchers say pregnant women can continue taking antidepressants because the drugs do not pose a risk to their babies. Published in the highly regarded British Journal of Psychiatry, the Montreal study found anti- depressants have little impact on the fetus and do not increase a woman's risk of … [Read more...]
Natural Family Planning as Effective as the Pill
Natural Family Planning as Effective as the Pill Reported February 23, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you use it correctly, natural family planning can be just as effective as taking the birth control pill to avoid unplanned pregnancies. New research from Germany shows the symptothermal method (STM) of … [Read more...]
Nursing moms warned about codeine use
Nursing moms warned about codeine useReported August 20, 2007 Breastfeeding mothers who take codeine and break down the drug very quickly may put their infants at higher risk of a morphine overdose, U.S. health officials warned on Friday. Codeine, an ingredient in many prescription pain relievers and some over-the-counter cough syrups, turns into morphine in the body. The … [Read more...]
Predicting Pre-Term Delivery
Predicting Pre-Term Delivery Reported March 14, 2005 AUSTIN, Texas (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Each year, about 13 percent of pregnant women in the United States will go into premature labor. This often happens without warning. But a simple test could tell women their chances of having a pre-term delivery. Monica Burcham … [Read more...]
Russia Sees 64 Percent of Its Pregnancies End in Abortion, Causing Infertility Issues
Russia Sees 64 Percent of Its Pregnancies End in Abortion, Causing Infertility Issues Reported September 30, 2008 Moscow, Russia (LifeNews.com) -- Russia has long been a world leader in terms of the percentage of pregnancies that end in abortion and experts say those figures are still high. They say the abortion epidemic is leading to a problem of … [Read more...]
Stay Upright for Shorter Childbirth
Stay Upright for Shorter ChildbirthReported April 20, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you lie down during the early stages of childbirth, you might endure a longer labor. A new study reveals women who kneel, stand, walk around or sit upright have a significantly shorter first stage of labor compared to women who lie down. Researchers analyzed data from 21 studies that … [Read more...]
Women with recurrent miscarriage and infertility are undergoing tests and treatments that have no scientific rationale
Women with recurrent miscarriage and infertility are undergoing tests and treatments that have no scientific rationaleMonday, 29-Nov-2004 Women with recurrent miscarriage and infertility are undergoing tests and treatments that have no scientific rationale and are linked with known risks to mother and fetus, warn researchers in this week's BMJ. Fertility … [Read more...]
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