Acupuncture lessens depression symptoms during pregnancy, Stanford study shows – Acupuncture appears to be an effective way to reduce depression symptoms during pregnancy, according to a first-of-its-kind study from Stanford University School of Medicine researchers.
Drinking milk during pregnancy may lower baby’s risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) – Drinking milk during pregnancy may help reduce your baby’s chances of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) as an adult, revealed by researchers.
Quantifying the number of pregnancies at risk of malaria in 2007: A demographic study – Research published this week in PLoS Medicine concludes that at least 125.2 million women at risk of malaria become pregnant each year.
US birth weights on the decline — U.S. infants are getting smaller – Birth weights in US have declined during the past 15 years, revealed by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute’s Department of Population Medicine.
Breastfeeding a child may protect women from metabolic syndrome, a condition linked to diabetes and heart disease in women – Breastfeeding a child may lower a woman’s risk of developing Metabolic Syndrome, a condition linked to heart disease and diabetes in women, according to a Kaiser Permanente study.
Sugary cola drinks linked for first time to higher risk of gestational diabetes – Researchers have found that drinking more than 5 servings of sugar sweetened cola a week prior to pregnancy appears to significantly elevate the risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy.
Glucose intolerance in pregnancy associated with postpartum cardiovascular risk – Women who have gestational glucose intolerance (a condition less severe than gestational diabetes) exhibit multiple cardiovascular risk factors as early as three months after birth.
Protein from pregnancy hormone may prevent breast cancer – Researchers have found that hormones produced during pregnancy induce a protein that directly inhibits the growth of breast cancer. This protein, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), may serve as a viable, well-tolerated agent for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer.
New study links alcohol in pregnancy to child behavior problems – Amount and timing of alcohol consumption in pregnancy affects child behaviour in different ways, revealed by Australian researchers.
Ultrasound enhances noninvasive Down syndrome tests – The addition of a “genetic sonogram” maximizes the accuracy of non-invasive testing for Down syndrome, revealed by US researchers.
Exposure to lead, tobacco smoke raises risk of ADHD – Children exposed prenatally to tobacco smoke and during childhood to lead face a particularly high risk for ADHD, revealed by researchers.
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 multiple sclerosis (MS), revealed by US researchers.
