ACTG Protocol 185 Enrollment Halted
... or equal to 500/mm3 who were receiving AZT during pregnancy for medical indications. Women could receive othe...atever treatment an infected woman receives during pregnancy for her own health. No short-term serious side effects in either women or infants were observed in e......ondoms, she says, is much less than the cost of a pregnancy and far less than the cost of controlling a sexually-transmitted disease. "Teenagers need extra help in setting up good health habits," says Morrison. "Thesingle best predictor of using condoms in the future is having used them in the past. We shou...Women Say Overwhelming Yes To Ultrasound In New Study
...nd bonded better with their child during and after pregnancy and had less stress while they carried the child. ...medical benefit of screening ultrasound in routine pregnancy has not been proven. In order to promote the better use of scarce health care dollars, we are plann...Study Finds Aspirin Does Not Prevent High-Risk Cases Of Preeclampsia
...f its kind. Preeclampsia is a disorder of pregnancy that can strike without warning,causing high blood pressure and protein in the urine. In turn, preeclampsiamay progress to eclampsia--hypertension and generalized convulsions--which maybe fatal. The trial, reported in the March 12 New Engl...First Trimester Screening For Down Syndrome Possible, NICHD-Funded Study Finds
...with Down syndromebetween the 9th and 12th week of pregnancy (during the first trimester) is witha procedure kn...syndrome takesplace during the second trimester of pregnancy and involves testing for alpha-fetoprotein, unconjugated estriol, as well as human chorionicgonadotr...Cost-Effective Treatment Possible In Africa For HIV-Positive Pregnant Women If Drug Prices Lowered
... Treatment for the mother beginning at week 36 of pregnancy and continuingthrough childbirth, followed by trea...ormallydo not seek prenatal care this early in the pregnancy and this long course oftherapy is too costly for the limited resources of the region," Marseille sai...Earliest Warning Sign Indicates Need To Test For Condition Associated With Fetal Deaths
... By comparing patient records during the pregnancy with results of the laboratory analysis of placental tissue after the fetal or infant death, Gugino and colleagues found that if only one of these symptoms is present, chorioamnionitis should be suspected and patients should be tested for the condi...Dermatologists Recommend Raising Age for Insurance Coverage for Acne Drugs to Age 40 -- or Beyond
...dult onset, often caused by hormonal changesduring pregnancy or as a result of irregularities in the menstrual cycle....Health Risk To "Cigarette Babies" Is Neglected, Duke Scientist Charges
...ght, saidSlotkin. "Maternal smoking during pregnancy kills between tens of thousands andpossibly over a...associationsof the effects of women smoking during pregnancy on the outcomes of theirchildren, those kinds of associations didn't automatically connote a causalr......ormally do not seekprenatal care this early in the pregnancy and a long course of therapy is toocostly given their limited resources," Marseille said. According to co-investigator Kahn, the UCSF analysis "demonstrates that theinterventions initially tested in the U.S. and other wealthy countries can leadto af......-misoprostol that isstandard in France. Women with pregnancy durations of 63 days or less swallowed600 mg of mi...rs. At a final visit12 days later, each patient's pregnancy status was assessed, and patientsanswered several questions about acceptability. As part of an inves...Mini-Pill Increases Risk Of Chronic Diabetes In Women With History Of Diabetes During Pregnancy
...gust 12, 1998 -- Women who develop diabetes during pregnancy facean increased risk of later developing type-2 d... women with a history of GDM who have a subsequent pregnancy facetwo-to-three-fold the risk of later developing type-2 diabetes. Contraception isalso important f......d-risk assessment method, factoring in duration of pregnancy and maternalage at the time of screening, to deter... becauseof their unwillingess to risk loss of the pregnancy as a direct consequence ofperforming either procedure," Pergament said. Pregnant women unde...Ovarian Hormone Could Play Key Role In Easier, Safer Childbirth
... dramatic growth and softeningof the cervix during pregnancy -- the findings "encourage the view that relaxinha...axin is secreted into the blood in thelast half of pregnancy in both species, heidentified its physiological roles. In addition to its effects on the cervix,rela......atuettes emphasize the various physical effects of pregnancy on themother. They do not emphasize or seem to encourage procreation. In thosestatuettes that have explicit sexual features, the reference is to obstetrics. For example, statuettes from the Grimaldi excavation depict dilation forbirthing. Where st...Statistician Keeps Health Researchers Ahead Of The Curve
...en whose mothers were deficient invitamin A during pregnancy grew significantly slower than their counterparts,regardless of gender, throughout their first year of life. Not surprisingly, theanalysis also showed that children who contracted HIV from their mothers atbirth grew more slowly than those who did not......e may tend to distance herselfemotionally from the pregnancy until she gets the results," said Dr. Williams."If...nd distant relatives don't need to be aware of the pregnancy until after shehas gotten her results." Karen Mohr of Hermosa Beach chose CVS in part because she an...Poor Health In Pregnancy And After Childbirth Tied To History Of Abuse
...al abuse aremore likely to have poor health during pregnancy and after childbirth, accordingto a study at the U...anecdotal reports suggesting that the experienceof pregnancy and giving birth might "bring back" memories and feelingsassociated with physical and sexual abuse s...Decline In Vaccination Could Lead To Resurgence Of Rubella
... or suspected exposure in the first four months of pregnancy should be investigated. Contact: Ms Pat Tookey, Co-ordinator of National Congenital Rubella Surveillance Programme, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Institute of Child Health, LondonEmail: ptookey@ich.ucl.ac.uk or Professor Catherine P...UF Researcher Explores Complex Relationship Between Smoking And Fertility
...ge and lower birth weights. Smoking during pregnancy is responsible for an estimated $1.4 to $2billion in health complications, according to the U.S. Centers for DiseaseControl. The good news, however, is that the rate of smoking amongexpectant mothers has declined in recent years, from 26 percent in 1...