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...o Mount Sinai in 2000 who were informed of adverse pregnancy complications after undergoing an ultrasound. Two-thirds of the women were referred to the perinatal centre with fetal abnormalities; the remainder had other obstetric complications. Their research shows that quality of information clear, understand...Pregnancies ending in abortion do not increase the risk of developing breast cancer
... developing breast cancer for women who have had a pregnancy that ended in miscarriage or induced abortion. ... of breast cancer was 0.98 for women who had had a pregnancy that ended as a miscarriage and 0.93 for women who had had a pregnancy that ended as an induced abor...Women's health research findings presented by University of Pittsburgh scientists
...sia rises with increases in body mass index before pregnancy Rigorous analysis of data on 1,188 women pregnant...earch Institute. Preeclampsia is a complication of pregnancy that is potentially life threatening to both mother and baby. It affects some 5 percent of first pre...Environmental and dietary influences on cancer risk
...fluid of smoking women in their first trimester of pregnancy contains about 10 times the amount of a known tobacco carcinogen -- polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) than nonsmokers. Similar results were found for another established cancer-causing agent, known as benzo(a)pyrenes. "This is the first s...March/April 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...d colleagues found that maternal happiness about a pregnancy and her report of the father's happiness were stro...reported they were ambivalent or unhappy about the pregnancy were more likely to give birth to low weight babies. Low birth weight is the primary cause of neonat...Having emergency contraception at home does not boost rate of unprotected sex among teens
...," emergency contraceptives can reduce the risk of pregnancy by about 89 percent if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex, according to Women's Capitol Corp., makers of Plan B™. Since the beginning of this study, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two forms of emergency contraceptive p...Gender bias leaves South Asia's women in poor health
... abortions, neglect of girl children, death during pregnancy and childbirth, and poor access to health care for women and girls have all been cited as reasons for this difference. The violation of fundamental human rights, and especially reproductive rights of women, also plays an important part in perpetuatin...Day-care services could be option for pregnancy complications
...me benefits over hospital admission for women with pregnancy complications. Day care is increasingly being use...social, and economic effects of day care for three pregnancy complications in a randomised trial of day care versus standard care on an antenatal ward. 395 women...Pregnancy complications high even when diabetes is under control
Women with diabetes are at an increased risk of pregnancy complications, even if their diabetes is well cont... blood sugar (glycaemic) control before and during pregnancy are not good enough. This study will be available on bmj.com on Monday 5 April 2004. Researchers i...Small uterine fibroids may be linked with increased risk of miscarriage, early study results show
...e is known about the influence of these growths on pregnancy outcomes, including miscarriage, premature birth a...ed these risks in a large cohort of women early in pregnancy where presence of fibroids was uniformly assessed using ultrasound imaging. This is the first large-...Is there a relationship between repeated pregnancies and increased cardiovascular disease?
...imal after pregnancy; previous studies report that pregnancy permanently reduces plasma levels of prolactin and...Thus, it was demonstrated in the rat that repeated pregnancy increases the blood pressure response to acute stress and to intravenous infusion of phenylephrine. ...Some infertile couples unaware of multiple birth risks
...le births -- twins, triplets or more babies in one pregnancy -- have more risks of infant death and long-term d...uld be on having one healthy child and not just on pregnancy rates." The investigation by researchers from the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicin...Epilepsy presents unique problems for women
..." he explained. "The safety of newer drugs in both pregnancy and breastfeeding, however, is still being determined." Other problems specific to women with epilepsy are that AEDs can decrease the efficacy of hormonal contraceptives (whether given by mouth, subcutaneously or by injection). "There are five AEDs t...Dental X-rays of pregnant women associated with low-weight babies
...stryshows that women who have dental X-rays during pregnancy are three times aslikely to have a low-birth-weight, full-term baby as women who did not havediagnostic X-rays during pregnancy. The research by Dr. Philippe Hujoel,professor of dental public health sciences, and his colleagues is beingpublished in t...Dental X-rays during pregnancy associated with low birth weight babies
...fant. The prevalence of dental radiography during pregnancy in this dentally insured population was approximat...ent. Since women may not always be aware of their pregnancy status, it may not be possible to eliminate all dental radiography during pregnancy, but if this goa...Emory researcher examines effects of antiepileptic drugs on pregnant women and their offspring
...mothers who take antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) during pregnancy absorb the medication to substantial degrees in ut...ies born to epileptic mothers who took AEDs during pregnancy have congenital heart defects, neural tube defects (spina bifida) or cleft lip and palate." Epilep...Large families and animals keep allergies at bay
...ith over 24,000 pregnant women (twice during their pregnancy and again when their child was 6 and 18 months old). Information on atopic dermatitis and infections before 6 months of age were recorded. Data on factors associated with exposure to microbes, such as number of siblings, pet keeping, living on a farm...Enoxaparin prevents stillbirth in pregnant women with clotting disorder
...eir newborns. The group taking aspirin suffered 57 pregnancy losses and only 29 percent of the women taking thi... lead author of the study, "For women with a prior pregnancy loss and a genetic predisposition to thrombophilia, treatment with enoxaparin is associated with a m...Prevalence of HIV among childbearing women has declined in New York
...urs. Dr. Mofenson writes that "Whereas adolescent pregnancy rates have declined, adolescent pregnancy rates remain higher in the United States than in many other resource-rich countries, and they are pa...Iron-deficient infants score worse on cognitive and motor tests as teens
...es typically get their iron from the mother during pregnancy and from mother's milk, but their rapid growth demands even more iron after about the first 4-6 months. Other foods infants often eat, such as soft cereals, cow's milk and fruits, are poor sources of iron. In the United States, fortifying baby formul...