Low vitamin E intake during pregnancy can lead to childhood asthma
Children whose mothers had a low intake of vitamin E during pregnancy are... maternal nutrient and respiratory status in 1,253 mothers and children during a five-year period. According to the authors, children born to mothers from th...Drinking during pregnancy linked to offspring's risk of alcohol disorders in early adulthood
Individuals whose mothers drink three or more glasses of alcohol at any one ...e followed from birth to age 21. A group of 7,223 mothers was originally interviewed at their first prenatal physician visit, between 1981 and 1984 in Brisban...Older fathers more likely to have autistic children
...hose of men 29 years and younger. Older age among mothers was not associated with autism after researchers factored in the effect of the father's age. The authors discuss several possible genetic mechanisms for the paternal age effect, including spontaneous mutations in sperm-producing cells or alteration...Methamphetamine use restricts fetal growth, study finds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Newborns whose mothers used methamphetamine during pregnancy are 3.5 time... to be born underweight compared to newborns whose mothers didn't use the drug, according to a research study led Brown Medical School Professor Barry Lester. ...Childless women risk poorer health in later life
...ESRC) finds that not only childless women but also mothers of five or more children, teenage mothers and mothers who have children with less than an 18 month gap between births all have higher risks of...Is there a relationship between a mother prompting her child to eat and obesity?
...of The Journal of Pediatrics evaluates the role of mothers prompting their child to eat, the child's complian...f the familiar foods. In contrast, in children of mothers who were not obese, none of these behaviors were related to the child's weight status. Obese mothe...Improvement seen in fetal survival following preeclampsia
...rom 804,448 first-born infants with Norwegian-born mothers and registered in the Medical Birth Registry of Norway between 1967 and 2003, including 770,613 pregnancies without preeclampsia and 33,835 pregnancies with preeclampsia. The researchers found that among preeclamptic pregnancies, inductions before...Pregnancy and lactation may affect maternal behavior and coping skills
...iven birth and breast fed their offspring may help mothers improve their abilities to both nurture children and manage stress," Bridges added. "This possibility warrants further investigation as to how reproductive experience alters the mother's physiology and behavior."...Very low birth weight linked to reduced quality of life in pre-school children
...e pounds and eight ounces) or more at birth. The mothers of very low birth-weight babies tended to be younger than the mothers in the control group, and were half as likely to be educated to college degree or higher. 45 per ce...Health facility births key to substantially reducing maternal mortality worldwide
...rs, a series of strategic errors--focusing only on mothers at risk of complications and relying on traditiona... care is provided then the chances of survival for mothers and infants improve. Although some women may choose alternative approaches, research shows that most...Study identifies factors correlated with cerebral palsy
...rchers found that 39.5 percent (158 of 400) of the mothers reported an infection during the pregnancy, including 19.2 percent who reported a urinary tract infection and 15.5 percent who reported taking antibiotics during the pregnancy. Fifty-one children (12 percent) were known to be from a multiple pregnanc...Drug prevents postpartum hemorrhage in resource poor settings
...mmon side effects of the drug. Infants of nursing mothers who took misoprostol showed no side effects. "We now have proven that misoprostol is a convenient, inexpensive, safe, and effective drug to lessen a major cause of death of women in the developing world--postpartum hemorrhage," Dr. Moss said....New study shows the benefits of eating fish greatly outweigh the risks
...could obtain that benefit from pregnant or nursing mothers who consumed fish. Mercury levels in fish are one...nistration that women of childbearing age, nursing mothers and young children should eat up to two servings per week of a variety of fish (for example, salmon,...Healthier preemies and parents, thanks to a new early intervention program
...omparison group parents, the study found that COPE mothers had significantly fewer anxiety and depressive symptoms when their infants were two months of age. Both mothers' and fathers' parenting beliefs/confidence and how they interacted with their infants in the NICU were related to a shorter length of st...Under-18s spell out what they need to enjoy quality of life on a ventilator
...35 ventilator-dependent children, together with 50 mothers and 17 fathers. A third of the 53 children included in the study, who ranged from one to 18 years-old, had received spinal or head injuries. The remainder had congenital conditions. Professor Noyes found that the children's health improved when ...Blocking an inter-generational cycle of obesity
...ives. How babies respond to nutrition from their mothers before birth and how the nutritional environment b...range of studies worldwide have shown that heavier mothers generally have heavier babies who grow up to be heavier adults with resultant health risks. There is...Recording neo-natal consultations is helpful to parents
...lness of audio recording the conversations between mothers and their neo-natal consultants. Two hundred mothers with babies in NICU were put into two groups the first had their consultation recorded and were giv...Postpartum depression is a major public health problem that requires more resources
...alls for greater attention to the mental health of mothers and education, screening and treatment programs. After giving birth, one in seven mothers will experience some form of depression that impairs their ability to function. Many of them will be...First-time mothers at increased risk for postpartum mental disorders
New mothers are at an increased risk for mental disorders such...tal admission or outpatient contact for first-time mothers and fathers up to 12 months after becoming a parent. The researchers analyzed data from Danish heal......LTH CARE An in-depth qualitative study finds that mothers of urban minority adolescent girls have a low awar...cting their daughters reproductive outcomes. Many mothers believe that confidential care promotes risky behavior and undermines mothers efforts to protect gir...