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CDC-Recommended Non-Profit Launches ‘MotherToBaby’ In Time For Mother’s Day

30 Apr, 2013 16:35 CET - MotherToBaby, a service of the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS)

Experts Provide Free Answers About Medications & More During Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
Brentwood, TN – As Mother’s Day approaches, the non-profit Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS), a prestigious professional society comprised of international leaders in the field of birth defects research, announces MotherToBaby, the new name of its free counseling service that connects experts with...

Light drinking during pregnancy study adds to mixed messaging, says Swanswell

17 Apr, 2013 13:16 CET - Swanswell

Research suggesting that light drinking during pregnancy does not harm child behavioural or mental development only adds to the mixed messages around alcohol use, says Swanswell.
Research suggesting that light drinking during pregnancy does not harm child behavioural or mental development only adds to the mixed messages around alcohol use, says Swanswell.

The national recovery charity, which wants to achieve a...

Risk of heart disease for pregnant with high blood pressure

15 Apr, 2013 10:00 CET - Sahlgrenska akademin vid Göteborgs universitet

Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy have an increased risk of high blood pressure even 40 years after maternity, which leads in turn to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This has been demonstrated by researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy.
In a recent study, researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg examined 105 women who gave birth in the early 1970s. Half the women had...

Treating sleep-disordered breathing in pregnancy may improve fetal health

3 Jan, 2013 15:23 CET - American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Treatment of mild sleep-disordered breathing in women with preeclampsia reverses low fetal activity levels and may improve fetal outcomes.
DARIEN, IL – A new study suggests that treatment of mild sleep-disordered breathing with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in pregnant women with preeclampsia improves fetal activity levels, a marker of fetal well-being.

Results show that the average number...

No increased risk of stillbirth and infant mortality when a pregnant woman uses ...

2 Jan, 2013 08:00 CET - Karolinska Institutet

Treating a pregnant woman with anti-depressant SSRI drugs does not increase the risk of stillbirth or infant mortality, according to a new study that examined more than 1.6 million births. The information has been gathered from the registers of births and dispensed drugs in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The study is presented in the medical journal JAMA, and is the largest of its type carried out.

Nursing not Enough for Losing Weight after Pregnancy

30 Oct, 2012 08:00 CET - Sahlgrenska akademin vid Göteborgs universitet

While nursing and exercise help, sustainable weight loss after pregnancy requires lifestyle changes. A clinical trial conducted by Sahlgrenska Academy found that women who underwent dietary treatment averaged 10 percent weight loss.
Most women gain weight during pregnancy – typically only a few pounds, but pronounced and permanent approximately one-fifth of the time.

Given that a high body mass index increases...

New Survey Shows Women Settling for Less; Major Issues Being Skipped in Conversa...

24 Sep, 2012 16:22 CET - American College of Nurse-Midwives

American College of Nurse-Midwives Launches Our Moment of Truth™ to Improve Maternity Care Conversations, Women’s Health Outcomes
SILVER SPRING, MD, Sept. 24, 2012 – Conversations about pregnancy and birth are happening virtually everywhere – mommy blogs, social media, television shows – but new data show that when women visit their health care providers, many important conversations simply aren’t...

Revised edition of PCOS and Your Fertility

31 Aug, 2012 18:08 CET - Hay House

Your guide to Self-Care, Emotional wellbeing and Medical support
One in ten UK women have PCOS – but might never find out until they struggle to conceive. Symptoms such as acne, excess face and body hair, emotional ups and downs and weight gain can all be put down to genes or lifestyle, so many women don’t get diagnosed until they’re finding it tough to get pregnant. PCOS Awareness Week on November 3rd...

Obese Women Risk Having Children With Lower Cognitive Function, Study Claims

21 Jun, 2012 12:00 CET - Dian Griesel Inc

A recent study showed pre-pregnancy obesity was associated with a three-point reduction in reading scores and a two-point reduction in math scores on a common children’s test.
A large study conducted at Ohio State University recently found that women who were obese before they became pregnant were at higher risk of having children with lower cognitive function than mothers with a healthy pre-pregnancy weight. ...

SAN DIEGO NATIONAL CHILDREN’S STUDY WELCOMES 100TH BABY INTO GROUNDBREAKING RESE...

10 May, 2012 01:19 CET - MotherToBaby, a service of the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS)

Baby Is Born Just In Time For Mother’s Day
For Immediate Release 5/9/2012

SAN DIEGO, CA – The groundbreaking National Children’s Study (NCS) San Diego, which aims to follow local children from before birth until 21 years of age, has welcomed its 100th baby into the study this week.

Under the direction of Christina Chambers, PhD, MPH, professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine...

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