
Babies' Language Learning Starts From The Womb
From their very first days,
newborns' cries already bear
the mark of the language
their parents speak, reveals
a new study. The findings
suggest that infants begin
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Antibiotic Use During Pregnancy And Birth Defects: Study Examines Associations
Penicillin and several other
antibacterial medications
commonly taken by pregnant
women do not appear to be
associated with many birth
... > full story

Vegetables Can Protect Unborn Child Against Diabetes
New evidence is emerging for
how important it is for
pregnant women to eat good,
nutritious food. Expecting
mothers who eat vegetables
every day seem to have
... > full story

Increase In Down Syndrome Offset By Better Screening
The number of Down syndrome
pregnancies has risen
sharply over the last 20
years as women have opted to
have children later,
according to new research.
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Air Pollution Increases Infants' Risk Of Bronchiolitis
November 7, 2009 Infants who are exposed to higher levels of air pollution are at increased risk for bronchiolitis, according to a new ... > full story -
Early Results Of Nitric Oxide Therapy For Preemies Not Sustained, Study Finds
November 4, 2009 Inhaled nitric oxide, a therapy used in the treatment of premature newborns with respiratory failure that had shown promising results in short-term studies, does not significantly improve long-term ... > full story -
Folic Acid Supplements Linked To Asthma, Study Suggests
November 4, 2009 A new study may have shed light on the rise in childhood asthma in developed countries like Australia in recent decades. Researchers have identified a link between folic acid supplements taken in ... > full story -
Obesity Significantly Cuts Odds Of Successful Pregnancy, Study Finds
November 4, 2009 Obese women are as much as 28 percent less likely to become pregnant and have a successful pregnancy, according to new ... > full story -
ADA Releases Updated Position Paper On Breastfeeding
November 3, 2009 The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position paper on breastfeeding that details health benefits for both infants and mothers, and encourages promotion of breastfeeding whenever ... > full story -
Pregnant Women Risk Early Delivery From Using Psychiatric Medication
October 29, 2009 Women who used psychiatric medication during pregnancy have triple the odds of delivering ... > full story -
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity Problems Associated With Low Folate Levels In Pregnant Women
October 28, 2009 It has long been suggested that healthy folate levels in expectant mothers goes hand in hand with healthy nervous system development in their ... > full story -
Anxious Pregnant Mothers More Likely To Have Smaller Babies
October 27, 2009 Anxiety in pregnant women impacts their babies' size and gestational age. Specifically, women with more severe and chronic anxiety during pregnancy are more likely to have affected ... > full story -
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Sex-based Prenatal Brain Differences Found
October 26, 2009 Prenatal sex-based biological differences extend to genetic expression in cerebral cortices. The differences in question are probably associated with later divergences in how our brains develop, ... > full story -
Rethinking The Antibody-dependent Enhancement Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Model
October 26, 2009 New research challenges the dogma of the antibody-dependent enhancement model for the development of dengue hemorrhagic ... > full story
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