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Pregnant Mother's Blood Pressure May Affect Future Health of Children
February 25, 2013 — Up to 10 percent of all women experience some form of elevated blood pressure during pregnancy. Researchers now show that mild maternal hypertension early in pregnancy actually benefits the fetus, ... > full story -
Extremely High Estrogen Levels May Underlie Complications of Single-Birth IVF Pregnancies
February 25, 2013 — Researchers have identified what may be a major factor behind the increased risk of two adverse outcomes in pregnancies conceived through IVF. Their findings support the hypothesis that extremely ... > full story -
Prenatal DHA Reduces Early Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight
February 25, 2013 — Infants of mothers who were given 600 milligrams of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA during pregnancy weighed more at birth and were less likely to be very low birth weight and born before 34 weeks ... > full story -
Babies Born by C-Section at Risk of Developing Allergies
February 25, 2013 — For expectant moms who may contemplate the pros and cons of natural child birth or Caesarian section, a new study suggests that C-section babies are susceptible to developing allergies by age two. ... > full story -
Rocket Attacks on Israeli City Increase Miscarriage Likelihood, Study Finds
February 22, 2013 — Rocket attacks in Sderot, Israel significantly increase the likelihood of miscarriages, according to a new study. The study compared 1,341 pregnancies of women (exposed group) who resided in Sderot, ... > full story -
Early Life Stress May Take Early Toll on Heart Function
February 21, 2013 — Early life stress like that experienced by ill newborns appears to take an early toll of the heart, affecting its ability to relax and refill with oxygen-rich blood, researchers ... > full story -
Human Heart Tissue Development Slower Than Other Mammals
February 20, 2013 — The walls of the human heart are a disorganized jumble of tissue until relatively late in pregnancy, despite having the shape of a fully functioning heart, according to a pioneering ... > full story -
Reduced Risk of Preterm Birth for Pregnant Women Vaccinated During Pandemic Flu
February 19, 2013 — Pregnant women who received the H1N1 influenza vaccine during the 2009 pandemic were less likely to have premature babies, and their babies weighed more on ... > full story -
Caffeine Linked to Low Birth Weight Babies
February 18, 2013 — Maternal nutrition is important to a developing embryo and to the health of the child later in life. Supplementing the diet with specific vitamins is known to increase health of the fetus for example ... > full story -
Smoking Bans Linked With 'Successive Reductions' in Preterm Birth
February 14, 2013 — Smoking bans are associated with a "consistent pattern of reduction in the risk of preterm delivery," finds a new ... > full story
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