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Inducing Labor Can Reduce Birth Complications Without Increasing Cesareans, Study Suggests
May 10, 2012 — Induction of labor beyond 37 weeks of pregnancy can reduce perinatal mortality without increasing Cesarean section rates, finds a new ... > full story -
Education, Not Abortion, Reduces Maternal Mortality, Study Suggests
May 10, 2012 — A study conducted in Chile has found that the most important factor in reducing maternal mortality is the educational level of ... > full story -
Citywide Smoking Ban Reduced Maternal Smoking and Preterm Birth Risk
May 10, 2012 — A citywide ban on public smoking in Colorado led to significant decreases in maternal smoking and preterm births, providing the first evidence in the U.S. that such interventions can impact maternal ... > full story -
More Than One in Five Pregnant White Women Smoke Cigarettes
May 10, 2012 — A new report shows that 21.8 percent of pregnant white women aged 15 to 44 currently (within the past 30 days) smoked cigarettes. The study also showed that cigarette smoking levels among pregnant ... > full story -
Important Clues to a Dangerous Complication of Pregnancy: Data Strongly Suggests That Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Is a Vascular Disease
May 9, 2012 — Medical researchers have found the first clear evidence that a dangerous form of heart failure that occurs in pregnancy is a vascular disease, brought about by an imbalance of angiogenic ... > full story -
Molecule Found That Inhibits Estrogen, Key Risk Factor for Endometrial and Breast Cancers
May 9, 2012 — Researchers have discovered a molecule that inhibits the action of estrogen. This female hormone plays a key role in the growth, maintenance and repair of reproductive tissues and fuels the ... > full story -
Prepregnancy Obesity Linked to Child Test Scores
May 8, 2012 — Women who are obese before they become pregnant are at higher risk of having children with lower cognitive function - as measured by math and reading tests taken between ages 5 to 7 years - than are ... > full story -
Sperm Crawl and Collide on Way to Egg, Say Scientists
May 7, 2012 — Scientists have shed new light on how sperm navigate the female reproductive tract, "crawling" along the channel walls and swimming around corners -- with frequent ... > full story -
BPA Effects Seen in Monkey Mammary Glands
May 7, 2012 — A new study finds that fetal exposure to the plastic additive bisphenol A, or BPA, alters mammary gland development in primates. The finding adds to the evidence that the chemical can be causing ... > full story -
Higher Risk of Birth Defects from Assisted Reproduction, Study Suggests
May 5, 2012 — A new study has identified the risk of major birth defects associated with different types of assisted reproductive technology. In the most comprehensive study of its kind in the world, researchers ... > full story
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