A mother who catches influenza, pneumonia, or a sexually transmitted disease around the time of pregnancy is susceptible of having a child that will develop leukemia.
Dr. Marilyn L. Kwan, from the Division of Research at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland...
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Alcohol consumption during pregnancy may lead to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.
The timing of alcohol consumption, its frequency, the beverage size and type, all appear to be crucial elements of identifying risk.
A new survey has found that...
1. Gestational Hypertension:
About 5% of women have hypertension before they become pregnant. This is called chronic hypertension. Another 5% or so develop hypertension during pregnancy. This is called gestational hypertension.
Extremely high...
Women from deprived areas are more prone to be obese at the onset of pregnancy.
The study is based on more than 37,000 pregnant women over fifteen. The researchers discovered that maternal obesity has risen from 9.9% in 1990 to 16% in 2004.
By...
Breakfast
- 1/2-cup cornflakes
- 1 masala omelette sandwich made with one egg and two slices of whole meal bread
- 1 glass skimmed milk.
Mid Morning
- 1 medium kiwi
- 1/2 chicken sandwich with 30 g chix and 1 slice of wholemeal bread
Lunch...
Women's Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil was cited as saying that the rising number of unmarried mothers who took hormone supplements in order to breastfeed their adopted children could signal a woman's independence from the need to wed and bear biological...
Not only mother but father too plays an important role in the formation of baby's brain during the nine months.
Lately researchers have postulated that if would-be mothers experience some kind of stress caused by their partners, it would negatively...
A crusade has been initiated by Bebac, a non-governmental organization that would safeguard and respect the moral and civilized rules for treatment of pregnant women in Serbia.
Bebac has postulated that nearly 65% pregnant women are frequently...
Caffeine during pregnancy does not have a direct impact on the fetus' growth however it might have other side effects.
Meanwhile, doctors have added that it seems to disprove that 'caffeine intake can lead to low birth weight and perhaps preterm...
I thought the human species that had long back entered into the modern scientific era, until I learnt that till date decisions like conception of a child are influenced by astrological developments.
Yes, this is true. Off lately the sale of condoms...
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has urged the federal courts to let enforcement of a parental notification bill that was enjoined shortly after it was signed into law in 1995.
The Parental Notice of Abortion Act requires doctors to inform a...
Cholesterol supplement may act as an antidote for would be mothers who are at a risk of damaging their growing fetus by alcohol consumption.
A protein called Sonic Hedgehog (SHH), which is responsible for the development of nervous system, head,...
Although Diuretic pills were prescribed widely in the 1960s to women who were looking forward to avoid dangerously high blood pressure or pre-eclampsia, during pregnancy. It was assumed that the drug would be instrumental in flushing out excess of salt...
Certain oils must be avoided during pregnancy and this pertains to all three of the oils in these decongestants that is, juniper oil, eucalyptus oil, and oil of pine needles.
These oils definitely lead to some problem in pregnancy however, the...
According to the general belief, morning sickness is taken as a favorable sign and is associated with blessing in disguise.
Studies have postulated that women who have nausea during pregnancy were less likely to miscarry. It supports a prior study...
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