The U.S. Food and Drug Administration are considering approving a drug to help reduce the number of premature babies.
If approved, Gestiva would be the only drug available to help mothers carry their babies to term.
It too have certain potential...
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A research from Quebec, Canada states that babies born to women who take painkillers early in their pregnancy may be at increased risk for specific heart-related birth defects.
The study is one of the first to link use of nonsteroidal...
Drinking, smoking and doing illicit drugs are major taboos for a woman during pregnancy. However, excluding these there are certain things, which a pregnant woman should keep in mind. They are:
1. Seafood- although fish is a great source of protein but...
Weight gain after pregnancy is a normal course of event. Many women shed their excessive baby- fat (so to say) after a duration of three to six months but this depends on the individual anatomy and the amount of weight you have gained also your age is...
A recent study postulates that pregnancy may give relief from arthritis. The scientists obtained DNA from the fetus circulating in blood of some 25 pregnant women with arthritis and discovered that the fetal DNA was in abundance. Moreover, those with...
A recent study by the scientists from University of Copenhagen informed that women whose first issue is a boy suffers from miscarriages more often than mothers who gave birth to baby girls.
It states that male genes can provoke immune reactions in...
A study on St. John's wort (hypericum perforatum) one of the five best-selling herbs in the United States has given rise to suspicion for its intake. Many use it for medicinal purposes as an antidote for depression.
Presently the herb has been the...
Even the pregnant women experienced the wrath of the Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana. No accurate data are available on the number of babies born during the Katrina crisis, but officials at both hospitals in Baton Rouge described vivid scenes of...
Some so called 'pregnancy counseling centers' are showing wrong paths to the women who are seeking their advice. In a recent investigation, Congressional aides posed as 17 year-olds seeking advice for unplanned pregnancies. All they received was false...
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