Doctors Warn of Rising Use Of Marijuana During Pregnancy And Breastfeeding
More and more pregnant or breastfeeding women are using marijuana, and U.S. pediatricians are pushing back against the notion that the drug is "safe."
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First-trimester HbA1c Help In Predicting Gestational Diabetes
First-trimester glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) may aid in early identification of women at risk for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to a study published online Aug. 16 in Scientific Reports
ESC Recommends New Guideline For Pregnant Women With Heart Disease
Pregnant women with heart disease should give birth at no later than 40 weeks of gestation. That is one of the recommendations in the 2018 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy published online today in European Heart Journal
Maternal Depression Linked To Stress and Immune Markers in Children
According to the new research, scientists suggested that depression in women during pregnancy may affect their children's stress and physical well-being throughout life
Low Birth Weight Associated With Obesity, Diabetes, and Hypertension Later in Life
The findings, which come from a Journal of Diabetes analysis of 11,515 men and 13,569 women in China, indicate that nutrition in early life may play a role in the development of subsequent metabolic disorders
Women With Pregnancy-related Nausea, Vomiting Are More Likely To Use Marijuana
A Kaiser Permanente study, published today in JAMA Internal Medicine, found that women with mild and severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy were significantly more likely to have used marijuana during pregnancy than women without these symptoms
Prenatal Stress Increases Risk of Mood Disorders For Female Offspring
High maternal levels of the stress hormone cortisol during pregnancy increase anxious and depressive-like behaviors in female offspring at the age of 2, reports a new study in Biological Psychiatry
Broccoli Sprout Diet During Pregnancy Reduces Child's Chances of Breast Cancer Later in Life
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have found that a plant-based diet is more effective in preventing breast cancer later in life for the child if the mother consumed broccoli while pregnant
Antiandrogenic Contraceptive Pills Tied to Higher Risk of Drug-Induced Long QT Syndrome
Certain oral contraceptives may increase the risk of drug-induced Torsade de Pointes in women with preexisting risk factors, according to the new study
Babies Growth will not Enhance with Prenatal Vitamin D Pills, Study
For pregnant women who are vitamin D-deficient, vitamin supplements won't improve the growth of their fetus or infant, Canadian researchers report.
US Observes Increase In Pregnant Women Addicted to Painkillers
Over the past 15 years, the United States has seen a fourfold increase in pregnant women addicted to painkillers, the latest troubling statistic in an ongoing epidemic of opioid abuse, officials said 9th August
Role of Treg Cells in Blocking Mother-Child HIV Transmission
Scientists now report that Treg cells, a type of regulatory lymphocyte, may be protecting babies in the womb from getting infected with the HIV virus when the mother is infected.