MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Pregnancy News From Medical News Today' source. Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:16:19 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3506494&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BMD "[E]conomic growth and a higher rate of education for females, especially in poorer countries," has led to a decline in worldwide maternal deaths, but the U.S. maternal mortality rate remains "intolerable," a Hartford Courant editorial states... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3506494 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3506494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3506495&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BMv Starting in 2014, the federal health reform law (PL 111-148) will require states to expand Medicaid eligibility to all residents with incomes at or below 133% of the federal poverty level, creating a "significant challenge" for states in terms of administration and costs, BNA reports... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3506495 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3506495 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3503677&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BJx Several states recently took action on measures related to abortion and other reproductive health issues. ~ Louisiana: The state House voted 76-13 Thursday in favor of a bill (HB 1247) that would ban private insurance coverage for elective abortions, including in cases of rape or incest, the AP/Daily Comet reports. The measure -- supported by Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) and sponsored by Rep... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3503677 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3503677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3500492&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BFQ The American Civil Liberties Union, the American Medical Association and National Advocates for Pregnant Women remain concerned that women who miscarry could face criminal homicide charges under a new Utah law (HB 462), Women's eNews reports (Sclamberg, Women's eNews, 4/20). Under the law, which Gov... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3500492 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3500492 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3496204&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BFF How much weight obese women should safely gain during pregnancy is often controversial, with current guidelines suggesting a single range of 11 to 20 pounds... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3496204 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3496204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3496205&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BDF Among 54 low- to middle-income countries, a mother's shorter height is associated with a higher rate of death for her children and a greater likelihood of these children being underweight and having a reduced rate of growth, according to a study in the April 21 issue of JAMA. Emre Ozaltin, M.Sc., Kenneth Hill, Ph.D., and S. V. Subramanian, Ph.D... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3496205 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3496205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3492396&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BBN "Caesarean births are generally considered more prone to complications than natural births, so most hospitals at least pay lip service to their devotion to reducing them," but "very few have pulled it off," New York Times columnist Susan Dominus writes... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3492396 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3492396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3492397&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BzT Mothers shorter than 4 feet, 9 inches in low- to middle-income countries had about a 40 percent higher risk of their children dying within the first five years of life than mothers who were 5 feet, 3 inches or taller according to a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The risk was higher-almost 60 percent-in the first 30 days after birth... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3492397 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3492397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3492399&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BzJ A Swedish study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has found that infants of women who received substandard care1 during labour had a three-fold increased risk of asphyxia at birth. Asphyxia results from an inadequate supply of oxygen to the fetus during labour and delivery. Although rare, it can lead to perinatal brain injury and perinatal death... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3492399 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3492399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3492398&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bx9 Research published ahead of print in the Fetal & Neonatal Edition of Archives of Disease in Childhood indicates that despite lengthier active resuscitation of very preterm babies over the past 15 years, their survival rates have not improved. The findings are based on a case note review of babies born between 1993 and 2007, in one region in the north of England... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3492398 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3492398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3492400&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Byn A group of health experts gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, to kick off a continental conference on maternal and child health, VOA News reports (Heinlein, 4/19). Maternal and child health experts from African Union (AU) states, U.N... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3492400 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3492400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488892&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BxP Roughly 500 fewer babies were born in Utah in 2009 than in 2008, the first decline in births since 1993, according to data from the Utah Department of Health, the AP/Stamford Advocate reports. University of Utah demographer Pam Perlich attributed the decrease to the economic recession and state demographics... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488892 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3488892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488893&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bwx Easygoing or strict, conservative or cool; moms of all kinds want the best for their children especially when it comes to their health. In 2008-09, Canadian women gave birth to more than 377,700 babies, representing an 11% increase from 2004-05. Motherhood is a context in which women confront particular, and often new, health-related issues and choices... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488893 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3488893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488894&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bw2 A new study in The Lancet claims that maternal mortality rates around the world are going down. That should be good news in the debate over U.S. healthcare costs, except that the U.S. has an appalling record for maternal and infant mortality. Amnesty International issued its own condemnation of U.S... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488894 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3488894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3481777&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BpN Women born between 1944 and 1954 who gave birth in their early- to mid-20s earned lower wages than their peers who delayed childbearing or had no children, according to a study presented Thursday at a Population Association of America meeting, USA Today reports... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3481777 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3481777 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3481780&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bq7 "Now that the Obama administration has delivered on health care in the United States, we should think about families around the globe who suffer from malnutrition and lack access to basic maternal and child health-care services, including family planning," Thomas Lovejoy of Population Action International and Jim Harkness, president of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Po... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3481780 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3481780 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3481779&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bq4 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced a new initiative aimed at improving reproductive, maternal and newborn health on Wednesday at a meeting of international leaders, in an effort to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) for reducing maternal deaths, Inter Press Service reports (Suozzi, 4/15)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3481779 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3481779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3481778&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BpL Reversing a 14-year decline, 23% more U.S. infants were born with syphilis in 2008 than in 2005, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday, Reuters reports. The findings show that syphilis rates, which have increased among men who have sex with men, also are increasing in the heterosexual community, the researchers said... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3481778 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3481778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3474055&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bjs To be a truly comprehensive and successful anti-obesity program, First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign must include interventions that target pregnant women, infants, and pre-school-age children, UCSF experts say... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3474055 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3474055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3474054&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bjr Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that epigenetic marks on human placentas change from the first trimester of pregnancy to the third, a discovery that may allow clinicians to prevent complications in pregnancy. The finding marks a dramatic departure from the prevailing opinion that epigenetic programming is permanently established 12 weeks after fertilization... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3474054 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3474054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3474056&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bhh "Dozens of countries are unlikely to meet" the Millennium Development Goal targets related to maternal and child health without a new strategy and an additional $20 billion each year, according to a report released Tuesday, the Canadian Press reports (Lederer, 4/14)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3474056 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3474056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3469915&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bgm Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that epigenetic marks on human placentas change from the first trimester of pregnancy to the third, a discovery that may allow clinicians to prevent complications in pregnancy. The finding marks a dramatic departure from the prevailing opinion that epigenetic programming is permanently established 12 weeks after fertilization... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3469915 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3469915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3474057&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bdx The number of maternal deaths around the world has decreased from more than 500,000 in 1980 to an estimated 342,900 in 2008, according to a Lancet study published online on Monday, the BBC reports. For the study, "a team led by the University of Washington in Seattle, looked at data from thousands of observations of maternal deaths for 181 countries between 1980 and 2008. ... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3474057 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3474057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3465594&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bch Obese women who have bariatric surgery before getting pregnant are at significantly lower risk for developing dangerous hypertensive disorders during pregnancy than those who don't, according to a study of medical insurance records by Johns Hopkins experts... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3465594 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3465594 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3465595&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B7J A study published on bmj.com today reports that obese women who undergo bariatric surgery before having a baby have a much lower risk of developing serious health problems during pregnancy. Hypertensive disorders during gestation are a common cause of pregnancy complications and infant death. They affect about 7 percent of all pregnancies in the United States... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3465595 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3465595 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3458788&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B5x By requesting to cut all state funding for women's reproductive health services, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's (R) proposed budget "plunges New Jersey into dangerous waters, with women and children going first," Deborah Jacobs, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, writes in a New Jersey Newsroom opinion piece. Christie's proposal -- which would cut $7... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3458788 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3458788 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3451666&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B2K A decline in the U.S. birth rate in 2008 appears to be linked to the economic recession, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center, the Wall Street Journal reports. The study found that the number of births in 25 states where data was collected dropped from 2.33 million in 2007 to 2.29 million in 2008. The birth rate among women ages 15 through 44 fell in 20 of the 25 states... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3451666 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3451666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3446361&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zXS Survey Finds 1.5M Pregnant Women, Children Face 'Extreme Hunger' In Democratic Republic Of Congo One and a half million pregnant women and children under the age of five in the Democratic Republic of Congo are "facing extreme hunger," according to a survey by the Congolese Ministry of Health, backed by the World Food Program and UNICEF, SAPA/News24 reports... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3446361 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3446361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3446360&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zXb US researchers found that the more obese a mother is when she becomes pregnant, the greater her risk of giving birth to a baby with a congenital heart defect. You can read about the study, by investigators at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the New York state Department of Health, in the 7 April online issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3446360 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3446360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3446363&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zXk In an appeal of a district court's rejection of a proposed "personhood" ballot initiative, Personhood Nevada argued Tuesday that the measure's wording is sufficiently clear and "that the lower court judge erred in examining anything more than the legality of the wording," the AP/Las Vegas Sun reports (Ritter, AP/Las Vegas Sun, 4/6)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3446363 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3446363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3446362&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zXf The U.S. birth rate dropped by 2% from 2007 to 2008, a change partially attributed to the economic recession, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, the Washington Post reports. The decline was seen in all age groups except among women ages 40 and older, where the birth rate showed an increase... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3446362 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3446362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3446364&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zWf A computer-assisted, home-based intervention shown to reduce the risk of repeated births among low-income pregnant teenagers appears to do so at a reasonable cost, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. After 14 years of steady decline, U.S... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3446364 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3446364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3446365&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zW7 The nation's preterm birth rate dropped for the second consecutive year. New nationwide statistics show a 3 percent decline in the preterm birth rate, according to a report released by the National Center for Health Statistics. March of Dimes officials say they are encouraged and hope that the decline is a new trend in infant health. The data are based on 99.9 percent of U.S... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3446365 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3446365 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3439383&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zRQ At this summer's G8 meeting, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will move forward with his "'signature initiative' on maternal and children's health, despite disagreements with the United States and Britain over funding for abortion in the developing world, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon says," the Globe and Mail reports (McCarthy, 4/4)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3439383 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3439383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436928&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zQ5 Obstetrician-gynecologists from around the country and internationally will convene in San Francisco to present new research at The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 58th Annual Clinical Meeting... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3436928 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3436928 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436930&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zNt About 40% of births in Los Angeles County are the result of unintended pregnancies, according to a study from the county Department of Public Health, the Los Angeles Times reports. The study is based on the results of a 2006 county survey of more than 5,200 women ages 13 through 56 who had recently given birth... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3436930 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3436930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436929&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zNr Abortion-rights opponents gathered enough signatures to place a personhood amendment on Mississippi's ballot. Lawmakers in Nebraska approved a plan to provide Medicaid services to pregnant women who have been domestically abused... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3436929 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3436929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3431258&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zLw PBS' "NewsHour" on Wednesday examined Peru's efforts to lower maternal mortality in the nation's most remote regions, where the majority of its maternal deaths occur. According to "NewsHour," the success of the efforts has made Peru a model for reducing maternal mortality in the developing world and has attracted the attention of U.S... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3431258 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3431258 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3431257&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zLv On Tuesday, a California school district issued revised rules relating to teen confidentiality, while the Missouri House approved a sweeping antiabortion bill. Summaries appear below... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3431257 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3431257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3426840&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zHT Every year, some 7.5 million mothers and new-borns die during pregnancy or childbirth, almost all of whom are in low and middle-income countries. One reason for this is the lack of trained medical staff, particularly doctors. A doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet now shows that a solution could be the training of nurses in caesarean sections and other life-saving surgery... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3426840 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3426840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3422799&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zFT The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Q&A with Carole Joffe," Katha Pollitt, The Nation's "And Another Thing": Pollitt interviewed Carole Joffe -- a sociologist and author of "Dispatches from the Abortion Wars: The Costs of Fanaticism to Doctors, Patients and the Rest of Us" -- about the health reform law's potential effects on reproductive rights and health... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3422799 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3422799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3422798&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zFM The Archdiocese of Baltimore on Monday filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court that seeks to block an ordinance requiring crisis pregnancy centers to post signs stating they do not provide abortion services and information, the AP/San Francisco Examiner reports. The suit names as defendants the city of Baltimore and its mayor, City Council, health commissioner and health department... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3422798 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3422798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3422801&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zFR The Detroit area's congressional delegation and local medical officials are lobbying to keep the NIH Perinatology Research Branch -- or PRB -- in the city, which has an elevated rate of premature births, the Detroit Free Press reports. The PRB -- one of a handful of NIH branches located outside of the agency's Bethesda, Md... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3422801 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3422801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3422800&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zFJ Under the recently signed health reform law (HR 3590), health insurance companies will no longer be able to charge women more than men for the same insurance policies, ending a practice known as "gender rating," the New York Times reports... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3422800 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3422800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3418359&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zBm Fewer than 1 in 4 pregnant women meet physical activity guidelines set by doctors and health officials, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study. Guidelines set by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in 2002 recommend pregnant women get 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise daily, or on most days, if they have no medical or obstetric complications... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3418359 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3418359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3418361&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zBR The following summarizes recent action on women's health-related legislation and ballot initiatives in Colorado, Georgia, Nebraska, Nevada and Kansas... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3418361 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3418361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3418360&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zBH Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in pregnant patients is more likely to occur on the left side, and in particular in the left leg, write the authors of a Review article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). "In nonpregnant patients, DVT, the formation of a blood clot, is most common in the calf veins," write Dr. Wee-Shian Chan, Women's College Hospital and coauthors... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3418360 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3418360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3418362&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zzT Fewer than 1 in 4 pregnant women meet physical activity guidelines set by doctors and health officials, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study. Guidelines set by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in 2002 recommend pregnant women get 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise daily, or on most days, if they have no medical or obstetric complications... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3418362 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3418362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3409808&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zwp Sexual abuse in childhood increases the chances of high-risk pregnancy, shows a new study conducted by Prof. Rachel Lev-Wiesel, Head of the Graduate School of Creative Arts Therapies at the University of Haifa, Lee Yampolsky and Dr. Tzachi Ben Zion, Deputy Director of Soroka Hospital... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3409808 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3409808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3406271&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zww Women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in the 12 months after they have completed a pregnancy are 48% more likely to die than other young women with breast cancer according to new research to be presented at the seventh European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC7) in Barcelona today (Friday)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3406271 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3406271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3406270&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zwt Women who discover they have breast cancer while they are pregnant can be treated with chemotherapy without endangering the health of their unborn baby, according to research to be presented at the seventh European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC7) in Barcelona today (Friday)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3406270 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3406270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3406269&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zvs Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) on Wednesday said he remains opposed to efforts to restore state-funded prenatal services to about 1,600 low-income Nebraska women, including about 870 undocumented immigrants, because he does not support providing state benefits to undocumented immigrants, the AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The latest proposal, crafted by Sen... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3406269 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3406269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3406272&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ztv Women accounted for nearly 60 percent of the 39.4 million admissions to U.S. hospitals in 2007, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. According to the analysis by the federal agency, the leading reasons that women are admitted to the hospital are for pregnancy and childbirth. About 5 million of the 23... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3406272 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3406272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3406274&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zqZ Many of the roughly 2.6 million graduate students in the U.S. have few legal protections and leave options after the birth or adoption of a child, the Washington Post reports. In many cases, pregnant graduate students work until their due dates and take little time off after giving birth, according to the Post... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3406274 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3406274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3406273&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zqV Unidentified donors have offered private funds to restore prenatal services that were discontinued on March 1 for about 1,600 low-income Nebraska women, including about 870 undocumented immigrants, the Omaha World-Herald reports (Hammel, Omaha World-Herald, 3/23)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3406273 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3406273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3401273&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zrK The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has long been a proponent of comprehensive health care reform and this weeks' enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care for America Act extends health insurance coverage to an additional 32 million Americans... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3401273 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3401273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3401274&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zqS The health reform law (HR 3590) that President Obama signed Tuesday could have an "especially large" impact on women in the U.S., who make the majority of family health care decisions and generally live longer than men, Forbes Woman reports. According to the Department of Labor, women make an estimated 80% of health care decisions for their families... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3401274 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3401274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3401275&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zqW The U.S. caesarean section rate reached an all-time high of 32% in 2007, according to a report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, the New York Times reports. C-section rates have climbed steadily since 1996, making the procedure the most common operation in U.S. hospitals (Grady, New York Times, 3/23)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3401275 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3401275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3401276&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zqb A Norwegian study to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has found that for women with previous caesarean section, the risk of uterine rupture was 8 times higher after trial of labour (TOL)1 than at repeated elective caesarean section. Induction of labour (using prostaglandins) was associated with the highest risk of uterine rupture... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3401276 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3401276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3397194&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zkg Amidst continuing confusion over priorities and funding for a new G8 maternal and child health initiative, and specifically whether it will include family planning, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is calling for the G8 to show their unequivocal support for family planning as part of a comprehensive approach saving the lives of women and their families. Dr... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3397194 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3397194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3392830&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zh8 The Los Angeles Times on Monday examined how the issues of abortion rights and immigration have clashed in the debate over a withdrawn Nebraska bill (LB 1110) that would have allowed low-income women who do not qualify for Medicaid coverage -- including undocumented immigrants -- to receive state-funded prenatal care... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3392830 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3392830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3392832&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zhz A physical therapy exercise and health education program is effective in improving postnatal well-being and reducing the risk for postnatal depression (PND), according to a randomized controlled trial published in the March issue of Physical Therapy, (PTJ) the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3392832 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3392832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3392831&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zh5 Now that health insurance reform legislation has passed, President Obama and Congress must urgently turn their attention to ensuring quality maternal care for every American woman to reduce rising deaths and complications during pregnancy and childbirth, Amnesty International said... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3392831 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3392831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3392833&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zgg The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' (RCOG) library is exhibiting its most valuable collection of antiquarian books for a limited time period. These rare books were acquired by the College in 1935. The collection was previously owned by Roy Dobbin, Foundation Fellow of the then British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3392833 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3392833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3384535&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zcj March of Dimes was honored March 16, 2010, at the 14th Annual Research!America Advocacy Awards event at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC. Jennifer L. Howse, PhD, March of Dimes president, and Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, granddaughter of March of Dimes founder President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, accepted the award... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3384535 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3384535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3384536&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zcm Results of a national survey point to a greater need to educate women on the risks associated with early elective cesarean sections and labor inductions. A recent survey by UnitedHealthcare of first-time mothers found more than half the respondents believe it is safe to deliver their baby before 37 weeks' gestation even if not required because of a medical complication... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3384536 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3384536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3380976&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zb7 The Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (CMACE) reveals results from a survey on NHS maternity provision for obese women and publishes guidelines at a conference today. In 2008, CMACE undertook a survey of maternity service provision for women with obesity on the NHS as part of their national programme on obesity in pregnancy... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3380976 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3380976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3380977&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z9y A Nebraska bill (LB 1103) that would ban abortion after 20 weeks' gestation in nearly all cases has advanced from the Judiciary Committee to the full Legislature for debate, the AP/Beatrice Daily Sun reports. The bill, introduced by Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood, would prohibit abortion past 20 weeks unless needed to save the woman's life or avert substantial, irreversible physical harm... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3380977 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3380977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3380978&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z7z Leanne Metcalf, Director of Research at Asthma UK, says: 'There is now a broad spectrum of evidence which suggests that the pre-natal environment, including factors such as maternal stress and family history, can influence whether or not a child will go on to develop asthma symptoms... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3380978 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3380978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3376255&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z6Y Stress during pregnancy may raise the risk of asthma in offspring, according to researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3376255 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3376255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3376254&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z6M Nebraska state Sen. Kathy Campbell on Tuesday said that she is abandoning a compromise bill that would temporarily continue state-funded prenatal care to about 1,500 low-income women -- including undocumented immigrants -- because of opposition from Gov. Dave Heineman (R), the AP/Pennsylvania Times Herald reports... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3376254 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3376254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3372160&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z48 New research to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology reveals how the rate of births from triplets has increased, even after excluding pregnancies that were the result of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in the form of in vitro fertilisation (IVF)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3372160 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3372160 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3372161&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yZW An Indiana University School of Medicine study provides a better understanding of why sexually experienced girls resume sexual activity after periods of abstinence, information key to dealing with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and pregnancy in high school girls and beyond... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3372161 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3372161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3368303&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yX8 Maternal deaths in the U.S. have doubled over the last 20 years, according to a new report from Amnesty International that frames the issue "as part of a systematic violation of women's rights," Time reports. The report, titled "Deadly Delivery," found that more than two women die of pregnancy-related causes each day in the U.S. About half of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3368303 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3368303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3368302&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yX5 Births to minority women in the U.S. soon could surpass births to white women, according to a study published recently in the journal Population and Development Review, the New York Times reports. In the 12 months leading up to July 2008, minorities accounted for 48% of all U.S. births... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3368302 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3368302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3364788&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yVx US consumers are being warned about the dangers of carrying babies up to four months old in a sling carrier as there is a possible risk of them suffocating if carried incorrectly. The U.S... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3364788 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3364788 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3364789&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yTR Vaginal birth after caesarean section is reasonably safe and more women should have access to it, an NIH advisory panel announced on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reports (Roan, Los Angeles Times, 3/11). The VBAC rate has declined from a peak of 28.3% in 1996 to less than 10% currently... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3364789 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3364789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3356553&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yPD Rhesus monkey babies born to mothers who had the flu while pregnant had smaller brains and showed other brain changes similar to those observed in human patients with schizophrenia, a study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3356553 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3356553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3356554&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yNV An independent panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health confronted a troubling fact that pregnant women currently have limited access to clinicians and facilities able and willing to offer a trial of labor after previous cesarean delivery because of so-called VBAC bans. Many, even those at low risk for complications in a trial of labor, are not offered this option... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3356554 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3356554 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3356555&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yNr During Cover the Uninsured Week, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reiterates its position that all women should be guaranteed a package of essential benefits that includes primary and preventive care, pregnancy-related and infant care, medically and surgically necessary services, prescription drugs, and catastrophic care... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3356555 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3356555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3352324&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yMX The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. appears to have risen over the past 10 years, reaching a rate that is four times higher than the federal government's 2010 goal, the AP/Yahoo! News reports. In 2006, the last year for which nationwide data are available, about 13.3 maternal deaths occurred for every 100,000 live births, compared with around seven deaths per 100,000 births one decade before... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3352324 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3352324 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3348644&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yKL A Princeton University-led research team has discovered that protein competition over an important enzyme provides a mechanism to integrate different signals that direct early embryonic development. The work suggests that these signals are combined long before they interact with the organism's DNA, as was previously believed, and also may inform new therapeutic strategies to fight cancer... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3348644 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3348644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3348643&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yJr The Los Angeles Times on Monday profiled Dave Wilkinson, an evangelical pastor who runs three Ventura County, Calif., pregnancy clinics that try to urge women not to have abortions... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3348643 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3348643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3348645&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yKq Sonic hedgehog, a gene that plays a crucial rule in the positioning and growth of limbs, fingers and toes, has been confirmed in an unexpected place in the embryos of developing mice - the layer of cells that creates the skin. Named for a video game character, Sonic hedgehog describes both a gene and the protein it produces in the body... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3348645 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3348645 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3348647&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yJp The New York Times on Tuesday examined efforts to increase rates of vaginal births after caesarean sections at the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation, a small hospital run by the Navajo Nation and financed partially by the Indian Health Services... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3348647 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3348647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3348646&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yJk Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) on Monday signed a bill (HB 462) that would allow prosecutors to bring criminal homicide charges against women who arrange illegal abortions, the Salt Lake Tribune reports (Gehrke, Salt Lake Tribune, 3/8). An earlier version of the bill (HB 12), sponsored by state Rep... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3348646 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3348646 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3348648&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yHg Hip replacement patients with metal-on-metal (MoM) implants (both the socket and hip ball are metal) pass metal ions to their infants during pregnancy, according to a new study presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3348648 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3348648 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344905&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yDd Community support groups can reduce neonatal mortality, and lower rates of maternal depression-provided that the population coverage is wide enough and the programmes are appropriately designed. These are the conclusions of two Articles, published Online First in The Lancet. Participatory women's groups have shown promise in trials in Nepal, reducing neonatal mortality by about one-third... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344905 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3344905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3340802&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yCT Women's community groups have had a dramatic effect on reducing neonatal mortality rates in some of the poorest areas on India, according to a study published in the journal the Lancet. The groups provide a cost-effective intervention with added benefits such as reducing significantly maternal depression and improving decision-making amongst the women... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3340802 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3340802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3340804&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yBk A bill (SF 2645) in the Minnesota Legislature would require each school district to create an "abstinence-first" sex education curriculum with "age-appropriate" lessons on human sexuality and information about condoms and other contraceptives, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3340804 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3340804 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3340803&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yBg Utah Rep. Carl Wimmer (R) on Thursday withdrew for revisions a bill (HB 12) that would have allowed sentences of up to life in prison for any woman whose fetus dies because of her intentional or reckless actions, the New York Times reports (Johnson, New York Times, 3/4). The legislation -- which had been sent to Gov... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3340803 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3340803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3340806&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yCt Two articles published Online First in The Lancet report that community support groups can reduce neonatal mortality. In addition, they can lower rates of maternal depression, provided that the population coverage is wide enough and the programs are suitably designed. In trials in Nepal, participatory women's groups have shown promise. Neonatal mortality was reduced by about one-third... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3340806 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3340806 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3340805&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yzp The nation's champion for babies has received the 2010 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award. Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, who has served as president of the March of Dimes since 1990, was honored March 2 by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NIFD) at a ceremony at the Ritz Carlton in Tysons Corner, Va. "Dr... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3340805 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3340805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3337031&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yxV The following summarizes recent action in Colorado and Wyoming related to a "personhood" initiative and bills addressing crimes against pregnant women... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3337031 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3337031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3333397&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yvV PREGNANT SMOKERS WITH ASTHMA HAVE INCREASED HEALTH RISKS Pregnant women with asthma who smoke have an increased risk for asthma symptoms and fetal growth abnormalities. Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina observed 2,210 pregnant women with asthma to determine the effect of active and passive household smoking on asthma severity and obstetric/neonatal outcomes... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3333397 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3333397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3329217&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yqb The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3329217 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3329217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3325126&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yq8 This week, the Washington, D.C.-based NPR affiliate WAMU is featuring a three-part series on teenage pregnancy in the district. According to WAMU, the number of infants born to teens ages 15 through 19 in the district increased 20% from 2005 to 2007, the most recent year for which data are available. More than 1,050 teens gave birth in D.C. in 2007... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3325126 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3325126 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3325128&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ymM In underserved areas like North Philadelphia, existing research shows a nearly 10 percent higher smoking rate than in the general population, with a lower quit rate to boot. The consequences of this public health problem are magnified for new mothers that smoke, as they also expose their babies to the ill effects of second-hand smoke... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3325128 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3325128 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3325127&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ymG Children exposed to cocaine in the womb face serious consequences from the drug, but fortunately not in certain critical physical and cognitive areas as previously believed, according to a new comprehensive review of research on the subject from scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3325127 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3325127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3320052&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yj9 Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) said he opposes a bill (LB 1110) that would provide low-income women -- including undocumented immigrants -- with prenatal care through the state's version of the Children's Health Insurance Program because he believes undocumented immigrants should be barred from receiving public health benefits, the Omaha World-Herald reports (Hammel, Omaha World-Herald, 2/26)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3320052 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3320052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3320051&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yj8 Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) is reviewing details of a bill (HB 12) that would allow criminal charges against women who seek illegal abortions, including self-inflicted attempts to end a pregnancy, with penalties of up to life in prison, the New York Times reports. The bill was approved 59-12 by the state House and 24-4 by the state Senate... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3320051 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3320051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3313323&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ydb A mother's nurture may provide powerful protection against risks her baby faces in the womb, according to a new article published online today in the journal Biological Psychiatry... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3313323 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3313323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3309225&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ybJ A mother's nurture may provide powerful protection against risks her baby faces in the womb, according to a new article published online today in the journal Biological Psychiatry... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3309225 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3309225 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3309226&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y7q The MTV reality show "16 and Pregnant" and its spin-off, "Teen Mom," both "are designed to deter adolescents from becoming mothers -- a relevant issue as teen pregnancy rates are up for the first time in more than a decade," Double X managing editor Jessica Grose writes in a Slate opinion piece... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3309226 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3309226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3304565&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y7c A new US study suggests that acupuncture specifically designed for depression may reduce symptoms during pregnancy: although the study was small, the researchers say it is the first of its kind and hope that it raises awareness about depression in pregnancy and helps patients and doctors consider an alternative to antidepressants... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3304565 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3304565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3304566&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y5L New guidance published today (24 February) by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) aims to reinforce the safety of donor breast milk by making recommendations to maintain high standards of practice in specialist milk banks in the UK. New mothers can choose to donate their breast milk to a dedicated milk bank. It can then be used by hospitals that request it... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3304566 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +0100 3304566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3304567&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y54 New research published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth notes some of the "serious short- and long-term health issues" associated with preterm births and identifies steps that can be taken to reduce the number of stillbirths and premature births worldwide, United Press International reports. Each year, 13 million babies are born preterm and there are 3... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3304567 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3304567 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3300257&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y43 More research and attention are urgently needed to understand and reduce the incidence of preterm births and stillbirths worldwide, according to experts from the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3300257 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3300257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3300258&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y2Y A new report identifies the enormous global impact of preterm birth and stillbirth-and what can be done to decrease it. Globally, an estimated 13 million babies are born preterm each year. Newborn deaths now account for more than 42 percent of mortality in children under the age of five, a rise from 37 percent in the year 2000. Additionally, an estimated 3... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3300258 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3300258 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3300259&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y2G A new report identifies the enormous global impact of preterm birth and stillbirth - and what can be done to decrease it. Globally, an estimated 13 million babies are born preterm each year. Newborn deaths now account for more than 42 percent of mortality in children under the age of five, a rise from 37 percent in the year 2000. Additionally, an estimated 3... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3300259 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3300259 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3300260&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xZ2 Several states recently acted on legislation regarding abortion rights and violent crimes against pregnant women. Summaries appear below. ~ Kansas: The Kansas House Wednesday voted 73-45 in favor of a bill with a provision that would restrict insurance coverage of abortion, although the bill was later referred back to committee, the Kansas City Star reports (Klepper, Kansas City Star, 2/18)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3300260 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3300260 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3296566&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xZF Acupuncture appears to be an effective way to reduce depression symptoms during pregnancy, according to a first-of-its-kind study from Stanford University School of Medicine researchers... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3296566 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3296566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3296567&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xZ3 Mississippi lawmakers are considering a bill (HB 837) that would mandate that all school boards adopt either an abstinence-only or "abstinence-plus" sex education policy by June 30, 2011, the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. The bill passed the House 83-32 and awaits action in the Senate. Current Mississippi law does not require schools to teach sex education... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3296567 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3296567 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3293126&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xWp The American Association for Dental Research (AADR) has announced Dolphus Dawson, III, as the 2010 AADR Neal W. Chilton Fellowship in Clinical Research recipient. He will be recognized at the AADR Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Washington, DC, March 3, 2010... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3293126 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3293126 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3293127&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xVg The New Hampshire House on Wednesday voted 219-122 to reject a bill (HB 1644) that would have allowed prosecutors to file murder, manslaughter or negligent homicide charges for intentionally or unintentionally ending the life of a fetus, the AP/Boston Herald reports... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3293127 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3293127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3293128&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xVj The U.S. "has long had one of the highest rates of pregnancies, births and abortions among teenagers among Western industrialized countries," which is "a problem with deep social and economic repercussions," Joseph Puccio, chief of Stony Brook University Medical Center's Division of Adolescent Medicine, writes in a Long Island Newsday opinion piece... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3293128 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3293128 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3293129&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xVh Nebraska lawmakers voted 36-0 Wednesday to bypass a legislative rule preventing bills from being introduced more than 10 days into a new legislative session, thereby allowing consideration of a bill (LB 1110) that would continue public insurance coverage for pregnant undocumented immigrants, the Lincoln Journal Star reports (Hicks, Lincoln Journal Star, 2/17)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3293129 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3293129 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291648&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xTd I would like to introduce you to Mr Gordon Buchannan, he's a Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon at The London Rectal Clinic at 108 Harley Street and Imperial Hospitals, London. He has published papers on many aspects of colorectal surgery, in particular investigation of anorectal conditions and fistula-in-ano... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291648 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3291648 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3285859&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xQX "Can Texans actually believe that our sex education policies are working?" Dallas Morning News columnist Jacquielynn Floyd asks, adding, "I guess, if they're still buying into the notion that an hour or so of demonstrably absurd sex-is-a-sin-and-condoms-don't-work moralizing is all the classroom instruction our kids need... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3285859 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3285859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3285860&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xQk "Maternal mortality is a good indicator of a country's healthcare situation and of the inequalities between men and women", José Luis Alvarez, the lead author of this study and a researcher at the URCJ in Madrid, tells SINC... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3285860 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3285860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3285861&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xPL PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and their environment, today announced that it has expanded its fetal, maternal and neonatal health screening capability in India, with the inauguration of the PerkinElmer Health Sciences laboratory... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3285861 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3285861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3281639&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xMv The landmark National Children's Study is intended to collect and analyze a wide assortment of specimens from up to 100,000 pregnant women in 105 counties and track the women and their children for 21 years, the New York Times reports. Researchers are expected to collect samples ranging from breast milk to carpet dust to assess connections between genetics, the environment and public health... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3281639 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3281639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3285862&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xPZ Morning sickness, also known as nausea gravidarum, nausea/vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) , emesis gravidarum or pregnancy sickness is a condition that affects over 50% of all pregnant females. The woman feels nauseous, sometimes vomits and is often tired. Women who use hormonal contraception or HRT (hormone replacement therapy) may also have morning sickness symptoms... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3285862 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3285862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3281640&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xLG AtCor Medical (ASX: ACG), the developer and marketer of the SphygmoCor® system which measures central blood pressures and arterial stiffness noninvasively, announced that a University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago study(1) has highlighted an important new inpatient use for SphygmoCor: monitoring the effects of drug therapy in hospitalized patients with preeclampsia, a... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3281640 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3281640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3274399&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xF3 The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is developing guidance to help the NHS provide better and more effective antenatal services for pregnant women faced with difficult social circumstances... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3274399 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3274399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3264877&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xx8 This study currently appears on-line in Epidemiology... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3264877 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3264877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3264878&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xwX Family history, infection and stress all may play a role in raising a woman's risk of having a premature baby - but they don't fully explain why some women give birth too soon and others don't, according to a review article published today in the New England Journal of Medicine... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3264878 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3264878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3260944&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xvV Research conducted by the President of the American College of Sports Medicine and colleagues shows many doctors aren't sure what to tell their pregnant patients about exercise. ACSM President James Pivarnik, Ph.D., FACSM, and colleagues Patricia Bauer, Ph.D., and Cliff Broman, Ph.D., surveyed 93 M.D.s, D.O... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3260944 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3260944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256920&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xsd A new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology examines how the swine flu virus, Influenza A H1N1 (2009), affects pregnant women. Clinicians at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital in Singapore treated 211 confirmed cases of pregnant women with swine flu between 26 May 2009 and 14 September 2009... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256920 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3256920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256921&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xrD A fictional television drama may be more effective in persuading young women to use birth control than a news-format program on the same issue, according to a new study. Researchers found that college-age women who viewed a televised drama about a teen pregnancy felt more vulnerable two weeks after watching the show, and this led to more support for using birth control... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256921 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3256921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3252719&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xnT Cerebral palsy (CP) has increased in infants born prematurely in the United States, according to data presented by researchers from Loyola University Health System (LUHS). These findings were reported at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Chicago. They also were published in the latest issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3252719 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3252719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3249494&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xjj Researchers at Yale School of Medicine believe they may have discovered how the hormone progesterone acts to prevent preterm birth. The findings were presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) in Chicago by Errol Norwitz, M.D., professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3249494 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3249494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3249495&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xkq President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other policymakers and religious leaders on Thursday spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast about various issues involving faith and politics, the Washington Post reports... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3249495 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3249495 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3249499&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xkY In a study presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™ in Chicago, researchers unveiled findings that show that there is an increased risk of intrauterine fetal death (IUFD), commonly known as stillbirth, in women who have fibroids. IUFD, or still birth, is rare and affects only six to seven out of every thousand births... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3249499 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3249499 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3249498&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xkw Gene variants in a woman and her fetus can make them more susceptible to an inflammatory response to infections inside the uterus, which can increase the risk for a preterm birth, according to a study presented at a meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Reuters reports. Preterm delivery is a leading cause of infant mortality and disability, according to Reuters... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3249498 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3249498 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3249497&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xks Focus on the Family plans to air a second television advertisement four times during the Super Bowl pregame show that will also feature former University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow and his mother, Pam Tebow, USA Today reports (Horovitz, USA Today, 2/5)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3249497 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3249497 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3249496&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xjd Children from urban areas whose mothers suffer from depression during pregnancy are more likely than others to show antisocial behavior, including violent behavior, later in life. Furthermore, women who are aggressive and disruptive in their own teen years are more likely to become depressed in pregnancy, so that the moms' history predicts their own children's antisocial behavior... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3249496 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3249496 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3245712&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xhn Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have become the first in the world to synthesize the entire protein that is responsible for life-threatening malaria in pregnant women and their unborn children... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3245712 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3245712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3241798&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xgC California's maternal mortality rate has nearly tripled during the past decade, according to an unreleased report from the state Department of Public Health, the Sacramento Bee reports. California Watch, a project of the Center for Investigative Reporting, conducted the investigation into the state's pregnancy-related deaths... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3241798 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3241798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3241797&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xgk The Pregnancy Meeting™ showed that the genes of both the mother and the fetus can make them susceptible to an inflammatory response that increases the risk of preterm labor and birth... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3241797 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3241797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3241800&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xff A new study led by LSTM will investigate whether long-term weekly iron and folic acid supplementation can reduce anaemia without increasing the risk of contracting malaria. The information provided by the study, based in Burkina Faso and running until 2014, will strengthen adolescent health services and develop effective preventative programmes for anaemia control in young women... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3241800 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3241800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3241799&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xdX In a study presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™ in Chicago, researchers unveiled findings that show that waiting for birth is as effective as inducing labor in cases of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Intrauterine growth restriction means that the fetus is substantially smaller than normal... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3241799 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3241799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3241803&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xdS In a study presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™ in Chicago, researchers unveiled findings that detail an initiative in the state of Ohio to reduce the number of near-term scheduled births that did not have an appropriate medical reason... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3241803 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3241803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3241802&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xdR In a study presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™ in Chicago, researchers unveiled findings that show that measuring the fetal zone of the adrenal gland is a better predictor of pre-term birth than measuring cervical length... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3241802 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3241802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3241801&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xdP Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified DNA variants in mothers and fetuses that appear to increase the risk for preterm labor and delivery. The DNA variants were in genes involved in the regulation of inflammation and of the extracellular matrix, the mesh-like material that holds cells within tissues... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3241801 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3241801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3237797&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xbt New research to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has found that women with three or more prior caesareans who attempt vaginal birth have similar rates of success and risk for maternal morbidity as those with one prior caesarean, and similar overall morbidity (adding vaginal births and emergency caesareans together) as those delivered ... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3237797 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3237797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3237798&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3x8R Candidates in gubernatorial races in Texas and Pennsylvania discussed their views on abortion rights and other issues during primary debates last week. Summaries appear below. ~ Pennsylvania: Democratic candidates on Sunday discussed abortion rights during the first debate leading up to the May 18 primary for governor, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3237798 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3237798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3233818&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3x8P An experimental abstinence-only education program without moralistic themes was more effective in delaying sexual activity among teens than three alternative sexual education programs, according to an NIH-funded study published Monday in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, the AP/Washington Post reports (Tanner, AP/Washington Post, 2/1)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3233818 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3233818 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3229464&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3x4B Mutation of a gene that helps protect the body from genetic instability leads to cellular and molecular changes in the pregnant uterus that trigger premature birth, according to a study appearing online Feb. 1 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3229464 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3229464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3226064&cid=s_32417_29_f&fid=32417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3x25 A study published Friday in the British medical journal Lancet found that a new type of emergency contraception, ulipristal acetate, appears to be more effective for a longer time than the most widely used form of EC, levonorgestrel, the AP/USA Today reports. The new EC pill -- available by prescription in Europe under the brand name ellaOne -- prevented pregnancy for up to five days in the study... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today) Pregnancy News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3226064 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3226064