MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'birth weight'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:31 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3891668&cid=t_122042_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmiscarriage-dont-wait-to-get-pregnant-again%2F2010.08.22 About 15 to 20 percent of women who know they are pregnant will have a miscarriage. The loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks is considered a miscarriage. Many women suffer grief and shock after a miscarriage and fear there is something wrong with them or that they did something to cause it. But the reasons for miscarriage are usually not known. Women are often told to wait “a few months” to get pregnant again to let their bodies recover. A new study published in the British Medical Journal looked at over 30,000 women who had a miscarriage in their first recorded pregnancy and subsequently became pregnant again. They found that women who conceived again within six months were less likely to have another miscarriage or problem pregnancy. They were even less likely to have a... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3891668 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3891668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3448809&cid=t_122042_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2010%2F04%2F08%2Fbabys-size-related-to-diabetes-study-says%2F Filed under: Daily NewsSmaller-than-normal babies have higher rates of type 2 diabetes when they grow up, but doctors have never understood why, until now. According to scientists, who published their findings in Nature Genetics, there are two genetic regions that affect a baby's size at birth. One of them is also linked with developing diabetes later in life. The research, which involved analyzing the results of more than 38,000 Europeans from 19 different studies, confirms that people who inherit two copies of a variant gene have a 25 percent higher risk of diabetes in adulthood than those who do not. "Our study shows that genes are part of the reason why babies born with a lower birth weight are more at risk of type 2 diabetes 50 or 60 years later," Rachel Freathy, Ph.D., a Sir Henr... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3448809 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3448809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3204958&cid=t_122042_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2Fk4EKJFt7dlY%2F After a half century of increasing birth weights among American newborns, the trend is now reversing itself and birth weights are dropping, say researchers. That’s not to mean there aren’t any big babies being born, it’s just that they’ll become unusual again, if the trend continues. Birth weights don’t predict how big a baby will become as he or she grows, but researchers are finding that birth weight plays a role in future health. Research is beginning to show that smaller babies face a higher risk of short-term complications, even requiring intensive care. As well, people born with low-birth weights may have a higher risk of developing certain types of chronic diseases. Birth Weight Increases in the Past Birth weights increased in the past, in North America... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3204958 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:44:23 +0100 3204958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389936&cid=t_122042_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F04%2Fantidepressants-during-pregnancy%2F This study joins three others that have also found a similar threefold risk of preterm births when a mother is taking an antidepressant. But there’s hope for expecting mothers who are currently on an antidepressant and want to avoid the possibility of a preterm birth: [W]e found that partial exposure to either SSRIs or depression did not increase the risk for preterm birth. Similarly, [other research] reported that mothers who discontinued SSRIs before the third trimester (similar to our group with partial exposure) had a preterm birth rate comparable to the rate for comparison subjects, while mothers with third-trimester exposure (82% treated throughout pregnancy) had an increased rate. In other words, it appears that discontinuing antidepressant medications only for the third tri... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389936 Mon, 04 May 2009 22:35:21 +0100 2389936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1844716&cid=t_122042_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D4738 ALS btw = Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis a Depression Screening for Heart Attack Patients, Statins Not Linked to ALS, Birth Size and Breast Cancer Risk (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1844716 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1844716 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1434589&cid=t_122042_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F288082872%2F I have to admit that this is the first I have seen of this subject matter… Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), which results in a baby having a low weight at birth, has been linked to the development of type 2 diabetes in adulthood. It has been suggested that this is because the expression of key genes is altered during fetal development and that this affects disease susceptibility later in life. What do you think about this? This particular study showed that the expression of Pdx1, a gene, was found to be reduced in pancreatic beta-cells throughout life following intrauterine growth retardation and therefore increased the risk of type 2 diabetes. I will have to keep my eye on this material. via Science Daily  Tags: Diabetes, intrauterine growth retardation, IUGR, low birth wei... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1434589 Sun, 11 May 2008 14:36:21 +0100 1434589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1071101&cid=t_122042_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Flow_birthweight_babies_more_likely_to_become_anxious_depres.htm There might be some truth to the popular wisdom that plump babies are happy babies. A landmark public health study has found that people who had a low birth weight are more likely to experience depression and anxiety later in life. "We found that even people who had just mild or moderate symptoms of depression or anxiety over their life course were smaller babies than those who had better mental health," says lead author Ian Colman of the University of Alberta's School of Public Health. "It suggests a dose-response relationship. As birth weight progressively decreases, it's more likely that an individual will suffer from mood disorders later in life." The study, published in the December 2007 issue of Biological Psychiatry, analyzes information drawn from the Medical Research Council Natio... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1071101 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:35:00 +0100 1071101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=870398&cid=t_122042_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F09%2F14%2Ftesicular-cancer-linked-to-birth-weight%2F Filed under: Testicular CancerThere might be some bad news out there for men with above or below normal birth weights -- new studies are showing that they might be at a high risk for testicular cancer than those who were born a more normal size. To be more precise, men with low birth weights were 18% more likely to develop testicular cancer than their normal-sized counterparts, and high birth weight men were 12% more likely to be diagnosed with the disease. It should be noted, however, that the findings are only try to seminoma testicular cancer, which is the most prevalent type. Researchers are not indicating whether they believe there might be a reason to these findings. I wonder if some unhealthy habits of mothers that may have lead to low or high birth weights could be playing a role i... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=870398 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:00:00 +0100 870398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=644987&cid=t_122042_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F28%2Fheart-disease-and-babies-size-doesnt-matter-as-much-as-we-thou%2F Filed under: Daily news, Women Heart Health, Men Heart Health, Children Heart HealthIt was once thought that babies with a smaller birthweight were more pre-disposed to problems later in life than their normal-sized peers. But this might not be the case as far as heart disease goes, according to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. They've found that there's not a very significant difference when it comes to size of baby and risk of heart disease, which goes against the long-standing beliefs of the World Health Organization and others. Other risk factors are far more accurate in predicting occurrence of the disease, including (not surprisingly) smoking and obesity.This should come as a relief to Mothers of small babies, don't you think?Read | Permalink | Email th... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=644987 Mon, 28 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 644987