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An Intervention That Can Reduce Hostile Perceptions In Children With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
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Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) has been linked to a wide array of developmental deficits, including significant impairments in social skills. An examination of a social- skills intervention called Children's Friendship Training found that it led to a decrease in hostile attributions or perceptions of children with PAE. Results will be published in the February 2010 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 21, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Baltimore Bill Requiring CPCs To Post Disclaimers Provides Women With 'Key Information,' Opinion Piece SaysEmail this article to a colleague.
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There is "crystal clear" evidence that family planning "is one of the best -- and perhaps the very best -- strategy for women in the United States and across the world to improve their health and well-being, as well as that of their offspring," write Eva Moore, a fellow in adolescent medicine at Johns Hopkins Medical School's (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
Bill Requiring Baltimore Crisis Pregnancy Centers To Post Disclaimers Moving Through City CouncilEmail this article to a colleague.
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A Baltimore bill (FID 09-0406) to require crisis pregnancy centers to post signs stating that they do not provide abortion services is progressing through the City Council, WBAL reports. The council voted 12-3 in favor of the bill, which now moves on to a third and final vote. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Some Prescription Meds Can Harm FetusEmail this article to a colleague.
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More than six percent of expectant mothers in Quebec consume prescription drugs that are known to be harmful to their fetuses, according to a Université de Montréal investigation published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Half these women will voluntarily terminate their pregnancy fearing congenital malformations, which means the abortion rate among these women is 11 percent higher than in the rest of the population. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
ACLU, Planned Parenthood Challenge Proposed Nevada 'Personhood' Ballot MeasureEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood have filed a legal challenge to a proposed ballot measure that seeks to amend Nevada's Constitution to define people as "everyone possessing a human genome" from the moment of conception, the (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
Maternal Mortality, Abortion Rates Decline In Former Soviet BlocEmail this article to a colleague.
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Over the last decade, the maternal mortality rate has dropped by 50 percent in some former Soviet bloc and Balkan countries, according to a U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) report released Thursday, Agence France-Presse/France24 reports. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 16, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Women's Health / Gynecology Source Type: news
WHO Revises Clinical H1N1 Guidelines, Sends Antivirals To Some Hard-Hit NationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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On Thursday, the WHO issued revised guidance for the clinical management of H1N1 (swine) flu, the Associated Press reports. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 16, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
Faithful Mothers Have Healthier BabiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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In this study by Kho and colleagues at the University of Auckland, published in the Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 2507 first-time pregnant women were interviewed about the length of their relationship with the baby's biological father. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 15, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Mother And Baby Benefit From Playing Sport Up To The End Of PregnancyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Contrary to more conservative customs, exercising up to the end of pregnancy has no harmful effect on the weight or size of the foetus. This is what has been indicated in a study carried out by researchers of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Polytechnic University of Madrid), which also shows the positive relationship between the weight of sedentary mothers before pregnancy and the body size of their babies. The conclusions appear in the International Journal of Obesity. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 13, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Montgomery County, Md., Considers Mandating Disclaimers For Antiabortion-Rights Pregnancy CentersEmail this article to a colleague.
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A proposed regulation in Montgomery County, Md., would require pregnancy centers operated by antiabortion-rights groups to provide women with a disclaimer to clarify the source of information the centers provide and explain that the facilities are not medical clinics, the Washington Post reports. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 13, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
Minimally Invasive Laser Surgery Improves Odds For Serious Complication Of Identical Twin PregnancyEmail this article to a colleague.
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As the number of women having twins has increased, so has the odds of developing a serious pregnancy complication called twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). This disorder affects as many as 15 percent of identical twin pregnancies, and results in uneven blood flow between the fetuses. Until recently the outcome was usually death or disabilities for the surviving babies. Now a new minimally invasive laser treatment has improved the odds. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 13, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
March Of Dimes Honors Dr. Gail Harrison For Outstanding Work In Maternal-Fetal NutritionEmail this article to a colleague.
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A nutritionist whose research was instrumental in adding fruits and vegetables to the federal Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food subsidy will receive the March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award for outstanding achievement in the field of maternal-fetal nutrition. Gail Harrison, Ph.D. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 12, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Women's Health / Gynecology Source Type: news
Bellevue Natural-Birth Center In NYC Closes; Catered To Immigrants, Medicaid PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Bellevue Birth Center in New York City, the city's only in-hospital natural-birthing center primarily dedicated to Medicaid beneficiaries, closed in September without public notice, the New York Times reports. The center served low-income, mostly immigrant women. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 11, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Newborns Cry Differently Depending On Their Mother TongueEmail this article to a colleague.
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In the first days of their lives, French infants already cry in a different way to German babies. This was the result of a study by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, the Centre for Pre-language Development and Developmental Disorders (ZVES) at the University Clinic Würzburg, and the Laboratory of Cognitive Sciences and Linguistics at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 9, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Rights Group Highlights Maternal Health Issues In IndiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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"India is falling behind other countries in meeting international commitments to improve obstetric care because it does not adequately monitor deaths and injuries in the critical period following childbirth and fix gaps in its health system and programmes," Human Rights Watch said Wednesday, the Hindu reports. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 9, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Women's Health / Gynecology Source Type: news
Babies' Language Learning Starts From The WombEmail this article to a colleague.
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From their very first days, newborns' cries already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, reveals a new study published online on November 5th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. The findings suggest that infants begin picking up elements of what will be their first language in the womb, and certainly long before their first babble or coo. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 6, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Mass. Town Rejects Ballot Initiative To Overturn School Contraception PolicyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Voters in Revere, Mass., on Tuesday rejected a ballot initiative that would have overturned a policy allowing the high school's health clinic to make contraception available, including condoms and emergency contraception, the Boston Globe reports. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 6, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Sexual Health / STDs Source Type: news
CDC Study Links Premature Births, High Infant Mortality In U.S.Email this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. infant mortality rate is one of the highest among developed countries, primarily because of the nation's high number of premature births, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study, the New York Times reports (Grady, New York Times, 11/4). (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - November 6, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Hospitals Tighten Rules For Elective Inductions, C-Sections Ahead Of New Joint Commission Reporting RequirementsEmail this article to a colleague.
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In anticipation of new quality reporting requirements that will take effect in the spring, some hospitals are tightening rules for elective inductions and caesarean sections, the AP/Google News reports. National guidelines from the (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - October 30, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
[Updated] WHO Admits: There Is No Evidence For Recommending A 10-15% Caesarean LimitEmail this article to a colleague.
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Following feedback from our visitors, this article has been temporarily removed whilst we review the content from the source (The Coalition for Childbirth Autonomy). We apologise for any inconvenience caused while this process takes place. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - October 29, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
New Study Will Examine Weight-Gain Limits For Obese Pregnant WomenEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new clinical trial at Kaiser Permanente will consider whether obese pregnant women need to gain a minimum amount of weight during their pregnancies, as the Institute of Medicine currently advises, USA Today reports. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - October 26, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
TMA "Flu Fighters" Recommend H1N1 Vaccine For Pregnant WomenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Texas Medical Association (TMA) "Flu Fighter" physician leaders have a message for patients, especially women who are pregnant: Get your H1N1 shot as soon as possible - the vaccine is safe and can protect you from getting sick. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - October 23, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
ACOG Recommends Vaginal Hysterectomy As Approach Of ChoiceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Vaginal hysterectomy is the safest and most cost-effective method to remove the uterus for noncancerous reasons, according to a new Committee Opinion released by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and published in the November issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. In general, based on the medical evidence, vaginal hysterectomy is associated with better outcomes and fewer complications than either laparoscopic or abdominal hysterectomy. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - October 22, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Women's Health / Gynecology Source Type: news
Blogs Comment On Health Reform Amendments, Catholic Voters, Other TopicsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The following summarizes recent women's health-related blog entries. "Bart Stupak, Leader of Antiabortion Democrats: 'Not Very Confident' on Health Care," Dan Gilgoff, U.S. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - October 7, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
Exercise Is Healthy For Mom And Child During PregnancyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Physicians should recommend low to moderate levels of exercise to their pregnant patients, even if they have not exercised prior to pregnancy, states a report published in the August 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS). According to this review article, exercise can strengthen and improve overall musculoskeletal and physiologic health as well as pregnancy related symptoms. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - August 4, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Stopping Harmful Oral Bacteria In Its Path Is Goal For Case Western Reserve ResearcherEmail this article to a colleague.
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The best way to keep bacteria from doing any damage is to stop them in their tracks before they can start down their pathological road to destruction. Yiping Han, associate professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, aims to understand how to build roadblocks for a common bacterium that's harmless in a mother's mouth but can turn deadly when it reaches an unborn child. She has received a five-year, $1. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - July 16, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Dentistry Source Type: news
Government-backed Youth Programme Pilot Didn't Reduce Teenage PregnanciesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A government-backed youth development pilot programme in England, aimed at reducing teenage pregnancies, drunkenness or cannabis use, didn't reduce teenage pregnancies and other outcomes and might have increased pregnancies, according to research published on bmj.com. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - July 9, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Complications Early In Pregnancy Or In Previous Pregnancies Adversely Affect Existing Or Subsequent PregnanciesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Complications in early pregnancy or in previous pregnancies can predict the likelihood of further problems in current or subsequent pregnancies, according to research carried out by an international group of experts. Their findings will help clinicians to predict more easily which women might need greater care and supervision during pregnancy, as well as enabling new research to improve clinical management of such high risk patients. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - June 30, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Study Links Depressive Mood, Racial Disparities In Preterm BirthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Women who have depression symptoms prior to becoming pregnant are at an increased risk for having preterm births, with the risk twice as high for black women as for white women, according to a study in the Journal of Women's Health, Reuters reports. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - June 29, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Debate Continues On Administration Of Magnesium Sulfate To Pregnant Women To Prevent Cerebral Palsy In Pre-Term InfantsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most prevalent chronic childhood motor disability with an estimated lifetime cost of nearly $1 million per individual. There is evidence that magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) can reduce the incidence of CP for very early preterm infants. Many thousands of pregnant women and their fetuses are exposed to MgSO4 every year in the United States for a variety of indications, and most obstetricians are comfortable with its use. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - June 29, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Closely Supervised Foster Care Linked With Reduced Pregnancy Rates For Delinquent Teens, Study SaysEmail this article to a colleague.
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Teenage girls with a history of delinquency who were placed in individualized foster care programs were less likely than their peers to become pregnant, according to a study in the June issue of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, HealthDay/Forbes reports. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - June 23, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
Women's First-trimester Working Conditions Impact Infant BirthweightEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new study shows that high levels of job strain during early pregnancy are associated with reduced birthweight and an increased risk of delivering a small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infant. A sample of 8,266 pregnant women in Amsterdam, Netherlands, completed a questionnaire gathering information on employment and working conditions. Researchers found that a workweek of 32 hours or more and high job strain were significantly associated with birthweight. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - June 22, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Childbirth-Related Injuries Decline, Linked With Use Of Instruments, AHRQ Report FindsEmail this article to a colleague.
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There were nearly 158,000 potentially avoidable childbirth-related injuries to women and their infants in 2006, a significant decline from 2000, according to a report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - June 22, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
U.N. Human Rights Council Adopts 'Landmark' Maternal Mortality ResolutionEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.N. Human Rights Council adopted a "landmark resolution" acknowledging that "preventable maternal mortality and morbidity" is a human rights issue and that national and international efforts to protect women worldwide should be scaled up, the Hudson Valley Press Online reports. More than 70 U.N. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - June 22, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Reproductive Health Bill Could Reduce Maternal Mortality In PhilippinesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The number of Filipino "women who die yearly due to childbirth and pregnancy complications has doubled in the last four years," and a reproductive health bill opposed by some lawmakers and stalled in Congress could address this rise in maternal mortality, health groups say, ABS-CBN News reports. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - June 22, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Three To Six Months To Lose Weight Gained In Pregnancy Is NormalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Women are under too much pressure to lose weight quickly after giving birth, according to German Institute Once the baby arrives, many new mothers want to return to their former weight quickly - just like film stars who appear in the media in bikinis just weeks after giving birth. But according to the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), women should not put themselves under too much pressure straight away. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - June 22, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Advanced Practice Strategies Launches New Online Course Targeted At Managing Postpartum HemorrhageEmail this article to a colleague.
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Advanced Practice Strategies (APS), a leading provider of education solutions for risk management and patient safety, announced a new interactive course to help clinicians recognize and treat one of the most dangerous post-delivery occurrences-postpartum hemorrhage. Obstetrical hemorrhage is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in both the developed and developing worlds. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - June 17, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Maternal, Child Health Lag Behind Other Millennium Development Goals, Study FindsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Despite signs of progress in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, malaria and childhood diseases, efforts to reduce maternal and newborn health as part of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) lag behind, according to the 2009 Report of the Global Campaign for the Health Millennium Development Goals released Monday, (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - June 17, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Delaware State Senate Passes Bill Aimed At Reducing Mother-To-Child HIV TransmissionEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Delaware State Senate recently passed a bill (SB 86) that would add HIV testing to the standard battery of tests given to all pregnant women, WMTD.com reports. Lawmakers hope that the bill will help reduce the rate of mother-to-child HIV transmission. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - June 17, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
CRi Oosight(TM) Instrument Crucial In IVF Breakthrough Demonstrating A Correlation Between Non-Invasive Egg Metrics And PregnancyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc. (CRi) announced that Oosight(TM), a non-invasive optical imaging system manufactured by CRi and widely used by embryologists as an aid in the field of in vitro fertilization (IVF), has been used in a groundbreaking study that investigated ways to select eggs most likely to produce a pregnancy. Dr. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - June 17, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Early Preterm Birth In Twin Pregnancy Is Not Prevented By Progesterone TreatmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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An article published Online first and in this week's issue of The Lancet describes that despite demonstrating some promise in high-risk singleton pregnancies, progesterone treatment still does not avoid early preterm birth in pregnant women with twins. Previous examinations have recommended that progesterone treatment might prevent preterm birth in high-risk singleton pregnancies, but it is still unclear if treatment is effective in twin pregnancies. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - June 15, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
The Beneficial Effects Of Pregnancy And Childbearing On Arthritic Conditions May Be More Long-Term Than Previously UnderstoodEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nulliparous women (those who have not given birth to children) are diagnosed with chronic arthritides (including ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) an average of 5.2 years before parous women (those who have given birth to children), according to a new study presented at EULAR 2009, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - June 13, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Arthritis / Rheumatology Source Type: news
Is Medical Advice On Prenatal Alcohol Use Really Accurate?Email this article to a colleague.
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A medico-legal professional in the Journal of Medical Ethics states that advice given by many doctors on drinking during pregnancy is condescending and morally uncertain, including the recommendations of the Chief Medical Officer for England and the British Medical Association (BMA). (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - May 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Global Health Leaders To Address Urgent Crisis Of Prematurity And StillbirthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Every year around the world, more than three million stillbirths occur, and more than one million babies die because they were born preterm. Today, the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS) announced a collaborative effort with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, March of Dimes, PATH, Save the Children, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) to examine the causes of prematurity and stillbirth and identify and promote effective interventions. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - April 24, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
During Pregnancy Genetics Can Mediate Vulnerability To Alcohol's EffectsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can lead to teratogenesis, the development of embryonic defects. The estimated incidence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), referring to a wide array of alcohol-exposure effects, is approximately one percent of live births in the US. Yet not all women who drink during pregnancy give birth to children with observable deficits. A mouse study has found that genetics may help to explain alcohol-related susceptibility and resistance. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - April 24, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
NPR Examines Barriers To Contraception, Factors That Contribute To Unintended PregnanciesEmail this article to a colleague.
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NPR's "Morning Edition" on Monday examined various methods of contraception and barriers that can limit their effectiveness. According to the Guttmacher Institute, more than 50% of pregnancies in the U.S. are unintentional. Vanessa Cullins, medical director for the (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - April 22, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Advocacy Groups Call For Universal Health Care, Starting With Coverage For All Children, Pregnant WomenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Five civil rights and advocacy groups last week held a briefing on Capitol Hill and called on lawmakers to ensure that every child in the U.S. has health insurance coverage, CQ HealthBeat reports. The groups -- the National Council of La Raza, the Asian American Justice Center, the (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - April 22, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
Ovu-Trac(R) Ovulation Predictor Kit From OvumOptics Now Available Through Http://www.ovu-trac.com/Email this article to a colleague.
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OvumOptics, Inc. has created a website, http://www.ovu-trac.com to sell its popular, accurate, and cost-effective Ovu-Trac® Ovulation Predictor Kit. The kit uses a simple home-based saliva test to predict ovulation with 96.2% accuracy. Successfully used by tens of thousands of women throughout Canada since 1996, the Ovu-Trac® is now also legally available in the United States. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - April 21, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Infertility Issues And No Insurance Do Not Necessarily Mean No Hope For BabyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Struggling with infertility issues on top of dealing with today's economic woes is a reality for some today. The troubled economy has slowed down, but biological clocks keep ticking until they shut down. And both women and men have biological clock realities. So, for those who want to have a baby but know they need some physical and financial help, there's a potential solution. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - April 8, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Teens Who Give Birth More Likely To Be OverweightEmail this article to a colleague.
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Girls who give birth between ages 15 and 19 appear to be substantially heavier, with more abdominal fat, regardless of their childhood weight or of other risk factors for weight gain. Erica P. Gunderson, Ph.D., of Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, Calif., and colleagues studied 1,890 girls (983 black and 907 white) who were age 9 to 10 at the beginning of the study in 1987-1988. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today - April 7, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
