Washington, July 9 : Pregnant teenagers are more likely to give birth prematurely and have a small baby than women in their 20s, says a new study.
Ali Khashan, from University College Cork, Ireland, worked with a team of researchers to study all 14-29 year-old women who had a live baby in the North West of [...]
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): Women who thoroughly dust their house increase their chances of becoming pregnant, says a new study.
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley say flame-retardant chemicals in items like lounge suites, electronics, fabrics, carpets, and plastics cause delays in conception.
The chemicals called PBDEs leech out through dust on surfaces. They can be [...]
Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): Healthy pregnant women tend to develop a strong immune response following just one dose of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine, according to initial results from an ongoing clinical trial.
Sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health, the trial involved a preliminary analysis of [...]
Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Washington, University of Michigan and Michigan State University have found that pregnant women with a history of depression who used psychiatric medication are at higher risk of premature child delivery.
Their study showed that a combination of medication use and depression – either before or during pregnancy [...]
Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): An extensive review of published research and data from previous flu seasons has revealed that pregnant women who catch the flu are at a serious risk for flu-related complications, including death.
The review, conducted by scientists from the Johns Hopkins Children’’s Center, Emory University and Cincinnati Children’’s Hospital, found substantial and persistent [...]
Washington, Oct 28 (ANI): Anxiety in pregnant women impacts their babies” size and gestational age, claims a new study.
Published in the journal Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, the study says that women with more severe and chronic anxiety during pregnancy are more likely to have affected babies.
To reach the conclusion, Shahla M. Hosseini, Minhnoi W. Biglan, [...]
Washington, Oct 10 (ANI): Scientists have launched a trial to test the efficacy of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine in HIV-infected pregnant women.
The vaccine, manufactured by Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, contains inactivated 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, so it is impossible to become infected with the virus by receiving the vaccine.
Initiated by the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent [...]
London, July 1 (ANI): A new study has suggested that minor weight loss in obese women could boost their chances of getting pregnant.
Professor Bill Ledger, from the University of Sheffield, and colleagues said conducted a three-month study of 40 obese women who were not ovulating.
Many of them suffered from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
The group’’s average [...]
Washington. Pregnant women may quit smoking, with the help of proper physical exercise!
It’s said in a study that smoking during pregnancy often leads to lower birth weight, higher infant imortality and is linked to learning difficulties and asthma in childhood.
Michael Ussher and colleagues from St George’s, University of London conducted two pilot studies into [...]