Are Caffeine and Soda Safe to Consume During Pregnancy?
Are caffeine and soda safe to consume when trying to conceive and during pregnancy? How much caffeine is too much when trying to conceive and during pregnancy?
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Enzyme May Hold Key to Brain Damage Treatment
During childbirth, the infant may spend a significant amount of time in
the birth canal. If too much time passes, the infant may suffer from
birth asphyxia. Birth asphyxia occurs when the brain does not get enough
oxygen during childbirth.
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Researchers Create Patch to Repair Ruptured Membranes
One of the leading causes of premature labor is ruptured membranes.There are a variety of reasons why the 'bag of waters' ruptures tooearly, but once the bag has broken the pregnancy must end within a short period to prevent complications.
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How to Reduce Stress at Work While Pregnant
Stress is part of work and home life. There is no way to avoid stress altogether, but there are ways of minimizing stress and the effect of stress on pregnancy, especially in a work setting.
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Amniotic Band Syndrome
In rare cases, amniotic bands become entangled around the fetus. The
condition is called amniotic band syndrome. The bands can wrap around
limbs, vital areas or the umbilical cord. As the fetus grows, blood flow
is restricted.
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Antacids During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
All about antacids and pregnancy/breastfeeding. Is it safe to use while pregnant and/or breastfeeding?
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Pregnancy Nutrition: Q & A for All Pregnant Women
Nutrition is one of the most important ways to prevent pregnancy complications (both fetal and maternal). The foods pregnant women eat set the stage for growth and development during pregnancy.
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Uterus Mullerian Anomalies
An abnormal uterus can have different shapes like unicornuate bicornuate didelphus and septate uterus.
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Eating Disorders Fertility and Pregnancy
Eating disorders are mental illnesses that affect a person's emotions, attitudes and behaviors surrounding food and weight.
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Postpartum Complications and Preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-induced condition that causes a dangerous rise in blood pressure.
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Will I Poop When I Push During Labor and Childbirth?
Women have many concerns during pregnancy regarding the dreaded fear of pooping while pushing. This is why it is important to understand the facts around this as well as a few tips that can help.
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What Is an 'En Caul' Birth?
Learn what it means to be "born with the caul" and all about "en caul" births.
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On Your Feet All Day During Pregnancy
Is it safe to be on your feet all day during pregnancy?
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Gastric Bypass Surgery And Pregnancy Precautions
Studies have shown that women can have a healthy pregnancy following gastric bypass surgery, though many obstetricians believe that gastric bypass surgery increases the nutritional and metabolic risk of subsequent pregnancy.
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Bacteriuria
Up to one in 10 women has asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy. If
untreated, about one-third of these will develop symptomatic infection
of the bladder or kidney. These infections can lead to complications
such as premature labor and delivery.
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Women Afraid of Childbirth Have More C-Sections
Reports and research studies have noted a steady climb in C-section rates in the last decade. A new study found women are more likely to have a C-section because they are scared of childbirth.
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What Is A Bicornuate Uterus?
A bicornuate uterus is the most common congenital uterine anomaly and can impact a woman's reproductive capabilities.
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Measles (Rubeola) Infection During Pregnancy
Measles (also known as Rubeola) is a viral disease that usually produces fever, cough, conjunctivitis and a red, bumpy rash, and a rash ("Koplik's spots") inside the cheeks.
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Dangers From Smoking During Pregnancy
What happens if a woman smokes during pregnancy?
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Cancer Treatments and Pregnancy
What is I am receiving cancer treatments while I am pregnant? Will the treatments effect the fetus?
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Weight Gain Guidelines Adjusted for Obese Patients
Women who enter pregnancy with a BMI in the obese range may have less weight to gain to stay within normal limits, according to a study presented at The Pregnancy Meeting in San Francisco.
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Pregnancy after Miscarriage
In most cases, a miscarriage is a protection of sorts from fetal abnormalities or internal issues that could not be controlled by the pregnant woman.
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HIV Positive Teens, Risk of Complications During Pregnancy
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found a correlation between teens and young women and complications during pregnancy.
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Extra Calcium Reduces Hypertension: Nothing More
Pregnant women taking increased amounts of calcium during pregnancy may reduce the risk of hypertension,
but no other positive benefits are proven, according to a new study.
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56 Interventions to Reduce Pregnancy-Related Death
Each year about 350,000 women die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth complications. This number is in addition to the more than 7 million children who die before reaching the age of 5.
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Epilepsy and Seizures During Pregnancy Postpartum Postbirth
Seizures occur when the brain sends out erratic signals to multiple
muscle groups at the same time. Not all seizure disorders are the same,
but they all begin with this erratic messaging. The most common seizure
disorder affecting pregnant women is epilepsy.
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Oral Misoprostol vs. Foley Catheter: Induction of Labor
A study published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth examines efficacy and pregnancy complication rates between Foley catheter and oral misoprostol labor induction.
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Ultrasound Safety During Pregnancy
Ultrasounds
have been used for more than 50 years to take images of the human body
for diagnostic use. During pregnancy, women are often given at least one
ultrasound to record fetal growth, number, orientation and development.
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Surgery During Pregnancy
The ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
recognizes the fact that non-obstetric surgery during pregnancy is an
issue medical professionals deal with on a daily basis.
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What are Bleeding Disorders?
Bleeding disorders, also known as coagulopathy, cause unexpected or
uncontrollable bleeding. Bleeding can occur after injury, but may start
out of nowhere without injury.
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Acute Fever, Pregnancy and Fertility
An acute fever can be a sign of a serious complication for a pregnant woman or her baby. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggests that a pregnant woman call her doctor immediately if she develops a fever or chills.
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Bladder Infection During Pregnancy
Pregnant women may be more susceptible to urinary tract infections and
bladder infections.
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Mariah Carey's Pregnancy Complications
Mariah Carey faced both fertility and pregnancy challenges, from miscarriage to gestational diabetes, amongst others.
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12 Reasons Why This Blogger Mom Loves Her C-Section
Kathryn Kefauver Goldberg describes herself as a "writer, blogger, twin mom" and she suggests that cesarean-section deliveries (C-sections) are misunderstood.
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Bladder Infections: Overview, Causes and Symptoms
A bladder infection is a type of urinary tract infection that affects
both men and women.
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Blood Test Predicts Preeclampsia Risk
A recent study indicates a blood test taken at intervals during pregnancy might be an impressively accurate way of predicting the onset of preeclampsia.
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Collagen Vascular Disease and Pregnancy
Some of the better known collagen vascular diseases include ankylosing
spondylitis, lupus, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma,
psoriatic arthritis, and more.
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Using STI Status to Predict Pregnancy Outcomes
According to researchers in New South Wales, STI (sexually transmitted infection) status may be helpful in predicting pregnancy outcomes.
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Can I Take Acyclovir During Pregnancy And Breastfeeding?
Is the drug Acyclovir, which is used to treat herpes simplex, safe to use while pregnant? How about if you are breastfeeding?
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Educating About Placental Complications Using the Web
Researchers from Toronto recently completed a study into the impact of
web-based medical information on high-risk pregnant patients.
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Umbilical Cord Prolapse During Labor and Delivery
Based on a study published in the Journal of Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Medicine,
umbilical cord prolapse requires prompt delivery of the fetus to reduce
possible negative outcomes. The research was completed by authors at
Tel Aviv University.
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Factors Affecting Pregnancy in Later Years
Before actively trying to conceive, a woman may want to consider the
factors that affect pregnancy after age 35 and the steps she can take
before and after pregnancy that will ensure the best outcome.
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Complications, Vaginal Bleeding and Twin Pregnancy
Researchers and authors from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology with Washington University report women who experience vaginal bleeding early in a twin pregnancy may be at increased risk of pregnancy complications.
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Vitamin C May Help Infants Born to Smoking Mothers
When women claim they are unable to stop smoking during pregnancy, there
has been nothing the obstetrician could do to improve the health of the
unborn fetus, until now.
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Nevirapine Reduces Risk of HIV Passing to Newborn
When a pregnant woman is HIV-positive, there are health factors and
treatments that can reduce the chance of passing the infection to the
fetus during childbirth.
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Pregnancy Disorders and Retinopathy Risk in Newborns
Researchers from the Floating Hospital for Children recently published a study in the Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine on the possible connection between pregnancy disorders and retinopathy in extremely low birth weight newborns.
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Hormone Linked to Ectopic Pregnancy
Ectopic pregnancies cause more pregnancy-related deaths than any other pregnancy complication.
Doctors and researchers have been looking for a means of determining
women who are at increased risk to help reduce the number of deaths
associated with the condition each year. New research appears to have
solved that problem.
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Assisted Conception Increases Risk for Birth Problems
A new study suggests babies born as the result of assisted reproduction are at least twice as likely to suffer serious complications as those born after spontaneous conception.
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Capillaries Hold Key to Preeclampsia Risk
According to a new study presented at an American College of Cardiology
annual meeting, detecting preeclampsia risk is as easy as viewing the
hand of a pregnant woman under a special microscope.
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Elective Preterm Delivery Increases Risk for Complications
Choosing to deliver a baby early may increase the risk for complications, according to a new study.
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