Pregnancy Complications And How To Prevent Them
During regular check-ups doctors check for proper fetal growth and
development, but they are also looking for symptoms that may be
associated with the 10 most common pregnancy complications.
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Preterm Delivery Risk Calculator by Mother's Age
Calculate your risk of having a preterm delivery/premature birth based on your age.
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Preterm-Born Mothers More Prone to Preterm Babies
A study revealed that mothers who were born prematurely are at increased risk of having at least one child born prematurely, too.
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Stress During Pregnancy May Mean You’re Having a Girl – and Early!
The online journal Human Reproduction has published the results of a study linking stress during pregnancy to early birth and an increased chance of having a girl.
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Preterm Birth Survival and Disability Data
When a preterm delivery is expected, parental counseling should be based on accurate data regarding survival rates and the likelihood of major disability among survivors at the given gestational age.
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Rate of Premature Births Dropping, But Still Too High
The March of Dimes has released a report revealing the rate of premature births are on the decline, but experts still believe the rate is too high.
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Placenta Testing Reveals Possible Preeclampsia Marker
Researchers testing placentas after infant births may have found a gene marker. The gene is associated with the immune system and may be the cause of some cases of preeclampsia.
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Does Alcohol-Free Mouth Wash Reduce Risk of Preterm Birth?
Researchers presented a study at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine yearly meet-up, The Pregnancy Meeting, regarding the possible benefits of using alcohol-free mouthwash to reduce preterm labor.
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Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Infertility
Researchers are McGill University in Montreal, Canada recently published
a study in Human Reproduction about a possible link between preterm
birth and difficulty getting pregnant.
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Neighborhood Economics and Fetal Weight
Does the neighborhood where you live affect risk factors for very preterm birth? Researchers in France found a correlation between
social factors present in certain neighborhoods and increased risk of
very preterm birth.
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Exposure to Phthalates Increases Risk for Preterm Births
There has been growing concern about the dangers of exposure to thechemical phthalate, and now a new study shows an association between awoman's exposure to phthalate and preterm birth.
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Bacteria May Result in Preterm Birth
Bacteria could cause premature births, according to a new study.Preterm births occur when a pregnant woman's water breaks early.
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Sweetened Drinks and Preterm Birth: Connected?
According to a study out of Norway, women who choose sugary drinks during pregnancy may be setting themselves up for increased risk of premature delivery. The study included at least 60,000 women.
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H1N1 Vaccine Reduces Preterm Births in 2009
Pregnant women who will be pregnant or give birth during flu season
are encouraged to have the flu vaccination. Pregnancy reduces natural
immunity, which makes pregnant women more susceptible to contracting the
flu.
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Pregnancy in Women with Vasculitis
The study claims women diagnosed with vasculitis are more likely to have
complicated pregnancies. Vasculitis does not appear to affect male
fertility or health of the conceived offspring.
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Early Birth Could Lead to Increased Risk of Early Death
A report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association
(JAMA) reveals that children born before 37 weeks gestation have an
increased risk of early death during early childhood and early adulthood
compared to children born full-term. The study included more than
600,000 children born from 1973 to 1976 in Sweden.
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Preterm Births Lower Thanks to Smoking Bans
The smoking bans were put in place to protect non-smokers from the
health effects of second-hand smoke, but the effects have also reached
pregnant women. According to a new study published in BMJ, smoking bans in Belgium have reduced preterm birth rates.
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Does Vitamin C Decrease Preterm Birth Risk?
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently published a study in the American Journal of Perinatology on the impact of vitamin C supplementation on preterm birth rates.
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Chemotherapy During Pregnancy: No Developmental Problem Risk
Using chemotherapy during pregnancy for the treatment of cancer comes
with great concern for the health of the fetus. Researchers have
recently completed a study involving a small number of children born
after in-utero exposure to chemotherapy.
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Increasing Mean Arterial Blood Pressure in Preterm Infants
A study in the Archives of Diseases in childhood reports a possible new
treatment for increasing mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) in preterm
infants. Doctors administered tocolytic indomethacin to 18 mothers in
preterm labor.
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An Ideal Pregnancy Weight Can Reduce Risk of Preterm Delivery
There is an 8-week window of opportunity during the second trimester to achieve ideal pregnancy weight and reduce the risk of preterm delivery.
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Cervicovaginal Microbiota Predicts Preterm Birth Risks
Researchers in Philadelphia report they may have found a way to pinpoint the risk of preterm delivery as early as the second trimester.
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Healthy Pregnancy Diet: 15% Decreased Risk of Preterm Birth
Norweigan researchers examined the eating and drinking habits of 66,000 pregnant women to see if there were any links between dietary intake during pregnancy and their risk of preterm delivery.
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Pregnancy Nutrition: Eat Your DHA!
Research finds a new reason why adequate DHA intake is important during pregnancy.
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The Benefits of DHA During Pregnancy
The first five years of a 10-year double-blind study from the University of Kansas are complete and researchers are reporting a positive benefit of taking DHA during pregnancy.
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37 to 38 Week Delivery: Risk of Health Issues
A new study published in the BMJ.com journal sheds light on a problem with the 37-week theory. According to the study, infants born at 37 weeks to 38 weeks are at increased risk of health problems compared to infants born closer to 40 weeks.
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Progesterone No Help in Preventing Preterm Twin Births
This Lancet study shows that progesterone does not prevent preterm births in twins.
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USA Lags Behind in Preterm Births
Born too soon: the global action report on preterm birth by the World Health Organization (WHO) provides the first-ever national, regional and global estimates of preterm birth.
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Prevention of Preterm Birth With Five Interventions
According to a study in The Lancet , there are five interventions for all 39 countries with higher development that could lead to a 5% relative reduction of preterm birth rate from 9·59% to 9·07% of livebirths.
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