How to Have a Healthy Pregnancy in 12 Steps
Start taking a prenatal supplement well before pregnancy. The most important part of pregnancy is the prenatal care. The first few weeks of gestation are full of quick growth for the fetus.
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Vitamin C Eases Lung Damage in Newborns of Smoking Mothers
A new study says vitamin C can help reduce newborn lung damage if their mothers were smokers during pregnancy.
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Smoking While Pregnant: Poor Impulse Control in Child
A study provides evidence that the children of mothers who smoked while pregnant are more likely to exhibit poor impulse control and be thrill seekers as adults than are the children of non-smokers.
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Mindfulness Training Reduces Urge to Smoke
A group of scientists has discovered that mindfulness training reduces the urge to smoke. This research could help millions of women quit smoking during pregnancy.
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Quit Smoking in Pregnancy to Reduce Risk of Premature Birth
A new study shows that quitting will decrease your risk of giving birth prematurely, even if you’re already pregnant when you stop.
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Smoking and SIDS
SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome, refers to death occurring in infants with no known cause.According to this study on the effect of smoking on SIDS rates, parents who choose to smoke increase the risk of their infants dying from SIDS three times.
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Dangers From Smoking During Pregnancy
What happens if a woman smokes during pregnancy?
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Fatty Molecule Linked to Brain Damage Via Lack of Oxygen
When babies are deprived of oxygen in utero, brain damage can result. Researchers have found a connection between brain damage and a fatty acid molecule, which could spark new treatment protocols to reduce the risk of brain damage.
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Smoking Linked to Clubfoot and Other Physical Birth Defects
Doctors are constantly reminding pregnant women of the risk factors associated with smoking during pregnancy such as lower birth weight and increased risk of miscarriage. But despite the warnings, there have been no proven physical birth defects associated with smoking, until now.
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Nicotine Increases Risk of Heart Problems in Infants
More and more studies are being released connecting fetal habits with lifelong side effects in children. According to researchers nicotine increases fetal blood pressure, which could lead to increased risk for heart disease and high blood pressure later in life.
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Periconception Maternal Characteristics and Fetal Growth
At the University Medical Centre in Rotterdam, The Netherlands,
researchers found a connection between periconception maternal
characteristics and fetal growth as measured in crown rump length (CRL).
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One Stillborn Pregnancy May Lead to Another
If a pregnancy ends with a stillbirth, the woman is more likely to suffer another stillbirth in the future, according to new research published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
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Women with Low Zinc and Copper Have More Miscarriages
About 15-percent of women suffer from spontaneous abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy. Doctors and researchers are constantly looking for reasons why these spontaneous abortions occur.
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Secondhand Smoke Adds Years to Kids’ Arteries
Most adults that smoke know it is bad for their health. What may be less widely understood is the harm the smoker does to the children he or she shares a home and an automobile with.
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E-Cigarettes Not So Healthy Alternative
A new study suggests the need to re-think the safety of e-cigarettes. They aren't quite so safe for smokers or others in the vicinity.
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Surprise Finding: Preemies Face COPD in Mid-20s
Adults born prematurely (ex-preterms) and diagnosed with BPD are at increased for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Walking 30 Minutes Reduces Tobacco Cravings in Pregnant Women
Pregnant women who want to stop smoking should go for a walk, according
to a new study. Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk for lowered
birth rate, prenatal death, and behavioral problems in children.
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Effect of Maternal Smoking on Birth Weight
According to a study published in the journal PLoS One,
maternal smoking reduces birth weight, supporting current research.
Researchers from Lund University tested the effect of maternal smoking
using sibling analysis.
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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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Smoking Cessation During and After Pregnancy Study
According to the study, only 50% of women stop smoking during
pregnancy and of those, less than 35% maintain a smoke-free environment
four years after birth.
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Attachment Issues May Spark Heavier Maternal Smoking
When a pregnant women fails to connect emotionally with the fetus it could lead to heavier smoking during pregnancy, according to a study published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal.
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Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Fetal Biometry
Restriction of fetal growth is one known complication of smoking during
pregnancy. Researchers know the connection exists, but little is known
about when the growth restriction starts and how it progresses.
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Maternal Cigarette Smokers and Increased Risk of PPROM
PPROM or preterm premature rupture of membranes is considered more
dangerous than PROM (premature rupture of membranes). PROM occurs after
the 37th week of gestation, but labor soon follows.
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Effect of Smoking on Respiratory Function in Pregnancy
Smoking can increase risk of lung cancer in men and women, but
researchers from George Mason University in Virginia focused on the
impact of smoking on maternal respiratory function and fetal health in a
study published in Southern Medical Journal.
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Pregnant Women Want Money to Stop Smoking
According to a research study at John's Hopkins University ' pregnant women are willing to stop smoking if you pay them money along the way. The research study was completed at the Center for Addiction and Pregnancy with results that were quite positive.
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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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Why Cigarettes and Wine are Bad for Baby
Rules that involve the avoidance of alcohol and tobacco products mayseem like rules that can be safely bent from time to time but there aresound scientific reasons why these rules exist. Basically, they're badfor the baby.
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Pregnant Women Can Drink – New Study Claims
Researchers working with the Danish National Birth Cohort claim drinking
in the early parts of pregnancy has no negative impact on the pregnancy
or fetal health, according to a new report.
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Smoking During Pregnancy Linked to Teen Asthma
Pregnant women are warned about the effects of smoking during pregnancy from the first obstetric visits. While smoking can cause premature birth and reduced birth weight, it now appears there is a long-term risk to worry about as well.
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Smoking Ban Helps Reduce Risk of Pregnancy Complications
A report published in the Journal of Women's Health proves that banning smoking can have a positive impact on pregnancy. The result was a significant reduction in early birth risk.
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Premature Births with Stress-Related Premature Aging of Placenta
Premature births are the subject of many scientific studies, including a recent one that links stress-related premature aging of the placenta to premature rupture of the placental membranes.
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Smoking Ban: Preterm Births and Asthma Hospitalizations Drop
Smoking bans are increasingly common in the last 3 decades. These bans have cleared the air and a recent study from the Netherlands indicates they've improved the health of newborns and children, too.
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Third-Hand Smoke: DNA Damage Risk for Infants and Toddlers
Third-hand smoke, the gunk that settles on floors, furniture, draperies, and even kids' toys, has the potential to damage DNA.
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Ultrasound Scans Show Harm of Smoking During Pregnancy
Researchers have discovered facial differences in fetuses from smoking and non-smoking mothers remarkable enough to visually document the harm of smoking while pregnant.
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Smoking During Pregnancy May Cause ADHD in Child
Smoke from tobacco products is a known risk factor associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and it is present in the environment in more ways than the obvious.
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Smoking During Pregnancy Not Linked to Autism
Tobacco smoke and the chemicals produced have long been linked to problems and conditions with the fetus. The conditions range from low birth weight, prematurity and in some instances birth defects.
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Nicotine Replacements Linked to Child Obesity Risk
Smoking is one of the toughest habits to break but many women find that pregnancy gives added incentive to kick the habit. Some turn to nicotine replacement therapy to ease the transition.
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Smoking During Pregnancy Linked to Health Complications in Males
A recent study finds that fetal exposure to tobacco increases the likelihood that a male child will develop obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic disorders as an adult.
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Smoking During Overweight Pregnancy May Cause Fetal Heart Damage
Being overweight during pregnancy significantly increases pregnancy complication risk. Smoking during pregnancy also increases pregnancy complication risk.
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Is Any Form of Tobacco Safe During Pregnancy?
It's impossible to dispute the fact that cigarette smoking is harmful to one's health. Women who smoke during pregnancy risk harming the developing fetus, especially the developing brain.
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Breastfeeding Moms Less Likely to Resume Smoking
A recent study of new mothers and their smoking habits found less interest in cigarettes the longer the baby was breastfed.
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Secondhand Smoke Can Be Disastrous For Pregnancy
A recent study compared the effects of smoke exposure at various levels to the pregnancy outcomes of more than 80,000 women.
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Scotland Bans Smoking, Reduces Premature Births
In March of 2006, Scotland passed legislation that banned smoking in public settings. The legislation did not focus on pregnant women, but the ban has proven to be quite helpful in terms of reducing the number of preterm deliveries in the country.
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White Women Like to Smoke During Pregnancy
If you pass five pregnant white women this week, chances are high that at least one of them has smoked within the past month.
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Tobacco and Marijuana Use in Low-Income Pregnancies
According to a study published in the Journal of Addiction, Research and Therapy, marijuana use in pregnancy may be more prevalent than tobacco use because pregnant women perceive the drug as a safer alternative to tobacco use.
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Study: Semen Quality Decline Over Past 20 Years
The quality of semen has declined in the past 20 years, according to studies that looked at falling sperm counts and evidence of reduced motility.
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Maternal Smoking and Psychological Traits in Offspring
Maternal smoking habits have been associated with multiple psychological issues in offspring, but researchers from the University of Missouri believe confounding factors may play a more important role than the direct effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy.
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Maternal Smoking and Impact on Adult Offspring
Smoking during pregnancy and high maternal stress hormones increase the risk for nicotine dependence in daughters, according to a new study.
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