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Breast Feeding May Not Protect Against Obesity
Breast feeding does not protect against overweight and obesity, according to two studies in this week's BMJ. The first study followed 2,250 male Brazilians for 18 years, for whom detailed breast feeding information was collected in early childhood. The results were mostly negative. Duration of breast feeding showed no association with several... view more... (2003-10-15)
Children born with extremely low-birth-weight have considerable health and educational needs
Children born in the 1990s weighing less than 2.2 lbs. are at significantly increased risk of experiencing chronic health conditions and functional and educational limitations compared to normal-birth-weight children, according to a study in the July 20 issue of JAMA. view more (2005-07-20)
African-Americans at increased risk for earlier preterm births
Using data from over 700,000 births in Missouri from 1989 to 1997, researchers found that African American mothers were 3 times more likely than Caucasian mothers to deliver prematurely at 20-34 weeks and almost 4 times more likely to deliver extremely prematurely at 20-28 weeks. view more (2007-02-12)
Obese moms, asthmatic kids
Babies born to obese mothers may have an increased risk of asthma, according to data from a new study to be presented on May 19 at the 105th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society in San Diego. view more (2009-05-20)
Pre-pregnancy depressed mood may heighten risk for premature birth
Researchers trying to uncover why premature birth is a growing problem in the United States and one that disproportionately affects black women have found that pre-pregnancy depressive mood appears to be a risk factor in preterm birth among both blacks and whites. view more (2009-06-11)
Growth patterns into childhood reveal risk of coronary heart disease later in life
The risk of developing coronary heart disease as an adult is more strongly related to childhood growth patterns than body weight at any particular point in development. view more (2005-10-27)
Preterm birth linked to lifelong health issues
The healthcare implications of being born premature are much broader and reach further into adulthood than previously thought, according to a long-term study of more than a million men and women by Duke University and Norwegian researchers. view more (2008-03-26)
Research shows that the Pill does not deserve its reputation for causing weight gain
Research has not proven that the Pill causes weight gain. But many women are put off using contraceptive pills because this has been listed as one of their adverse effects. view more (2008-10-31)
Gaining weight between pregnancies could lead to pregnancy complications
A number of studies over the years have found an association between obesity and pregnancy complications, including pre-eclampsia (hypertension), gestational diabetes and stillbirth, but there was little evidence of a direct, cause-and-effect relationship. view more (2006-09-29)
Progesterone therapy and preterm birth: More evidence helps identify women who can benefit
Two major studies published today in The New England Journal of Medicine can help doctors better identify pregnant women at risk for preterm delivery who can benefit from progesterone treatment, the March of Dimes Foundation said today. view more (2007-08-02)
Nearly 28,000 US infants died in 2004
Preterm birth contributes to more than one-third of all infant deaths, according to the National Vital Statistics report released today. view more (2007-05-07)
In Hispanic women, genetic variations linked to spontaneous preterm birth
In Hispanic women, four gene variants are linked to spontaneous preterm birth, according to abstracts presented by researchers at Yale School of Medicine and Washington University at the Society for Gynecologic Investigation Conference in Reno, Nevada. view more (2007-03-19)
Preterm births rise 36 percent since early 1980s
New government statistics confirm that the decades-long rise in the United States preterm birth rate continues, putting more infants than ever at increased risk of death and disability. view more (2009-01-08)
First study to show that when counting frozen as well as fresh embryos, single embryo transfer does not reduce the chances of having a baby
Doctors in Australia have found that transferring one embryo instead of two during an IVF cycle does not reduce the chances of a woman having a baby, when frozen as well as fresh embryos are taken into account. Dr Jim Catt, Embryology director of Sydney IVF, Australia, and his colleagues have conducted the first study looking at cumulative... view more... (2003-06-27)
Psychiatric disorders are common in adults who have had anorexia
The study was initiated in 1985. A total of 51 teenagers with anorexia nervosa were studied, together with an equally large control group of healthy persons. The groups have been investigated and compared several times as the years have passed. view more (2009-03-27)
Women feel unprepared for operative deliveries
Antenatal classes do not adequately prepare women for operative deliveries (caesarean sections, use of ventouse or forceps), according to study in this week's BMJ. Researchers interviewed 27 women who had undergone operative delivery in the second stage of labour at two UK hospitals between 2000 and 2002. Many women felt unprepared for operative... view more... (2003-11-11)
SSRI antidepressants do not pose major birth defect risk
Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that certain selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors antidepressants do not appear to increase the risk for most kinds of birth defects. view more (2007-06-28)
New, simple method identifies preterm infants at risk of eye disease
A simple way of establishing which preterm infants are at risk of developing the eye disease ROP is to follow their weight gain. view more (2009-04-07)
Extreme nausea and vomiting varies among pregnant women from different countries
Mothers born in India and Sri Lanka are three times more likely to suffer from extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (hyperemesis gravidarum) than ethnic Norwegians. view more (2008-04-28)
Obesity before pregnancy linked to childhood weight problems
Results of the study, which included more than 3,000 children, suggest that a child is far more likely to be overweight at a very young age - at 2 or 3 years old - if his mother was overweight or obese before she became pregnant. view more (2005-12-05)
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