New Guidelines for Epilepsy in Pregnancy
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MAy 02, 2009
Pregnancy is relatively safe for women with epilepsy, the panel confirms, but valproate should be avoided if possible...[read article]
Nausea and Vomiting During Pregnancy Treatment
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April 26, 2009
Nausea and vomiting, common symptoms during pregnancy, often are regarded as an unpleasant but normal part of pregnancy during the first and early second trimesters. Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) occurs in approximately 75-80% of pregnant women. The exact etiology and pathogenesis of NVP are poorly understood and are most likely multifactorial. Some theories for the etiology of NVP are psychological predisposition...[read article]
Nausea and Vomiting During Pregnancy Treatment
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April 26, 2009
Nausea and vomiting, common symptoms during pregnancy, often are regarded as an unpleasant but normal part of pregnancy during the first and early second trimesters. Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) occurs in approximately 75-80% of pregnant women. The exact etiology and pathogenesis of NVP are poorly understood and are most likely multifactorial. Some theories for the etiology of NVP are psychological predisposition...[read article]
Valproate During Pregnancy Impairs Cognitive Development
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April 18, 2009
Valproate should not be used first line in women who may become pregnant, report investigators. Their conclusion is based on 3-year cognitive-outcome results from the Neurodevelopmental Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs (NEAD) study. The findings are published in the April 16 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine....[read article]
Praziquantel Effective Against Schistosoma Mansoni During Pregnancy
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April 09, 2009
Praziquantel is effective against Schistosoma mansoni in pregnant women with low intensity infection, according to a report in the March 18th BMC Infectious Diseases...[read article]
Increased Stroke Risk Seen in Offspring of Preeclamptic Pregnancies
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April 06, 2009
Birth from a pregnancy affected by preeclampsia or gestational hypertension appears to be a risk factor for stroke in adulthood, new research indicatesl ...[read article]
Severe Adverse Effects of Smoking May Be Reversible if Mothers Quit Early in Pregnancy
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April 05, 2009
Severe adverse effects of smoking on the fetus may be reversible if mothers quit smoking early in pregnancy, according to the results of a prospective cohort study reported online first March 27 in the British Medical Journal ...[read article]
FDA Approves FC2 Female Condom
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March 20, 2009
On March 11, the Female Health Company (FHC) announced that their FC2 female condom was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, with the expectation that this lower-cost, second-generation female condom would improve access to woman-initiated protection against HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and unintended pregnancy ...[read article]
Migraines Linked to Increased Risk for Stroke During Pregnancy
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March 18, 2009
Women who have migraines may be at increased risk for stroke during pregnancy as well as other vascular conditions, according to the results of a US population-based case-control study reported in the March 11 Online First issue of the BMJ...[read article]
Folic Acid Supplements Help To Prevent Certain Birth Defects For Which Hispanic Women Have Increased Risk
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FEB 25, 2009
Twenty-one percent of Hispanic women are consuming enough folic acid to prevent certain birth defects before becoming pregnant, compared with more than 40% of white women...[read article]
Babies Delivered By C-Section Before 39 Weeks More Likely To Have Serious Health Problems
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FEB 23, 2009
new study has found that babies delivered by elective Caesarean section before 39 weeks of pregnancy, to mothers who previously had an elective C-section, are much more likely to have serious health problems than newborns delivered under the same circumstances at 39 weeks ...[read article]
Infections may trigger premature birth
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FEB 22, 2009
Infections may play a bigger role in premature birth than doctors have thought, says a new study that found almost one in seven women in preterm labor harbored bacteria or fungi in their amniotic fluid...[read article]
Egypt septuplets stir debate on fertility drugs
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FEB 21, 2009
The 27-year-old woman and her husband already had three children — all girls. They badly wanted a boy, and she had not conceived in five years, so doctors gave her hormones..[read article]
Statin Warning For Pregnant Women
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FEB 19, 2009
Pregnant women or those hoping to start or extend a family should avoid using the cholesterol-lowering drugs statins, say scientists...[read article]
New prenatal test may show inherited diseases
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FEB 18, 2009
Doctors may soon be able to diagnose inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis, thalassaemia and sickle cell anemia in fetuses by simply testing a blood sample taken from the mother..[read article]
Risk of premature birth lower in heavy women
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FEB 17, 2009
Among pregnant women at higher-than-average risk of premature delivery, those who are overweight or obese seem to be afforded some protection, a new study suggests...[read article]
Smoking hurts pregnant woman, baby’s thyroid
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FEB 15, 2009
Here's another thing that smoking while pregnant can do — it can damage both the mother's and the baby's thyroid function, British researchers reported on Tuesday....[read article]
Depression Link And Premature Delivery
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FEB 13, 2009
A new study has uncovered a link between depression in pregnant women and premature delivery. The study involved 791 women who were screened during their pregnancies for symptoms of depression. 326 women,..[read article]
