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Farm moms may help children beat allergies
May 20, 2008 |
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Mothers exposed to farms, particularly to barns and farm milk, while pregnant confer protection from allergies on their newborns, according to a group of German researchers, who will present their findings at the American ...
Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke raises blood pressure in infants
Jul 30, 2007 |
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Infants whose mothers smoke during pregnancy have substantially higher blood pressures in their first months of life, Dutch researchers reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.
A baby's smile is a natural high
Jul 07, 2008 |
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The baby's smile that gladdens a mother's heart also lights up the reward centers of her brain, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report that appears in the journal Pediatrics today.
Mother-daughter breast density study points way to earlier cancer risk assessment
Apr 30, 2009 |
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A unique mother-daughter study that used magnetic resonance to measure breast density in younger women shows that percent of breast water could be linked to the risk of breast cancer in middle age and older.
More babies born prematurely but survival rates up, study shows
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Premature births have increased significantly although survival rates of babies born early have improved dramatically, a study shows.
Vegetables can protect unborn child against diabetes
Oct 27, 2009 |
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New evidence is emerging for how important it is for pregnant women to eat good, nutritious food. Expecting mothers who eat vegetables every day seem to have children who are less likely to develop type 1 diabetes, is revealed ...
Maternal smoking may increase newborns' discomfort
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 21, 2009 |
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A new research study being published in the October 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry suggests that maternal smoking may increase the level of distress of newborns.
Continuous glucose monitoring in diabetic pregnant women lowers risk of complications
Sep 26, 2008 |
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Continuous glucose monitoring as part of antenatal care for women with diabetes improves maternal blood glucose control and lowers birth weight and risk of macrosomia (excessive birth weight in babies), according to a study ...
Long-lasting effects of the Seveso disaster on thyroid function in babies
Jul 29, 2008 |
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Three decades after an accident at a chemical factory in Seveso, Italy in 1976, which resulted in exposure of a residential population to the most dangerous type of dioxin, newborn babies born to mothers living in the contaminated ...
Sun in pregnancy builds stronger bones for baby
Feb 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from ALSPAC (Children of the 90s) indicates that children born in late summer and early autumn are slightly taller and have wider bones than those born in winter and spring.
Mothers' high normal blood sugar levels place infants at risk for birth problems
May 07, 2008 |
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Pregnant women with blood sugar levels in the higher range of normal—but not high enough to be considered diabetes—are more likely than women with lower blood sugar levels to give birth to babies at risk for many of the same ...
New placenta screening for high-risk pregnancies
Apr 02, 2007 |
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For the first time ever, a team of Toronto researchers are using a combination of ultrasound and blood tests to screen high-risk pregnant mothers for placental damage. By completing these non-invasive tests, most high-risk ...
Treating even mild gestational diabetes reduces birth complications (w/ Video)
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Treating pregnant women for mild gestational diabetes resulted in fewer cesarean sections and other serious birthing problems associated with larger than average babies, according to a study conducted in part at the University ...
New study finds HIV drug can persist in mothers' milk, increasing risk to them and their babies
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 05, 2008 |
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A drug commonly used in the developing world to prevent transmission of HIV from mother to child persists in the breast milk and blood of the mothers, putting them and their babies at risk for developing drug-resistant strains ...
Distrust of Men Doesn't Keep Low-Income Mothers from Romantic Unions
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Contrary to popular scholarship that attributes low rates of marriage among low-income mothers to their general distrust of men, a new study led by a Duke University sociologist finds that gender distrust ...
