News tagged with healthy mothers

Children who seldom smile, laugh or hug a parent might be at risk for depression

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study from the University of Michigan and the University of Pittsburgh shows that even if a child isn't crying, frowning or displaying other negative emotions on a consistent basis, ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breakfast is an important meal, especially for teen moms and their kids

(PhysOrg.com) -- Teen mothers who eat breakfast have healthier weights and snacking habits and may influence healthy eating habits among their children, says a recent study by obesity prevention expert Debra Haire-Joshu, ...

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created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Push! breathe! eat!' -- snacks OK while in labour: study

Eating while in the throes of childbirth should no longer be a medical taboo, according to a study released Wednesday.

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Exercise can reverse negative effects of maternal obesity

(Medical Xpress) -- Exercise is the key to overcoming the adverse metabolic effects passed on to offspring by their overweight mothers, with research showing for the first time these effects can be almost completely reversed ...

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created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research shows C-section not always best for babies

The widely-held assumption that a cesarean delivery has no health risks for the baby is being challenged today by new research that found the procedure did not help some preterm babies who were small for gestational age, ...

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created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers study parenting behaviors of stressed-out birds

Imagine an environment filled with wind, storms, predators, noise, and limited food and shelter. Then imagine providing and caring for a tiny egg or peeping baby bird in those conditions. The tree ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diabetes linked to higher rate of birth defects

(Medical Xpress) -- Pregnant women with diabetes are almost four times more likely to have a baby with a birth defect than women without the condition and the likelihood is linked to the mother's glucose level, ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Whole exome sequencing identifies cause of metabolic disease

Sequencing a patient's entire genome to discover the source of his or her disease is not routine – yet. But geneticists are getting close.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

First lady promotes healthy food in California

(AP) -- Michelle Obama says a proposed new supermarket in the middle of a blue-collar Hispanic neighborhood in Southern California is an example of how the effort to bring healthy foods to low-income communities is paying ...

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created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study confirms that mom's love good for child's brain

School-age children whose mothers nurtured them early in life have brains with a larger hippocampus, a key structure important to learning, memory and response to stress.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Under the microscope: Mouse embryo

Under the Microscope is a collection of videos that show glimpses of the natural and man-made world in stunning close-up. They will be released every Monday and Thursday for the next couple of months and you can see them ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Millions now manage aging parents' care from afar

(AP) -- Kristy Bryner worries her 80-year-old mom might slip and fall when she picks up the newspaper, or that she'll get in an accident when she drives to the grocery store. What if she has a medical emergency and no one's ...

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created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High animal fat diet increases gestational diabetes risk

Women who consumed a diet high in animal fat and cholesterol before pregnancy were at higher risk for gestational diabetes than women whose diets were lower in animal fat and cholesterol, according to researchers at the National ...

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created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1


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