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Boy or Girl? Fetal DNA Tests Often Spot On
Aug. 9, 2011 -- Using fetal DNA from a mother's blood to determine the unborn baby's sex is highly effective, according to a new review of the research. "After seven weeks of gestation, the accuracy of fetal sex detection is very good using maternal blood," says researcher Diana W. Bianchi, MD, a re
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DHA During Pregnancy May Cut Infant Colds
Aug. 1, 2011 -- Getting enough of an essential fatty acid during pregnancy may help prevent colds in newborns. A new study shows that women who received supplements of the fatty acid known as DHA during pregnancy had babies that had fewer colds at age 1 month. The babies also had fewer coughing epis
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Strokes During Pregnancy, Childbirth on the Rise
July 28, 2011 -- Strokes during pregnancy and after childbirth have increased at what one CDC researcher calls an alarming rate. Elena V. Kuklina, MD, PhD, a CDC epidemiologist, and colleagues compared stroke rates during pregnancy, during childbirth, and after childbirth. They used a national datab
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Stress in Pregnancy May Make Kids Vulnerable to Stress
July 19, 2011 -- Children born to mothers who are highly stressed during pregnancy exhibit genetic changes that may make them more vulnerable to stress themselves, new research finds. The study found that children and teens whose mothers had been victims of domestic violence during pregnancy had alt
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Smoking in Pregnancy Raises Birth Defect Risk
July 11, 2011 -- Babies born to moms who smoke are more likely to have certain birth defects compared to infants with mothers who don't smoke during pregnancy, a large new study shows. The study, a fresh look at 50 years of research, is the first scientific review of studies that have looked at the
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Pregnant Women Don't Need Vitamin D Screening
June 20, 2011 -- Routine screening of all pregnant women for vitamin D deficiency is not recommended, according to new guidelines issued by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Although vitamin D deficiency is considered common during pregnancy, the group says there is no
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Too Much Pregnancy Weight Linked to Baby's Obesity Risk
June 7, 2011 -- Women who put on too much weight during their pregnancy are more likely to give birth to newborns with excessive body fat, and this may set their children up for being overweight or obese as they age, a study suggests. The new findings, which were presented at the Endocrine Society's
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Study: Developmental Delay for Late Preterm Babies
May 31, 2011 -- Late preterm babies born from 34 to 36 weeks of pregnancy may be at an increased risk for modest developmental and academic problems up to age 7, when compared to babies born at full term, according to a new study. Most research on the risks associated with preterm birth looks at inf
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Flu Vaccine May Reduce Premature Birth Risk
May 31, 2011 -- Pregnant women who get a flu vaccine during flu season may be less likely to have a premature birth or deliver a baby of low birth weight. A new study shows that women who received a flu vaccine during pregnancy and delivered during the flu season were 40% less likely to have a prema
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Weight Gain Between Pregnancies Raises Gestational Diabetes Risk
May 23, 2011 -- The amount of weight a woman gains or loses between a first and second pregnancy influences her risk for gestational diabetes, new research reveals. In the study, which appears in the online issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers analyzed the medical records over a decade of m
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