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Children whose mothers were exposed to secondhand smoke while they were pregnant may be at greater risk for behavioral problems, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing found that prenatal exposure ...

Children whose mothers were exposed to secondhand ...

Women who are overweight or obese should gain less weight during pregnancy than moms-to-be of normal weight, according to new recommendations by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The guidelines, which are based on a woman's wei...

Women who are overweight or obese should gain less...

Women who take certain antidepressants while pregnant do not raise the risk of a stillbirth or death of their baby in the first year of life, according to a large new study. The findings stem from an analysis involving 30,000 women in Denmark, Finlan...

Women who take certain antidepressants while pregn...

Treating pregnant women with preeclampsia for mild breathing problems during sleep can benefit the growing fetus, a small new study suggests. Preeclampsia, a dangerous condition related to high blood pressure and protein in the urine in the later wee...

Treating pregnant women with preeclampsia for mild...

Children whose mothers were exposed to high pollen levels in late pregnancy are at increased risk for asthma at a young age, a new study reports. Previous research has found that children born during pollen season are at increased risk for allergies....

Children whose mothers were exposed to high pollen...

Women who became pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF) may have an increased risk of developing blood clots and potentially fatal artery blockage, Swedish investigators suggest. Although the risk remains small, the odds are especially high du...

Women who became pregnant through in vitro fertili...

Getting the flu vaccine while pregnant does not increase the odds that the fetus will die in the womb, according to a new study of tens of thousands of women in Norway. Although fetal deaths were rare during the study, they were more common in pregna...

Getting the flu vaccine while pregnant does not in...

Language development begins in the womb, during the last 10 weeks of pregnancy, a small new study of U.S. and Swedish infants suggests. Researchers noted that these skills can be demonstrated within the first few hours of life. "The mother has first ...

Language development begins in the womb, during th...

Women should wait at least one year after having weight-loss surgery before they try to get pregnant, researchers say. The obesity rate among women of child-bearing age is expected to rise from about 24 percent in 2005 to about 28 percent in 2015, an...

Women should wait at least one year after having w...

Banning smoking in enclosed public places may lead to lower rates of preterm birth, according to Belgian researchers who say the findings point to health benefits of smoke-free laws even in very early life. It is well known that smoking during pregna...

Banning smoking in enclosed public places may lead...

The coffee or other caffeinated beverages a woman drinks during her pregnancy might up the odds for a low birth weight newborn or an extended pregnancy, a new study says. The researchers included data on nearly 60,000 Norwegian women. "As the risk fo...

The coffee or other caffeinated beverages a woman ...

Multiple tests are needed to detect bacterial infections in newborns with a low birth weight, a news study suggests. The study authors looked at amniotic and umbilical cord blood samples from 44 premature infants who had low birth weights. Most of th...

Multiple tests are needed to detect bacterial infe...

Pregnant women exposed to particulate air pollution -- commonly known as smog -- have a significantly greater risk of having a baby with a low birth weight, according to a large new international study. Specifically, particulate air pollution refers ...

Pregnant women exposed to particulate air pollutio...

The number of birth defects among twins and triplets increased nearly two-fold in 14 European countries between 1984 and 2007, according to a new study. Researchers, who had information on more than 5.4 million births occurring over the 24-year perio...

The number of birth defects among twins and triple...

Women exposed to elevated levels of ozone air pollution in the first three months of pregnancy may be at increased risk for complications such as preeclampsia and premature birth, a new study suggests. Mothers with asthma may be most vulnerable, acco...

Women exposed to elevated levels of ozone air poll...

Women taking the epilepsy drug valproate (Depakote) while pregnant are at increased risk of having children with autism and other developmental problems, according to a small British study. Valproate is prescribed for epilepsy as well as certain psyc...

Women taking the epilepsy drug valproate (Depakote...

A nutritional supplement called myo-inositol may help protect women at risk for gestational diabetes, according to a small pilot study. Previous studies have shown that inositol supplements may help restore fertility in polycystic ovary syndrome, but...

A nutritional supplement called myo-inositol may h...

Children of mothers who take the antiepileptic drug valproate during pregnancy have lower IQ scores at age 6, a new study says. And the higher the dose of valproate during pregnancy, the greater the effect on a child's IQ, according to the report pub...

Children of mothers who take the antiepileptic dru...

A drug commonly used to treat severe cases of morning sickness does not appear to be linked to birth defects or other risks to the baby, a large new study suggests. The Danish researchers said the findings, reported in the Feb. 28 issue of the New En...

A drug commonly used to treat severe cases of morn...

Folic acid supplements do not affect people's risk for cancer, according to a large new review. Short-term use of these supplements is unlikely to increase or decrease overall cancer risk and has little effect on the likelihood of developing specific...

Folic acid supplements do not affect people's risk...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics have released new vaccine guidelines for 2013. One change is a recommendation for women to receive a dose of the whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine with each p...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventio...