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09/12/2018 / By Janine Acero

Meds for your head are bad for their heart: ADHD medication during pregnancy linked to birth defects, heart deformities

Pregnant mothers who take medications to treat ADHD during pregnancy expose their babies to an increased risk of developing congenital heart defects, according to a new study. The data collected from more than four million American and Nordic women by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital show that the risk for having babies with heart deformities […]

07/23/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Lifestyle habits and pregnancy: 25% of stillbirths are caused by a lack of oxygen for baby, which could be prevented

Stillbirth is defined as the death of an infant within a mother’s womb at least 20 weeks after pregnancy. But according to the results of a new study, at least 25 percent of the stillbirths in America “could be prevented by improving women’s healthcare before pregnancy.” The findings also revealed that thousands of stillbirths in the […]

12/08/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Likelihood of caesarean birth found to be inherited: Causes of obstructed labor often get passed on, circumventing natural selection

Women who were born via caesarean section are more likely to also give birth via caesarean section, concluded an international team of scientists including Michaela Pavlicev of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (Human Genetics) and evolutionary biologists at the University of Vienna in a study that was published in PNAS. According to the information […]

09/28/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Folic acid found to reduce risk of autism

A study that was conducted by researchers at the University of California (UC) Davis and which was published in Environmental Health Perspectives on Friday, September 8 showed that children whose mothers had an intake of 800 or more micrograms (mcg) of folic acid – the amount that is usually found in most prenatal vitamins – […]

06/23/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Indian government stupidly tells all pregnant women to stop eating eggs, even though they’re loaded with nutrition for developing babies

New guidelines for pregnant women set by the Indian government recently caused a furor in the international medical and health community, with experts saying that India’s own government is advocating for measures that can harm expectant mothers. India released a government booklet titled Mother and Child Care, which spoke against the consumption of protein-rich meats and eggs […]

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