- No Direct Association Between Anxiety Symptoms And Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, Research Shows
According to a review of the research on anxiety and pregnancy outcomes, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch found that experiencing anxiety symptoms during pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk of a number of pregnancy complications such as having a longer labor or a low birth weight baby. These results will be presented at the 114th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA). - NPR Series On Poverty In Africa Examines Childbirth-Related Risks
NPR's "Morning Edition" on Wednesday in the fourth of a series of segments on challenges in meeting the U.N. Millennium Development Goals by 2015 examined the risks of childbirth in Africa, where one in six children dies before the age of five and the chance of a woman dying in childbirth is three times higher than in developed nations. - Key To New Therapies For Birth Defects May Be Found By Using The Zebrafish
A humble aquarium fish may be the key to finding therapies capable of preventing the structural birth defects that account for one out of three infant deaths in the United States today - Unmasking Nutrition's Role In Genes And Birth Defects
Expectant mothers may someday get a personalized menu of foods to eat during pregnancy to complement their genetic makeup as a result of new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Researchers used transparent fish embryos to develop a way to discover how genes and diet interact to cause birth defects. - Young Teens See Pregnancy As A Way To Enhance Relationships
Younger teen-agers who become pregnant tend to view pregnancy as a way to form or enhance connections with others, and are less likely to think they are unprepared to raise a child. By contrast, pregnant teens who are 18 or 19 years old acknowledge that they lack preparedness, but say there are advantages to having a baby earlier in life. These observations offer some insight into how to prevent teen pregnancies, researchers say in a paper published in the current issue of Pediatrics. - CQ's Carey Addresses Von Eschenbach Confirmation Hearings, Legislation To Reduce Premature Births
Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor of CQ HealthBeat, discusses the Senate confirmation hearings of acting FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach, who President Bush has nominated to head the agency, and the Senate's passage of a measure (S 707) that would increase research and education to reduce the rate of premature births in this week's "Health on the Hill from kaisernetwork.org and CQ." - Inducing Labor Increases Risk Of Preterm Babies
The pregnant woman who wakes in the middle of the night, realizes she's in labor and yells, “It's time!” is an uncommon scene. A recent survey revealed that 44 percent of women in the United States have induced labors. More than one-third of those mothers were induced for non-medical reasons. Scheduling an induction without medical indication increases the risk of giving birth to preterm baby. - Examination Not Sensitive Enough To Detect Breech Babies
The authors suggest that there is room for improvement by all pregnancy care providers. - Senate Approves Bill Aimed At Preventing Premature Births
The Senate on Tuesday approved by voice vote a bill (S 707) aimed at preventing premature births, CQ Today reports (CQ Today, 8/2). The bill, sponsored by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), would expand and coordinate research through NIH and CDC on preventing preterm births and caring for preterm infants; authorize grants for demonstration projects on treatments for prematurity; authorize the creation of the Interagency Coordinating Council on Prematurity and Low-Birthweight. - Consequences Of Exposure To Methylmercury During Development
Pregnant rats that were exposed to a potent form of mercury gave birth to offspring that later showed problems changing their behavior to adjust to changes in their environment. A diet of fish oil - which some people think might counteract these consequences of methylmercury exposure - did not help the rats overcome their behavioral problems as they aged. - Miscarriage Significantly Associated With Increasing Paternal Age
In a study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the New York Psychiatric Institute researchers found that increasing paternal age is significantly associated with increased rates of spontaneous abortion, a pregnancy loss occurring before twenty weeks of gestation. Results indicate that as the male partner ages there is a steady increase in rate of miscarriage. - Ingredient Commonly Found In Shampoos May Inhibit Brain Development, UNC Study
An ingredient found in many shampoos and other personal care products appears to interfere with normal brain development in baby mice when applied to the skin of pregnant mice, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have discovered. - Domestic Violence During Pregnancy Increases Risk Of Early Childhood Mortality
Domestic violence towards mothers during pregnancy significantly raises the risk of death for their children during the earliest stages of childhood, according to a study of families in India conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. - Columbia Laboratories Completes Enrollment In Pivotal Phase III Study Of Prochieve
Columbia Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRX) today announced it has completed enrollment in its randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III study of Prochieve® 8% (progesterone gel) for a new indication, the prevention of preterm birth. This large-scale global trial involves over 600 patients at more than 60 centers throughout the United States, Europe, South America, Asia and South Africa. It is designed to assess the ability of Prochieve® 8% to safely, effectively and tolerably preven - Regular Multivitamin Use For 3 Months Before Conception Significantly Reduces Preeclampsia Risk
Women who are considering becoming pregnant may significantly reduce their risk of developing a common life-threatening complication called preeclampsia by taking a multivitamin supplement regularly three months before conception and during the first trimester of pregnancy. This finding is being reported in a University of Pittsburgh study available online now through an "advance access" feature of the American Journal of Epidemiology. - Increased Efforts Needed To Address Pregnancies, Other Issues Among Young Latinas, Editorial Says
A recent series published in the Spanish-language newspaper El Diario/La Prense "sheds some light on a mostly overlooked national phenomenon" -- the issues, including pregnancy, faced by the "misunderstood and endangered young Latina," a New York Times editorial says. Many young Latinas "become mothers at younger ages," than women in other groups, in part because "[r]eligious beliefs in Hispanic families often limit sex education and rule out abortion," the editorial says. - Wall Street Journal Examines U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rates, Effect Of Pregnancy Prevention Program
The Wall Street Journal on Saturday examined the declining U.S. teen birth rate and the effects of a teen pregnancy prevention program in Bamberg County, S.C. The national teen pregnancy rate of girls and women ages 15 to 19 decreased 27% from 1990 to 2000, including a 32% drop among black females of the same age range. Teenagers waiting longer to have sex.
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