Feb
22
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Maternal health is very important and impacts not only the mother and child but the whole family. To highlight that importance, the United Nations put maternal health in its 8 millennium development goals, which focuses on proper care during pregnancy and delivery. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Feb
22
(MedPage Today) — When influenza viruses were circulating, vaccination of pregnant women against flu was associated with healthier babies, a post hoc analysis of a randomized trial showed. (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Feb
22
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The maternity hospital of the Namacunde Municipal Hospital, in Cunene Province, recorded from January to December 2011 the birth of 357 babies, less than 34 births in the same period in 2010. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Feb
22
A new study is helping to tease out the contributions of different pregnancy complications to future CVD risk in women; the results show that the mechanisms linking each condition to CV risk likely differ. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
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Feb
22
According to results of a randomized controlled trial published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), the effects of influenza immunization on babies born to vaccinated mothers shows a considerable positive effect on birth weight. The study, part of the Mother’sGift project examining the safety and effectiveness of pneumococcal and influenza vaccines in pregnant women in Bangladesh, enrolled 340 healthy pregnant women in Bangladesh, in their third trimester… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Feb
22
Conclusions: There is evidence to suggest that interventions delivered in pregnancy can be effective in preventing postnatal depression. However, these interventions may be better conceptualised as treatment than prevention as they were delivered to women experiencing antenatal depression. There is a need to identify pregnant women experiencing depression and deliver evidence-based psychological interventions. (Source: Journal of Affective Disorders)
Feb
22
Abstract: Background: Children of mothers who experience depression in pregnancy may be at high risk of emotional disturbances; however heterogeneity in risk suggests that other factors could play a moderating role. We test the hypothesis that children growing up in families characterised by both maternal depression and socioeconomic disadvantage are especially likely to have temperamental difficulties.Methods: Data come from the mother–child EDEN cohort study based in France (n=1903 mother–child pairs followed from 24weeks of pregnancy to 12months of age). Maternal depressive symptoms were assessed using the CES-D questionnaire, family socioeconomic position by family income and child temperament by the EAS at age 12months. Linear regression analyses were adjusted for demographic char…
Feb
22
Women who develop hypertension or diabetes during pregnancy may have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease later in life, a study shows. (Source: MedWire News – Ob/Gyn)
Feb
22
BOSTON (CBS) – Wondering when or where they will go into labor can be a huge source of anxiety for pregnant women. That is why many moms-to-be ask their doctors to induce labor a week or two early so they have time to make plans.
It can be a great option for people like Jennifer Davis whose husband was serving overseas when her daughter was born. “Not being able to be there was pretty tough on him,” she said. Jennifer’s doctor actually suggested she schedule an early induction so Chris could be on the phone when the baby arrived. “He got to, in a sense, be there without actually being there,” she said.
According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology, in the last two decades, the rate of women being induced has more than doubled. “Moms wanted …
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Feb
22
[Cameroon Tribune]
WHO and ADB have donated medical equipment to the Ministry of Public Health. Henceforth, the Ministry of Public Health will better manage the outbreak of epidemics, ameliorate the healthcare given to women and children, intensify the fight and control of cholera as well as the river blindness disease through recent medical donations from its partners. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)