Pregnancy News and Research

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Tiny babies may face development and behaviour problems

Tiny babies may face development and behaviour problems

Link between mother’s stress levels during pregnancy and the effect on the brain of her unborn baby

Link between mother’s stress levels during pregnancy and the effect on the brain of her unborn baby

Fathers' occupational exposures may play an important role in the development of birth defects

Fathers' occupational exposures may play an important role in the development of birth defects

40 percent of women of childbearing age take folic acid

40 percent of women of childbearing age take folic acid

Botox injections may ease the irritation of tinnitus

Botox injections may ease the irritation of tinnitus

Urgent measures need to be taken to protect the public from contaminated blood transfusions

Urgent measures need to be taken to protect the public from contaminated blood transfusions

Total abstinence is the only way to protect the unborn baby against Foetal Alcohol Syndrome

Total abstinence is the only way to protect the unborn baby against Foetal Alcohol Syndrome

Spina bifida on the decline in Australia

Spina bifida on the decline in Australia

Boys generally at greater risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Boys generally at greater risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Full-term infants born to nonsmoking women living within two miles of the WTC weighed significantly less

Full-term infants born to nonsmoking women living within two miles of the WTC weighed significantly less

Babies born to cocaine users fared better when cared for by people who were not their parents

Babies born to cocaine users fared better when cared for by people who were not their parents

Community-based women’s groups could reduce neonatal mortality in poor rural areas by 30%

Community-based women’s groups could reduce neonatal mortality in poor rural areas by 30%

Protein sources, such as beef and beans beneficial in lowering childhood leukemia risk

Protein sources, such as beef and beans beneficial in lowering childhood leukemia risk

Experts consider evidence of link between the rise in childhood leukaemia and increased light at night

Experts consider evidence of link between the rise in childhood leukaemia and increased light at night

People should be aware of the risks of herbal remedies interacting with conventional medicines

People should be aware of the risks of herbal remedies interacting with conventional medicines

Telemedicine aims to reduce large birth weights which lead to obesity and diabetes

Telemedicine aims to reduce large birth weights which lead to obesity and diabetes

Conference – Childhood leukaemia: incidence, causal mechanisms and prevention

Conference – Childhood leukaemia: incidence, causal mechanisms and prevention

Researchers work to defeat acne by understanding it better on a molecular level

Researchers work to defeat acne by understanding it better on a molecular level

Hormone leptin could play a key role in treating bone loss, anorexia and infertility in women

Hormone leptin could play a key role in treating bone loss, anorexia and infertility in women

More women and adolescents needed in HIV vaccine clinical trials

More women and adolescents needed in HIV vaccine clinical trials