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Pre-natal Nutrient Could Protect Babies If Mums Drink
According to the American Center for Disease Control the number of women who drink during pregnancy has not changed substantially since 1991, despite aggressive health campaigns about the adverse affects of alcohol on foetuses. So researchers are hoping they may be able to protect babies from Mum’s drinking with pre-natal treatments, rather than...
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Try To Rest
The heavy bleeding sent me to the hospital in hysterics nearly two months before my due date. That's where I learned my cervix had shortened and thinned almost completely, a warning sign my body was gearing up for labour way too early. After a steroid shot to accelerate my daughter's lung development, the obstetrician gave me pills to prevent co...
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Start Painting The Nursery: At Home Gender Tests
Who needs ultrasounds and that big needle stuck in your belly? A new at-home pregnancy test won’t tell you whether you’ve got a bun in there but who that bun is. According the package, the new IntelliGender Gender Prediction Test will tell you at ten weeks if you’ll be bringing home a Susie or a Steve. So why are pro-lifers all up in arms...
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Week 29: Spinning Babies
I had my mega-28 week pre-natal appointment last week. It was something of a full body assault: hideous oral liquid for the glucose tolerance test (served humorously in a champagne glass by the midwives), followed by an extraction of three vials of blood, an anti-d shot in my bum and a final, humiliating swab for strepB. The good news is that I...
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They Say: Pregnant Women With The Flu Should Take Antivirals
Given that pregnant women are among those considered at high risk for severe cases of swine flu, and there has been at least one death, concerned doctors have experimented with giving them antiviral medications early, to apparently good results. The numbers are small (20 women tracked so far), and drugs like Tamiflu are usually not recommended d...
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They Say: We Don’t Know How The Hell To Treat Pregnant Women
You already know this but a surprising number of medical professionals don't: pregnant women aren't just fat versions of average women (who, themselves, aren't just mini versions of men). Which means you can't necessarily medicate a pregnant women like you would any other woman, who you can't just medicate like any ol' guy. That's before you eve...
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They Say: You’re More Likely To Smoke If Your Mother Did While Pregnant
In case we needed yet another reason not to smoke — and to harass people who do — here's a new study that shows a four-fold increase in the likelihood of being a smoker at age 22 if your mother smoked during pregnancy and/or your early childhood. Researchers are suggesting that exposure to cigarettes in utero may lead to changes in the brain...
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They Say: Obese Women Should Put On Zero Kg in Pregnancy
Pregnancy used to be a time for guilt-free food enjoyment, but as more women in Australia conceive when they are already overweight or obese, experts are questioning how much weight gain is healthy – for mother or baby. A new ABC health article has pointed to several studies which suggest that obese women should gain no more than 0-6kg during...
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