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Aspirin can Reduce Risk of Preeclampsia for Pregnant Women
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 09, 2014 09:29 AM EDTThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is recommending women at-risk of preeclampsia to start a low-dose aspirin regimen after consulting with their doctors.
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Study Links Exposure to Pesticides during Pregnancy to Autism Risk
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 23, 2014 01:31 PM EDTA new study found a link between exposure to pesticides in the womb and autism risk.
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Researchers Find Bacteria In Healthy Placentas
By Kamal Nayan | May 22, 2014 05:34 AM EDTResearchers have found that a small but diverse community of bacteria lives in the placentas of healthy pregnant women. The findings invalidate the previous belief that fetuses grow in a pretty sterile environment.
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Use Of Antidepressant In Pregnancy Associated With Structural Changes In Infant Brain
By Kamal Nayan | May 20, 2014 01:11 PM EDTChildren of depressed mothers treated with a group of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy are likely to develop Chiari type 1 malformations, according to a new study.
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Vitamin C Can Improve Lung Function in Infants Born to Smokers
By Cheri Cheng | May 19, 2014 09:55 AM EDTVitamin C can boost lung function in infants exposed to cigarette smoke while in the womb, a new study reported.
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Pregnancy Increases Risk of Car Accidents
By Cheri Cheng | May 12, 2014 12:09 PM EDTA new study reported that pregnant women have a greater risk of getting into serious traffic crashes.
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Study Finds More Older Women are Having their First Child
By Cheri Cheng | May 10, 2014 11:28 AM EDTA new study found that more women are having their first child at an older age.
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Pregnant Woman’s TV Habits Could Increase Risk of Obesity for the Child
By Cheri Cheng | May 06, 2014 01:25 PM EDTA new study found that pregnant women who watched TV during mealtimes increased their kid's risk of childhood obesity.
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Cigarette use During Pregnancy Tied to Increased Risk of Heart Defects in Babies
By Cheri Cheng | May 03, 2014 11:16 AM EDTA new study reported that cigarette use during pregnancy increases risk of heart defects in newborns.
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Tennessee will Prosecute Women who Take Harmful Drugs During Pregnancy
By Cheri Cheng | May 02, 2014 09:23 AM EDTA new law in Tennessee will allow the authority to arrest and incarcerate women who used a narcotic drug during pregnancy that negatively affected the infant.
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Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy Could Increase Autism Risk
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 15, 2014 10:55 AM EDTAccording to a new study, pregnant women who use antidepressants increase their son's risk of autism.
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Diabetes During Pregnancy can Raise Heart Disease Risk Later on In Life
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 12, 2014 04:04 PM EDTA 20-year-old study concluded that gestational diabetes could be tied to an increased risk of early heart disease.
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Doctors Forced to Induce Labor after Pregnant Woman eats LSD-Laced Meat
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 08, 2014 10:34 AM ESTAn entire Floridian family was hospitalized after eating LSD-laced meat purchased from Walmart.
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Secondhand Smoke Tied to Miscarriages and Stillbirths
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 28, 2014 03:50 PM ESTLong-term exposure to secondhand smoke is tied to increasing one's miscarriage and stillbirth risk, according to a new study.
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Pregnant Women Prescribed Narcotic Pain Pills, Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 15, 2014 10:35 AM ESTResearchers reported that over 14 percent of American women are prescribed narcotic painkillers during pregnancy.
