Pregnancy in the News
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Assisted Reproduction Has No Affect on Birthing Process or the Baby’s Outcome
Researchers looked at 1.2 million women whose births were registered between 1984 and 2006. The researchers found no difference in birth weight, gestational age, risks of being small for gestational age, and preterm delivery when they compared infants of women who had conceived spontaneously and infants conceived after assisted fertilization. This is great news!
Vegetarian No More: Pregnancy made me do it says Tiffani Thiessen
Theissen hates admitting it, but the cravings for red meat made her cave. Even a strong vegetarian can’t stand up to those cravings. Now I don’t feel so bad about my ice cream binges.
Gestational Diabetes Rates Increase Because of… Tests
“Right now, 8 percent of all pregnant women are diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Under the new measurement guidelines, twice as many pregnant women will be diagnosed with gestational diabetes and more importantly treated for it before complications arise.”
Cord Blood Stem Cells Help Meet Minority Marrow Needs
Diana Tirpak thought leukemia would kill her. In fact, she practically faced a death sentence with no appeal. But then, her doctor found a new treatment that could save her and it worked: umbilical cord blood stem cells. Diana lives because of this revolutionary science. CNN’s Sanjay Gupta reports.
Heart Disease Risk Tied to Mom’s Number of Births
Researchers found that “compared with women who gave birth twice (the lowest risk group), women with no, one, or three births had about 10 percent greater risk of future heart disease. The risk was 30 percent higher in women with four births and nearly 60 percent higher in women with five or more births.” Since blood flow increases substantially during pregnancy it affects the heart. But I must say, with five kids I’m not surprised a woman’s heart might weaken from stress.
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