TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The heart-related death rate among pregnant women and new mothers more than doubled between 1999 and 2022, researchers have found. Just under 9.1 mothers for every million people died from heart-related diseases in 2022, up from 3.6 per million in 1999, according toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A mom’s health and lifestyle choices can affect her kids’ risk of obesity as adults, a new study says. Specifically, a child is 3 to 4 times more likely to become an obese adult if their mom was obese, researchers reported March 26Continue Reading
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) can help improve how premature babies are fed, giving them a better chance at normal growth and development, a new study says. Currently, preemies in a neonatal intensive care unit are fed by IV, receiving a drip-drop handmade blend ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Childbirth is an overwhelming accomplishment, but new mothers would do best not to rest on their laurels following delivery, a new guideline says. New moms should clock at least two hours a week of moderate to vigorous physical activity in the first monthsContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women can get the COVID-19 vaccine without any fear of causing birth defects in their unborn child, a new study says. Researchers found no link between COVID vaccination in early pregnancy and birth defects, results show. There were also no differences inContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Young American women are greeting the prospect of pregnancy with a decided “meh,” driving down U.S. fertility rates, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study says. The actual number of U.S. births declined by 14% between 1990 and 2023, andContinue Reading
41 percent of parents wish the government was doing more to address bird fluContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Some women turn to weed during pregnancy to help deal with common issues like nausea, sleep problem and stress. Unfortunately, they could be endangering their unborn child’s future behavior, a new study says. Women who use cannabis either during pregnancy or after deliveryContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A brain drain is underway in states that banned or severely restricted abortion after the fall of Roe v Wade, a new study suggests. A significant decline in the number of practicing obstetricians/gynecologists has occurred in the 12 most restrictive states, according toContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kids are more likely to maintain a healthy weight if their parents adopt a responsive style while they’re babies and toddlers, a new study suggests. Children had a significantly lower average body mass index (BMI) through middle childhood if they were raised usingContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A mother’s diet during pregnancy can influence her child’s risk of ADHD and autism, a new study says. In particular, the unhealthy hallmarks of a typical Western diet appeared to increase a child’s risk of developmental disorders, researchers reported in the journal NatureContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women in the U.S. South are three times more likely to lose a baby in late pregnancy than mothers in other regions, a new study reports. The study, exclusively reported March 6 by NBC News, attributes the high rates of pregnancy loss inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Getting essential vitamins and minerals during pregnancy can help a woman maintain healthy blood pressure into middle age, new research suggests. High levels of the minerals copper and manganese in pregnant women were associated with lower blood pressure decades later, as well asContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Breastfeeding can promote lower blood pressure among children, a new study says. Longer-term breastfeeding appears to populate a baby’s gut with diverse bacteria that could help lower blood pressure, researchers found. Children who were breastfed for at least six months had lower bloodContinue Reading