TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — If a woman is already in a “prediabetic” state in her teen or college years, her odds for a serious complication of pregnancy later in life rises, new research shows. Ignoring prediabetes in teenagers “may represent a missed opportunity to avert pregnancy-related complications”Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women covered by Medicaid are less likely to get an ultrasound exam that can diagnose heart defects in a fetus, a new study finds. “The 20-week ultrasound is hugely important in detecting birth defects because it involves assessment of the baby’s majorContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Surrogate moms have a higher risk of pregnancy complications than other pregnant women, a new study finds. About 8% of surrogate mothers developed a severe complication like high blood pressure or serious bleeding during delivery, Canadian researchers report. By comparison, only 2% ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Kids born during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic appear to have no higher risk of autism, even if they were exposed to COVID in the womb, a new study finds. The study offers reassurance to doctors and parents who’ve been worriedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pulling your hair out in frustration with your finicky youngster? Don’t blame your parenting style — genetics likely played a huge role in their eating habits, a new twins study FINDs. Fussy eating is mainly influenced by genes, according to findings published Sept.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Each year, an average of 174 U.S. kids under the age of 5 lose their lives over causes linked to nursery products. Many of these tragedies could be prevented, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Thursday issued a list of productsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Breastfeeding through the first year of infants’ lives can lower their risk of asthma by colonizing their bodies with a healthy mix of microbes, a new study finds. Results show that breastfeeding beyond three months supported the gradual maturation of a baby’s gutContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The corner bodega or neighborhood Kwik-E-Mart could be fueling childhood obesity in the United States, a new study suggests. Children have a more than 50% increased chance of obesity if they live in a place without ready access to full-fledged grocery stores stockedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Deprivation, neglect and abuse during childhood can increase a person’s long-term risk of health problems, a new study warns. “Stress is implicated in nine of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States today,” said senior researcher Dr. George Slavich, directorContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — With implications for research around postpartum depression and other health issues, scientists have tracked the changes pregnancy brings to the female brain. These changes weren’t subtle: Big shifts in what’s known as the brain’s “white matter” versus “gray matter” were observed, according toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many parents worry that their kids aren’t popular enough, or that they aren’t making the right friends, a new survey finds. About 1 in 5 parents say their child aged 6 to 12 has no friends or not enough friends, according to theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Florida’s six-week abortion ban caused the state’s abortion rate to drop dramatically, new research shows. Abortions in Florida dropped to an estimated 5,630 in May and 5,200 in June, a 30% and 35% decrease from the average between January and March, data releasedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As fears of the consequences of an unintended pregnancy rose after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, rates of surgical sterilization rose in those states most affected by the decision, new research shows. Rates of tubal sterilization — tying, cutting or removingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In the two years since the March of Dimes’ last report on the state of U.S. maternity care, more than 100 hospitals nationwide have shuttered their obstetric units, leaving more new moms with literally “Nowhere to Go” for care. The March of Dimes’Continue Reading