Fertility & Pregnancy News

Manitoba appeals abortion ruling to protect right to set spending priorities Jan. 27, 2005 WINNIPEG (CP) - The Manitoba government must appeal a court ruling ordering it to pay for abortions in private clinics to protect its right to decide how health-care dollars are spent, Health Minister Tim Sale said Thursday. Sale said the case, … [Read more...]

Pregnancy loss affects young women: study Reported December 15, 2008 Young women who have lost a pregnancy through abortion or miscarriage have an increased risk for substance abuse or developing a mood disorder in later life, according to an Australian study. The Mater-University of Queensland study of pregnancy and its outcomes, involving 1223 women, … [Read more...]

Opening up About Sexual Health Screening Reported May 14, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Though young women may be fine with being tested for sexually transmitted diseases, they don’t like talking about their sex lives with their doctors. According to a new survey from the University of Melbourne in Australia, not only did they not want to give details, sometimes they lied … [Read more...]

Pregnant Women Should Buckle Up Reported April 08, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There is a long-standing myth that wearing a seatbelt is not safe for pregnant women. A new study finds it’s not only safe, but proper seatbelt use by pregnant women would save 200 fetuses a year. “It’s very clear, based on this study, that pregnant women should buckle up every single time … [Read more...]

Preventing Late-Term Pregnancy LossReported August 04, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Fetal death, or intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD), caused by an under-sized placenta, affects 30,000 women in the U.S. each year. Technological limits currently prevent doctors from monitoring the growth of the placenta, the source of nourishment for the fetus. "The placenta can be so small … [Read more...]

Abortion Drastically Increases Risk of Pre-Term and Low-Weight Births Reported December 17, 2007 Richmond, VA (LifeNews.com) -- Women who have one or more abortions face a drastically increased risk of giving birth to a pre-term or low birth weight baby in a subsequent pregnancy. That's the conclusion a team of scientists from Virginia Commonwealth … [Read more...]

Secondhand Smoke Linked to Fertility ProblemsReported January 02, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There's one more reason why you should quit smoking: it may make it harder for those around you to have children. Researchers have found women exposed to secondhand smoke in either childhood or adulthood, are much more likely to experience fertility issues and suffer miscarriages. … [Read more...]

Pregnancy Can Go Well for Women with Diabetes NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with type 1 diabetes who monitor their blood glucose daily both before and during pregnancy have better outcomes, Danish researchers report. In the largest study to date of pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, Dr. Dorte M. Jensen … [Read more...]

Study: MS Has Little Impact on PregnancyReported December 28, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – There is good news for women with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant. Pregnant women with multiple sclerosis are only slightly more likely to have cesarean deliveries and babies with a poor prenatal growth rate than women who do not have MS. … [Read more...]

Natural Delivery Risk Low After C-Section December 14, 2004 BOSTON (AP) -- Pregnant women who try a natural delivery after an earlier Caesarean section face greater risks -- but still very low ones -- compared with those who opt for a second C-section, a large study suggests. The lead … [Read more...]

Time of Pregnancy Determines GenderReported December 16, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers say the longer it takes a woman to get pregnant, the more likely it is she'll have a boy. Researchers analyzed data for 5,283 women who gave birth to single babies. The 498 women who took longer than 12 months to get pregnant had a … [Read more...]

Talking to other mothers 'can halve risk of post-natal depression' Reported January 13, 2009 Talking to other new mothers can almost halve women's risk of suffering from post-natal depression, a new study shows. The research could help to explain why many women find attending mother and toddler groups beneficial. Researchers found that women … [Read more...]

Vaccines: Not Just for Kids Reported November 18, 2008 BUFFALO, N.Y. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Vaccines are more than just a rite of passage in childhood -- adults need them, too. In fact, statistics show 98 percent of American adults could benefit from getting a vaccine today. A few potentially life-saving vaccines are something to consider. Richard Lee, M.D., professor of … [Read more...]

'Cultural shift' to using mother's milkReported November 07, 2009 Dubai - The West may have informed many of the good aspects of progress in the UAE, but encouraging mothers to switch from breast feeding to using baby formula, say experts, was not one of them. However, a return to the natural way of doing things – one prescribed in the Quran itself – has been gathering … [Read more...]

Chemical BPA may harm developing fetus, Quebec study suggestsReported December 10, 2009 MONTREAL — A common chemical used in the plastic lining of frozen-food dinners and many other products is endangering the development of fetuses in pregnant women, a new study suggests. Researchers at the Universite de Sherbrooke have shown that Bisphenol A (BPA) — an … [Read more...]

Atypical Hyperplasia Increases Risk of Breast Cancer in Younger WomenReported January 04, 2009 Women under the age of 50 who have atypical hyperplasia of the breast are nearly seven times more likely to develop breast cancer than women in the general population, irrespective of family history. These results were presented at the 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. … [Read more...]

Early Treatment for PCOSReported January 15, 2007 ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Polycystic ovary syndrome is a leading cause of infertility for women. The hormonal disorder affects up to 10 million women in the United States. Now, researchers want to identify and treat the disease in adolescence to save girls from a lifetime of complications. Nutrition lessons … [Read more...]

Haryana to launch family health campaign tomorrowChandigarh | September 25, 2005 Family Health Awareness Campaign (FHAC) will be launched in Haryana tomorrow with the aim to sensitise the sexually active population of between 15 and 49 years towards various sexually transmitted infections including HIV and AIDS. While stating this … [Read more...]

Pregnant Women With Fatty, High-Caloric Diets Increase Fetal Risk For Liver Disease, Obesity, Diabetes, Researcher Says 13 August, 2007 Infants born to women who have diets high in calories and fat during pregnancy have an increased risk of developing liver disease, which can lead to obesity and diabetes later in life, Kevin Grove, a researcher at Oregon … [Read more...]

Germany's Falling Total Fertility Rate July 22, 2007 The New York Times on Thursday examined Germany's falling total fertility rate, which is entering its second generation of decline and could imperil the country's "advanced social systems and public infrastructure" that were designed for larger … [Read more...]

Healthy Gums Equal Healthy BabiesReported April 08, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – One step to a healthier newborn might be a new toothbrush and some better dental hygiene. The reason: gum disease is linked to a higher risk for gestational diabetes. Dental researchers from New York worked with colleagues in Sri Lanka to arrive at those conclusions in a study involving 190 … [Read more...]

Improving Conception Odds Reported July 23, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There are more than three million infertile couples in the United States. Forty percent of those cases are due to male infertility. Now, a new, minimally invasive procedure for a common cause of male infertility is significantly improving those couples' odds of conception. Women often complain of … [Read more...]

New test for at-risk pregnancies Feb. 15 [Health India]: BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 15 : A Swiss study has found a technique -- size-fractionation -- performed on a sample of the mother's blood can help identify at-risk pregnancies. Researchers at University Hospital in Basel, … [Read more...]

Korea Had World’s Lowest Birth Rate in ‘06 Reported May 22, 2008 The national birth rate was a mere 1.2 in 2006, the lowest in the world, according to the World Health Organization yesterday. The health body’s annual statistics for 2008 said Korea’s birth rate was the lowest among 193 countries, along with Belarus, the Czech Republic, Poland and … [Read more...]

U.S. Maternal Deaths on the RiseReported August 24, 2007 ATLANTA (AP) -- U.S. women are dying from childbirth at the highest rate in decades, new government figures show. Though the risk of death is very small, experts believe increasing maternal obesity and a jump in Caesarean sections are partly to blame. Some numbers crunchers note that a change in how such deaths are … [Read more...]

Study: Quit Caffeine While Pregnant Reported November 04, 2008 Nov. 4, 2008 -- Women who plan to become pregnant should quit caffeine completely -- or at least "markedly reduce" caffeine consumption -- when pregnant, British researchers report. That advice may "unnecessarily frighten some women," states an editorial published with the study in BMJ, formerly called the … [Read more...]

Pregnancy Weight Gain Recommendation Expected to Change Reported September 11, 2007 During this fall, the Institute of Medicine is expected to start gathering scientific evidence to support how much weight pregnant women should gain. The current guidelines, which were announced in 1990, recommends that women with low body mass index scores should gain 40 pounds, women … [Read more...]

Male Infertility Linked to Testicular CancerReported February 27, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new report finds men who are infertile have a better chance of developing testicular cancer. Researchers analyzed data collected from infertile couples over a 21 year period and compared those statistics to the state cancer registry. The researchers learned men with male factor … [Read more...]

Pregnancy Outcomes Worsening for Diabetic Women Thursday, January 27, 2005 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for several poor pregnancy outcomes compared with the general population, and with women who have type 1 diabetes, a Danish … [Read more...]

Pregnancy May Increase The Risk Of Developing Binge Eating Disorder Reported November 07, 2007 Pregnancy may open a window of vulnerability for developing binge eating disorder, especially for women from lower socio economic situations, according to a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers and colleagues in Norway. In … [Read more...]