Category Archives: Pregnancy
Acetaminophen in Pregnancy May Increase Asthma Risk in Children
According to WebMD, acetaminophen during pregnancy may increase the risk of asthma in children. A new study by Richard Beasley, MD, professor of medicine at the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, found that the results should not be a cause for alarm and the doctors should still consider the drug safe to take. It is unknown if the popular painkiller has a true cause and effect when taken during pregnancy. In a pooled result, the study found that any prenatal exposure to acetaminophen was associated with increased chances of asthma and wheezing in the children ages 1 ½ to 7. These findings are consistent with a 2009 meta-analysis that found an association between use of acetaminophen during pregnancy and both asthma and wheeze, as reported in the issue of Clinical and Experimental Allergy. Overall, the study found that using the painkiller during pregnancy was associated with a 21% increased…
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Study Finds Weight and IVF Treatment May Increase Miscarriages
According to MSNBC, a study found that overweight women have a much higher risk of a miscarriage after having in-vitro fertilization than slimmer women who had undergone the same procedure. British doctors tracked 318 women at a London clinic who became pregnant after having in-vitro fertilization from 2000-2009. The researchers then separated women by their Body Mass Index. Women who had a BMI of 18 to 24 were classified as normal. Women with a BMI of 25 or more were classified as overweight, and those over 30 as obese. The study also took into consideration factors such as age, smoking and medical history. With all those factors, the study found overweight and obese women were much more likely to have a miscarriage than thin women. Women within the normal weight range who had undergone in-vitro fertilization had a 22 percent miscarriage rate. Women who were considered overweight and obese had…
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Study Finds C-Sections Deliveries Are On The Rise
According to MSNBC, government scientists report that birth by C-Section will continue to increase, citing a study into the causes of a trend that may trouble maternal health experts. Researchers with the National Institutes of Health found that nearly one third of first-time moms deliver by C-section. A lead author of a study, Dr. Jun Zhang, researched 230,000 deliveries in 19 nationwide hospitals. Dr. Zhang reported the findings were surprising, especially that doctors found a woman who had already had a cesarean birth will always have a repeat c-section. The study referenced hospital policy to always repeat c-sections, also suggesting a link between chemically induced labor and higher chances of c-section. Women who had their labor induced were twice as likely to have a cesarean. It is unclear if medication or forcing Mother Nature to deliver a child had an effect on higher surgical deliveries. Medical experts argue that cesarean…
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