Category Archives: Pregnancy
Higher Risk of Complications in Pregnancies After 45
Few women want to or attempt to have babies after the age of 45, but the few who do manage this feat face a higher risk of complications. Some of these complications include gestational diabetes and high blood pressure throughout the pregnancy. Preterm births and placenta previa are also common in older women who are pregnant. The older a woman is the higher the chance that she is not fully healthy and her body is not properly prepared for caring a child. Because women seem to be delaying pregnancy these days in order to pursue a career or even because they are waiting to get married, researchers have been focusing on the possible risks to mother and child when pregnancy occurs between ages 35 and 40. The focus of this research has not been on women over 40 or those rare women who choose to get pregnant after 45. In…
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Smoking Shown to Cause SIDS
SIDS or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is a nightmare for new parents. There are so many suspected causes that no one really knows what conspires to cause an otherwise healthy baby to die. Cigarette smoke has been shown to be connected to SIDS. It has become common knowledge that babies of mothers who smoke are at a much higher risk of death from SIDS. Recent studies have found that mothers who smoke during pregnancy often have other things going on which may create a less than healthy environment to raise a baby in. Even poverty is listed as a risk factor for newborn SIDS, along with suffocation or overlaying. These many factors combine to create a syndrome that has no real rhyme or reason. But this new study has found that mothers who smoke while pregnant and babies who have nicotine exposure in utero do suffer from problems with their…
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Why Pregnant Women Should Avoid Peanuts
There are a million different allergens and items that can affect a child as they go thorough out their day to day life. One of the most common allergies in recent years in children has been a peanut allergy or peanut sensitivity. A study released by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York indicates that mothers who consume peanuts while pregnant show an increase in the risk of their child developing peanut sensitivity. Children who have peanut sensitivity or an allergy to peanuts often face difficulties finding foods without any trace of peanuts or peanut oil. The symptoms of a reaction to peanut products can include rash, hives, difficulty breathing, and in severe cases extreme swelling of the throat causing air restriction that can lead to an emergency room visit. Children who are known to have peanut sensitivity often have other common allergen issues as well. The study…
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