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Epsom salts can reduce cerebral palsy risk
Magnesium sulfate (epsom salts) can reduce a premature infant’s risk of developing cerebral palsy by 50 percent. The result of the new study, recently completed at University of Alabama-Birmingham and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, promises to be the biggest breakthrough in the management of high-risk pregnancies in 30 years. A Room with a View Magnesium sulfate is a chemical compound with a wide variety of medical uses. While it cannot prevent the onset of premature birth, it is well known to help regulate maternal blood pressure. Cerebral palsy is a blanket term for birth defects that can lead to a variety of movement and posture disorders caused by damage to the developing brain. Approximately one-third of all cases are linked to brain damage caused during premature birth – defined as occurring before the 32nd week of pregnancy. The researchers emphasized that study’s findings only apply to premature births,…
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Birth defects tied to over-weight mothers
Women who are overweight or obese have higher odds of having complications during pregnancy. Those complications could include hypertension (high blood pressure), preeclampsia and eclampsia or gestational diabetes. Each of these conditions may require medication and treatment and put the health of not only mothers, but their babies at risk. The increased risks to babies include being obese in childhood, being born prematurely or having certain birth defects or birth trauma including neural tube birth defects like spina bifida. RoboDoc download Managing weight is never easy and the many changes that come along with pregnancy can make it even tougher. Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed dvd The best way to reduce risks is to achieve a healthy weight before becoming pregnant. During pregnancy, women who are in a normal weight range need only 300 additional calories daily to support a baby’s growth. Women who are obese may need less and women…
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New study tracks childrens' health
download Faeries dvd The largest study of childrens health ever undertaken in the U.S. is now underway. In an effort to learn more about the effects of pollution on American children, the National Children’s Study will track Who Framed Roger Rabbit trailer The Astronauts Wife full movie The study will follow up to 100,000 children from their first trimester before birth until they are at least 21. The study will track this cohort’s exposure to many environmental factors in an effort to learn more about the effects of pollution on American children. Hotel for Dogs movie download The Midnight Meat Train release Pregnant women who are invited to take part in the study will be asked to commit themselves and their children to 38 hours of examinations in the first two years. After that, only the children will be examined every three years. Hollow Man dvdrip To Catch a Thief…
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