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Pregnancy

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10 Steps for Healthy Pregnancy

Bed Rest May Not Be Helpful for Threatened Miscarriage

Don't plan pregnancies too close, study says"Women can maximize their chances of having healthy babies by spacing their pregnancies at least 18 months but no more than five years apart, according to a new report."

Down syndrome screening advised for all pregnancies "All pregnant women, regardless of their age, should be offered screening for Down syndrome in their first trimester, according to new practice guidelines issued today by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Noninvasive screening tests developed over the last decade have made it possible to predict the risk of Down syndrome and certain other chromosomal abnormalities with high accuracy."

Gaining Weight Between Babies Risky

Take Care of Baby Before Conception

Typical Pregnancy Now 39 Weeks, Not 40

Vegan diet lowers odds of having twins

ARTICLES:

Uterine fibroids

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

A broader context for maternal mortality (CMAJ. 2006)

A Prospective Study of Pregravid Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in Relation to the Risk for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (Arch Intern Med. 2006) "Conclusion Our prospective study provides strong evidence that regular physical activity before pregnancy is associated with lower GDM risk."

Aerobic exercise for women during pregnancy. (Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006) "AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: Regular aerobic exercise during pregnancy appears to improve (or maintain) physical fitness. Available data are insufficient to infer important risks or benefits for the mother or infant. Larger and better trials are needed before confident recommendations can be made about the benefits and risk of aerobic exercise in pregnancy."

Diet during pregnancy and levels of maternal pregnancy hormones in relation to the risk of breast cancer in the offspring. (Eur J Cancer Prev. 2006)

Fecal incontinence related to pregnancy. (Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2006)

High Recurrence Rate of Uterine Fibroids on Transvaginal Ultrasound after Abdominal Myomectomy in Japanese Women. (Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2006)

Identification of women at risk of adverse weight development following pregnancy. (Int J Obes (Lond). 2006) "Conclusion:Weight gain during pregnancy was found to be a moderately strong diagnostic test for weight retention after pregnancy."

Improved National Prevalence Estimates for 18 Selected Major Birth Defects --- United States, 1999--2001 (MMWR 2006)

Predictors of postpartum diabetes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. (Diabetes. 2006)

Pregnancy Complications May Signal Long-Term Heart Trouble "Pregnant women who experience numerous complications, such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, or preterm birth, may also be at an increased risk of developing heart disease and early death, new research suggests."

Running in pregnancy transiently increases postnatal hippocampal neurogenesis in the offspring. (Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006) "Our data indicate that maternal behavior and physical activity affects infantile growth-factor expression and can transiently stimulate postnatal hippocampal development in the offspring."

Urinary disorders during pregnancy and postpartum: our experience. (Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2006)

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