News tagged with 'Pregnancy'

The safety of drugs taken during pregnancy will be studied at 11 research centers. At least two-thirds of women who deliver have taken at least one prescription medication.

There are 19 million newly diagnosed cases of sexually transmitted diseases(STD)a year, almost half among 15 to 24 year old females, finds this federal report from the CDC. African-American females have 20 times the gonorrhea rates than Caucasians showing the prevention message is not being heard.

Birth defects are associated with the use of nitrofurantoins and sulfonamides, two antibiotics sometimes used during pregnancy.

Pregnant women and mothers of young children are wary of the the swine flu vaccine. According to a new Harris Interactive poll, only one out of four plans to be jabbed - mainly out of fear of the new formulations.

SSRI antidepressants such as Prozac, Zoloft and Celexa, had a potential to harm the heart of a developing fetus when taken early in the pregnancy, says this Danish study. 13 percent of women in the U.S. are reportedly taking antidepressants while pregnant.

Inducing labor before 39 weeks of pregnancy should be discouraged unless there is a medical necessity, says the largest association of gynecologists and obstetricians, which issued new guidelines for delivery today.  As many as half of labors are induced at some hospitals.  

A new study released by the CDC shows birth rates among teens increased in 2006 and 2007 after a 14 year decline. The study found improving trends in teens’ and young adults’ sexual and reproductive health has stalled and/or in some cases worsened.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first generic version of the Plan B for women ages 17 and under.  Wednesday’s approval will allow the generic version of the morning-after contraceptive pill for women ages 17 and under by prescription only.  

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has issued new pregnancy weight guidelines for the first time since 1990. In that time, more research has been conducted to analyze the effects of weight gain in pregnancy - on both mother and baby.

Faux leather handbags found in many different retailers were found to contain high amounts of lead. The Center for Environmental Health purchased the bags in San Francisco Bay Area retaillers and found that brightly colored bags were the worse offenders, indicating the lead could be in the dye or the faux material.

In this first study looking at diabetes and its impact on pregnancy, delivery, and babies, Harvard researchers find that pregnant women and new mothers with diabetes are twice as likely to become depressed.

In a newly released study, British researchers suggest women who are obese during pregnancy have a greater risk of giving birth to a baby with certain birth defects, including spina bifida and other defects.

A newly released report by the U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC) suggests teen birth rates significantly increased in 26 of the 50 states in 2006. An estimated 435,000 of the nation's 4.3 million births in 2006 were to mother’s ages 15 through 19.

More evidence is coming in that even a late preterm birth can carry a multitude of risks for the development of a newborn. The last few weeks in the womb are crucial for brain. lung and liver development. Many preterm births are linked to c-sections.

They pledge to wait until marriage to have sex, but more often than not, teens who made that pledge were as likely to have intercourse as other U.S. adolescents, according to a new study.