Pregnancy/Women & Children’s

• Caffeine Linked to Low-Birth-Weight Babies

  

  Posted 5:01 PM 2/19/2013

  Feb. 19, 2013 -- New research suggests that caffeine is linked to low-birth-weight babies and that drinking coffee is linked to a longer pregnancy.

  The report suggests that drinking 200-300 milligrams of caffeine per day raised the risk of a (More)
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• Kate and William Expecting First Baby

  

  Posted 6:49 PM 12/3/2012

  Dec. 3, 2012 -- Prince William and Catherine Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their first baby.

  The announcement from St. James's Palace was made earlier than normal because Catherine is in the hospital with an acute form of morning sickness (More)
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• Are Common Chemicals Affecting Your Fertility?

  

  Posted 2:33 PM 11/14/2012

  Nov. 14, 2012 -- Many couples try month after month to become pregnant, and new research suggests that for some, the delay may be related to their exposure to chemicals found in the soil, water, and food supply.

  These chemicals, called persistent organochlorine pollutants, may persist in the environment for decades. Some, such as persistent lipophilic organochlorine (More)
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• Pregnant Women: Get a Whooping Cough Vaccine

  

  Posted 5:20 PM 10/24/2012

  Oct. 24, 2012 -- Women should get a Tdap shot during every pregnancy to protect their infant from whooping cough, even if they have had Tdap shots before, new guidelines (More)
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• Vitamin D in Pregnancy May Be Key for Baby's Brain

  

  Posted 6:25 PM 9/20/2012

  Sept. 20, 2012 -- Babies score higher on development tests if their moms get enough vitamin D during pregnancy, according to a Spanish study.

  But this is also not a cause for healthy (More)
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• More Moms Breastfeeding

  

  Posted 1:32 PM 8/1/2012

  Aug. 1, 2012 -- The health benefits of breastfeeding are widely publicized, and it seems that this message is gaining traction. A new breastfeeding report card from the CDC shows that more new moms in the U.S. are choosing to breastfeed their babies.

  Just shy of 77% of moms started breastfeeding in 2009, up from 74.6% in 2008. This is the largest (More)
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• Big Babies May Boost Mom's Breast Cancer Risk

  

  Posted 8:01 PM 7/17/2012

  July 17, 2012 -- Women who deliver big babies may have a greater risk of developing breast cancer in the future, a new study suggests.

  Women who gave birth to babies weighing 8.25 pounds or more were 2.5 times more likely to develop breast cancer later in life, when compared to women who gave birth to infants that weighed less.

  The findings held even after researchers (More)
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• Preterm Birth Rates and Infant Death Rates Drop

  

  Posted 3:01 AM 7/13/2012

  July 13, 2012 -- The U.S. preterm birth rate dropped for the fourth year in a row, according to a new federal report.

  In 2010, 12% of infants were born before 37 weeks, down from 12.8% in 2006.

  Babies born too early are at higher risk for many long-term health and developmental problems. This decline was primarily seen among infants delivered late preterm or between 34 to 36 weeks of (More)
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• H1N1 Flu Shot Appears Safe During Pregnancy

  

  Posted 7:05 PM 7/10/2012

  July 10, 2012 -- New research brings reassuring news for women who received the swine flu vaccine while pregnant during the H1N1 flu pandemic of 2009.

  Infants born in Denmark whose moms got the H1N1 shot were no more likely to have major (More)
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• A Little Alcohol While Pregnant May Be OK?

  

  Posted 6:12 PM 6/22/2012

  June 22, 2012 -- A drink or two each week during pregnancy may not affect a child's general intelligence at age 5, according to a new series of Danish studies. But expectant mothers who miss sipping the occasional cocktail should not necessarily raise a glass to toast the results.

  While the research indicates that strict abstinence may not be necessary during early to mid (More)
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