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High blood pressure in pregnancy
By Kimberley Smith on 24/02/2012 17:12:08
Your blood pressure will naturally fluctuate in pregnancy but changes aren’t always something to worry about and high blood pressure doesn’t always mean pre-eclampsia
Your blood pressure will change throughout your pregnancy as your hormone levels fluctuate and your heart and blood system work to grow and support your developing baby.One important change is that pregnancy hormone progesterone relaxes the walls
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Baby born with no blood
By Emma Daly on 01/02/2012 11:55:52
Mum shares miraculous story of how doctors saved her baby born with no blood and no heartbeat
Katy Morgan, 36, gave birth to a baby boy whose body had been drained of blood and who had no heartbeat. Sensationally doctors managed to save the little boy, who appeared to be stillborn, and he’s now a happy and healthy 15-month-old toddler. At 37
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Blood tests in pregnancy
By ThinkBaby on 12/04/2006 15:43:15
From routine booking in tests to the triple test: what to expect from blood tests in pregnancy and what they're all for
Whether you're indifferent to needles or go faint at the sight of them, as a pregnant woman you will need to have blood taken at least once during your pregnancy. When you first start your antenatal care at your surgery, what's known as your booking
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Blood test for cot death on way?
By Susie Boone on 12/03/2010 12:11:31
Heart problem link to cot death could lead to newborn blood test
death may be linked to a faulty heart which causes the baby’s heartbeat to slow and then stop altogether. Researchers believe they’ll be able to pinpoint babies who are born with this heart defect using a simple blood test after birth.The Foundation
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Cord blood collection warning to parents
By Clio FitzHerbert on 09/03/2010 14:59:00
Parents warned against risky and illegal blood collections from baby’s umbilical cords
Cord blood collection carried out unlawfully or without proper guidelines could put mum and baby at risk and lead to contaminated samples, warn the Human Tissue Authority (HTA).More than 140 cases where untrained staff or parents have collected cord
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Thrombosis (blood cots) and DVT in pregnancy
By Kimberley Smith on 21/02/2012 13:28:50
The risk of getting a blood clot in a vein (thrombosis) increases with pregnancy so make sure you know the symptoms and how to get help
Occasionally your blood can clot inside your veins. It’s known as thrombosis. In pregnancy, thrombosis is most likely to happen far below the skin’s surface – a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This occurs in the bigger veins in the back of your leg
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Chances of getting pregnant may be affected by blood type
By Matt Fricker on 25/10/2010 12:57:56
Women with blood type O more likely to have a lower egg count than women with blood type A, research suggests
Women who have blood type O could have troubles trying to conceive as they get older, according to an American study, reports the Guardian. The researchers looked at 560 women having fertility treatment, with an average age of just under 35
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Newborn blood test could prevent disability
By Kimberley Smith on 14/05/2010 13:00:51
Testing blood from the umbilical cord of newborns could reveal likelihood of brain damage
A blood test, which measures the pH level in a baby’s umbilical cord, could be the next step towards preventing disabilities like cerebral palsy.One of the chief causes of cerebral palsy and infant brain damage is a lack of oxygen at birth. Doctors
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New blood test developed to predict ectopic pregnancies
By Marina Nelson on 29/10/2010 13:53:31
Pregnant women could soon be able to receive an early diagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy, after scientists develop a new blood screening test
Expectant mums experience an ectopic pregnancy could be diagnosed earlier and more accurately, suggests scientists who have developed a new blood test.The new test, developed by researchers in the US, could also protect the future fertility of women
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Newborns get blood test for rare, serious illness
By Laura Lee Davies on 14/02/2007 02:55:19
New babies will now get a blood test within two weeks of birth, for the rare but potentially fatal disease Medium Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase (MCADD).
stage. If this is the case, a sufferer can enjoy a healthy life where regular eating and supplement treatments can ensure the body is fed properly.It is estimated that 28 lives a year may be saved through this test.How will it be tested for?The blood
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