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Placentas flown into UK to fight pregnancy complications
By Kimberley Smith on 18/03/2011 13:35:24
Doctors investigate the impact of low oxygen on unborn babies to help in quest to prevent miscarriage, stillbirth, and problem pregnancies
Murray, who is leading the study, has spent years looking into the effect of high altitude and oxygen restriction on the human body. He hopes these placentas, belonging to babies whose mums spent their pregnancies at high altitude, will reveal clues about
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Antidepressants in pregnancy linked to premature babies
By Kimberley Smith on 17/05/2010 16:54:46
Babies born to mums who took antidepressants while pregnant more likely to be born early and weigh less
.“All antidepressants cross the placenta, thus exposing the developing foetus during pregnancy,” said Andrew Lewis, the psychologist who wrote the study. More research is needed to fully conclude whether antidepressants are a safe way to treat antenatal depression
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Can you get your period when you’re pregnant?
By Anna Lewis on 24/02/2012 10:08:39
It might sound like a silly question, but trust us it’s not
To put it simply, no you cannot get your period when you’re pregnant. But, as with many things to do with your pregnant body, it’s not quite as straightforward as that, and what you think is a period, could be another sort of pregnancy bleeding
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Pregnancy stress link to ADHD
By Sarah Lawson on 29/01/2007 00:42:05
Researchers claim a link between extreme antenatal stress and problems such as ADHD, childhood anxiety and mental ability.
and that pregnant women should not unduly worry. (For example, dreams or daytime worries about the birth, or the health of the baby, or domestic financial arrangements, are completely normal for any woman in pregnancy.)They cited experiences like domestic abuse
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Unborn baby saved by pregnant mum's broken arm
By Susie Boone on 07/05/2010 11:44:19
A mum-to-be's nasty fall revealed a life-threatening condition for her unborn baby
, just to check that her unborn baby was OK after the fall.In fact baby-to-be Keira was very ill, and was being starved as Shona's placenta was failing - unconnected to the fall.Shona had an emergency caesarean the next day and baby Keira was born 13
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Pregnancy flu jab may improve babies’ health
By Kimberley Smith on 05/10/2010 14:00:23
Babies born to mums who received the flu immunisation in pregnancy are less likely to catch flu as infants, reveals research
to catch viruses such as flu. The result of falling ill can also be more serious. Angelica Eick, who led the study, suggests these findings promote the use of vaccinations during pregnancy both for the health of mum and baby.Find out more information about
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Harmful chemicals found in nearly all pregnant women
By Kimberley Smith on 14/01/2011 12:51:24
Chemicals, including some banned for decades, have been found in the bodies of 99% of pregnant women in the US
.The study checked for traces of 163 chemicals in the women’s blood and urine. They discovered that almost 100% had traces of one or more of these chemicals. Some of the contaminants including mercury and BPA are able to cross the placenta, raising concerns
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Could anti-depressants taken during pregnancy make your child autistic?
By Daniella Delaney on 25/10/2011 14:52:32
New study highlights the link between SSRI drugs and the behaviour typical of autism
brain abnormalities and behaviour typical of the developmental disorder.Unborn babies are exposed to the anti-depressants taken by their mother through the placentaDr Thomas Insel, direct of the National Institute of Mental Health in the US said: "These
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Recreational drug use in pregnancy
By Maria Muennich on 14/08/2008 15:00:28
What are the risks posed to a developing baby by drug use in pregnancy, and what should you do if you have an illicit drug habit?
' knowledge, and these chemicals may carry proven health risks to a fetus.Unlike the cases of alcohol and tobacco use, there is currently no overwhelming evidence that using marijuana itself during pregnancy will harm your baby. However, given the lack
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Baby sues Virgin Airlines for listeria poisoning before he was born
By Kimberley Smith on 24/05/2011 16:55:15
A baby whose mum suffered food poisoning from in-flight food while she was pregnant is named as the plaintiff in case against Virgin Airlines
Virgin Airlines is being sued by a baby whose mum was a passenger on the company’s Australia flight during her pregnancy. On the flight, mum Renee Cherry contracted listeria poisoning from eating the in-flight chicken roll snack.Listeria is a
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