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Iron Deficiency Affects Brain Development With Obese Mothers

Posted on May 1, 2011 by admin • 0 Comments

A study out of Wisconsin shows a link between obesity during pregnancy causes a deficiency in iron absorption through the placenta to the fetus. Since 50% of iron needed for infant development is obtained before birth, the lack of absorption is a very serious problem.

Iron deficiency is associated with impaired brain development in infancy and in obese women (those with a body mass index over 30) inflammation hinders the transport of iron through the intestine and subsequently to the placenta and fetus.

Keeping your weight down before and during pregnancy will help you avoid issues such as this and give you the best chances for a healthy pregnancy and healthy development for your newborn baby.

via Times Of India

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Obesity In Pregnancy Makes Infections Harder To Fight

Posted on May 1, 2011 by admin • 0 Comments

Overweight women have a much harder time fighting infections that affect both mother and child according to new studies out of Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital in Boston.
Women who are obese tend to have less natural killer cells and CD8+ cells to help to fend off infections than lean women. Increases in infections such as chorioamnionitis, which affects the membranes surrounding the fetus and amniotic fluids, are shown to affect those women who have a BMI (body mass index) over 30 before they became pregnant.
Once again we see the detrimental effects that obesity has on both the [...]

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Maternal Mortality Is Rising And How To Reduce Your Chances

Posted on April 28, 2011 by admin • 0 Comments

A disturbing rend is happening in the US. Maternal mortality is up. In these days of sophisticated modern medicine this shouldn’t be happening.
The rate of maternal deaths has almost doubled in the last 10 to 15 years despite advances in medicine. The main culprits of this increase are the fact that many women are waiting until later in life to have children and this naturally increases the risks of conditions such as high blood pressure, gestational diabetes and need for c-sections.
Obesity and excessive weight gain during pregnancy is also a major problem that is leading to more caesarian [...]

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Mom’s Exercising Helps Baby’s Heart

Posted on April 26, 2011 by admin • 0 Comments

An interesting new study shows that proper exercise during pregnancy can have profound effects on the cardiovascular health of the baby.
In the study from Kansas City University two groups of women were followed through their pregnancy with some of the mothers engaging in moderate to vigorous exercise 3 times a week. The other mothers did not exercise.
The researchers followed the fetal development and found at around the 32-week mark marked changes in the heart response of the fetuses and by 36 weeks there was a signifigant change the heart response with lower heart rate and increased heart rate variability. [...]

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Pesticides During Pregnancy Can Lower Your Child’s IQ

Posted on April 21, 2011 by admin • 0 Comments

It has come to light through three different studies that mothers that are exposed to pesticides, and in turn their unborn child, are more at risk of the child having cognitive development issues as they grow.
All three studies showed children born to mothers that were exposed to high rates of organophosphate pesticides scored, on average, 7 points lower than those children born to mothers that had the lowest exposure to the pesticides.
What does this mean for you? To reduce the amount of pesticides that your child may have transferred to them choose organic, pesticide-free foods. If that is not an [...]

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Third-Hand Smoke Affects Babies Lungs In Womb

Posted on April 20, 2011 by admin • 0 Comments

Prenatal exposure to toxic components of a newly recognised category of tobacco smoke-known as ‘thirdhand smoke’-can have as serious or an even more negative impact on an infants’ lung development as postnatal or childhood exposure to smoke, according to a study by researchers at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
Thirdhand smoke is the newly formed toxins from tobacco smoke that remain on furniture, in cars, on clothing and on other surfaces-long after smokers have finished their cigarettes.
Women should make a point to avoid places like homes, hotel rooms, casinos and cars where smokers have been smoking. [...]

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Stress In Pregnancy Linked To Child’s Behaviour

Posted on April 20, 2011 by admin • 0 Comments

A new study from Australia has found that the amount of stress a woman endures during her pregnancy can have adverse effects on how her child will develop behaviourally.
As in many aspects of life reducing stress has a positive effect on your health. During pregnancy this is even more important as your stress will directly affect your unborn child.
Financial and relationship stresses, along with difficulties during pregnancy, job loss and major events like a death in the family all have major implications on the health of the child.
What is interesting is that it is the number of stresses and not [...]

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Lack of Prenatal Alcohol Information Puts Babies At Risk

Posted on April 18, 2011 by admin • 0 Comments

This is an eye-opening article. It seems that most women are not getting information about the negative and serious effects of alcohol consumption while pregnant. Please read it as it is of great importance that you know how drinking alcohol will affect your unborn child
“Pregnant women are not receiving enough information from midwives and health professionals on the effects of alcohol consumption on their babies, a new research study from the University of Wollongong has discovered.
Researchers from the Centre for Health Initiatives (CHI) found that patient sensitivity was seen as a barrier for many midwives and health professionals when it [...]

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Women With Morning Sickness Should Be Treated With Safe Medication

Posted on April 18, 2011 by admin • 0 Comments

For many years years now women have been denied drugs that can help with the sometimes quite aggressive nausea and vomiting in the first stage of pregnancy. The mindset is changing as safe and effective treaments as the ones stated below can have a positive effect on mothers in combating the depression and stress that NVP can cause.
“Antihistamines can be used in the management of NVP says the review. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) state in their antenatal care guideline that if a woman requests or would like to consider treatment for NVP, antihistamines should be [...]

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Diet Basics For Breastfeeding

Posted on April 17, 2011 by admin • 0 Comments

Breastfeeding is one of the most intimate and loving activities a mother can share with her baby. The act of nursing a child not only provides the baby with the nutrients he or she needs, but is also an incredible bonding experience for the mother and child. Mothers who breastfeed, however, must take care to stay strong by eating the proper nutrients, so they can give the baby proper nutrients for development.
Staying well hydrated is the number one thing to watch while you are breastfeeding, since breast milk is primarily made of water.
There are some foods you should avoid such [...]

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