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Extremely obese women may not need to gain as much weight during pregnancy as current guidelines suggest, according to a new study presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine annual meeting. http://phys.org/news216697804.html Medicine & Health Sat, 12 Feb 2011 01:50:23 EST news216697804 In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, researchers will present findings that show that folate intake before and during pregnancy does not protect Norwegian women against spontaneous preterm delivery. http://phys.org/news216541901.html Medicine & Health Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:31:56 EST news216541901 In the last 15 years the U.S has seen a sharp increase in the number of babies born as late-preterm infants, between 34 and 37 weeks' gestation. This is approximately 400,000 children each year, comprising over 70 percent of all preterm births. Often, late-preterm infants are treated the same as full-term infants since they are commonly a similar size and weight. Growing research is showing that this can be detrimental to a late-preterm infant's health and frequently results in readmission to the hospital within the first month of life. http://phys.org/news213292211.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:51:05 EST news213292211 (PhysOrg.com) -- Caesarian sections are becoming more and more common in the United States. Does this increase matter to the mother? Her baby? Neonatologist Dr. Lucky Jain, says it does indeed matter. http://phys.org/news203783839.html Medicine & Health Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:50:01 EST news203783839 While preterm birth is a known risk factor for cerebral palsy, an examination of data for infants born at term or later finds that compared with delivery at 40 weeks, birth at 37 or 38 weeks or at 42 weeks or later was associated with an increased risk of cerebral palsy, according to a study in the September 1 issue of JAMA. http://phys.org/news202453558.html Medicine & Health Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:00:03 EST news202453558 An analysis of more than 200,000 deliveries finds that compared to infants born at full term, those born between 34 weeks and 37 weeks are more likely to have severe respiratory illness, and this risk decreases with each added week of gestational age during the late preterm period, according to a study in the July 28 issue of JAMA. http://phys.org/news199430567.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:00:26 EST news199430567 Women in New Zealand wait an average of 25 days to get a termination of pregnancy, from the date of their first visit to the doctor. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Health studied the timeliness of services provided at nine New Zealand clinics, finding that efforts need to be made by clinics and referring doctors to reduce the waiting times. http://phys.org/news199008729.html Medicine & Health Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:00:02 EST news199008729 Pre-term infants who are born either smaller or larger than expected for their gestational age face an increased risk of poor growth and development. Smaller babies are in greater danger of experiencing neurodevelopmental delays, says Irene Olsen, an adjunct assistant professor in Penn Nursing, while larger newborns have higher rates of hypoglycemia, obesity and obesity-related diseases. http://phys.org/news193638312.html Medicine & Health Fri, 21 May 2010 05:26:08 EST news193638312 Factors such as maternal high blood pressure and high hematocrit levels (the proportion of blood that consists of red blood cells) are associated with a greater likelihood of restricted fetal growth during the first trimester, with restricted growth linked to an increased risk of preterm birth and low birth weight, according to a study in the February 10 issue of JAMA. http://phys.org/news184958191.html Medicine & Health Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:30:02 EST news184958191 A recent study conducted by researchers and physicians at Nationwide Children's Hospital sheds new light on feeding challenges often faced by premature infants. Although the prevalence of this disorder is well recognized, the feeding milestones for infants have not been well described. The new study, published online in the Journal of Perinatology, defines the feeding milestones leading to these infants' transition to oral feeding based on their gestational age and explains other coexisting disorders affecting these skills. http://phys.org/news178988985.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:50:01 EST news178988985 A substantial number of premature infants born before 27 weeks gestational age encounter complicated medical problems. Although the survival rate of these infants has increased over the last two decades, the survival data for these patients is highly variable. http://phys.org/news178907915.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:43:55 EST news178907915 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from Karolinska Institutet (Sweden) shows that children born with low birth weight are at a higher risk of developing asthma later in life. The study, which is published in the journal Pediatrics, is based on data on the incidence of asthma in 10,918 twins from the Swedish Twin Registry. http://phys.org/news174563823.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:10:03 EST news174563823 When compared with infants born between 1993 and 1995, more infants born at 22 to 24 weeks' gestation at one academic medical center in 2001 to 2003 received life-sustaining interventions but were no more likely to survive, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. http://phys.org/news173987216.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:10:02 EST news173987216 Women with epilepsy who have seizures during pregnancy appear more likely to give birth to pre-term, small or low-birth-weight babies than women without epilepsy, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Neurology. http://phys.org/news169141537.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:10:04 EST news169141537 A new study by physician researchers from Hasbro Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital Boston identifies risk factors for the severity of asymmetrical head shapes, known as deformational plagiocephaly (DP), or more commonly as flat head syndrome. The study was published in the March 2009 edition of the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. http://phys.org/news155939175.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:26:37 EST news155939175