News tagged with birth mother

New study finds home birth safe

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by McMaster University researchers has found low-risk women who have midwives in attendance during birth have positive outcomes regardless of where the delivery takes place.

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created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Anxious pregnant women are more likely to have asthmatic children

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pregnant women who are stressed, particularly late in pregnancy, have an increased risk of their child going on to develop asthma, according to the latest research from Children of the 90s.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research finds breastfeeding stops neglect

(PhysOrg.com) -- When a mother breastfeeds she is essentially protecting her child from herself, according to UQ researcher and developmental paediatrician, Dr Lane Strathearn.

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created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Researchers investigate prenatal smoking link with antisocial behavior in children

A Cardiff University research project has for the first time studied whether smoking during pregnancy can directly make children more likely to behave anti-socially.

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created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Even on decline, US teen births still highest in developed world

Teen birth rates in the United States are still 33 percent higher than in New Zealand, the developed country with the next highest incidence — even though U.S. rates have fallen from a high of 62 per 1,000 teens in the early ...

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created Sep 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Obese moms, asthmatic kids

Babies born to obese mothers may have an increased risk of asthma, according to data from a new study to be presented on May 19 at the 105th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society in San Diego.

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created May 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hong Kong moves to restrict mainland babies

Hong Kong says it will restrict the number of mainland Chinese women allowed to give birth in the city's hospitals which are struggling to cope with the tens of thousands who arrive each year.

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created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infant's longterm health greatly affected by resolving mom's grief

Having a baby prematurely can be traumatic experience for parents and is typically characterized by feelings of loss and grief that can persist for months after a baby is discharged from the hospital.

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created Jan 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

10-year-old gives birth in southern Spain

(AP) -- A 10-year-old girl has given birth in southern Spain and authorities are evaluating whether to let her and her family retain custody of the baby, an official said Tuesday. The baby was born last week in the city ...

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created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Spontaneous and medically induced preterm births contribute equally to the rising rate of preterm births

Research published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine shows that the rising rate of preterm birth in Scotland is as much a result of an increase in spontaneous preterm birth as it is of preterm birth that i ...

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created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mother's milk: What determines breastfeeding rates in the UK?

Ethnicity and number of previous births are factors that can predict the length of time a woman will breastfeed her child. A new study published in the open access journal BMC Pediatrics has examined the effects of matern ...

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created Jan 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Local health investigation sheds light on gastroschisis birth defect

Results of an investigation conducted by University of Nevada, Reno researchers, public health officials and area physicians published this week in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, indicate that Washoe County ...

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created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Newborns of South Asian and East Asian descent misclassified as underweight at birth: Study

Babies of East Asian and South Asian descent are between two and three times more likely to be misclassified as underweight at birth when compared to their Canadian counterparts, according to a study led by St. Michael's ...

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created May 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mothers of multiple births at increased odds of postpartum depression

Mothers of multiples have 43 percent increased odds of having moderate to severe depressive symptoms nine months after giving birth compared to mothers of single-born children, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins ...

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created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Postpartum anxiety delays puberty in offspring

Hormonal changes early in pregnancy cause maternal postpartum anxiety and behavior changes that can lead to a delayed onset of puberty in both birth and adoptive daughters, according to a new study conducted in mice.

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created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0