News tagged with gestational weight
High birth weight in First Nations babies linked to a higher risk of postneonatal death
High birth weight in First Nations (North American Indian) babies are linked to a higher risk of postneonatal death (infant deaths that occur from 4 weeks to 1 year of age), according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...
Jan 17, 2011 |
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Food insecurity increases risk of weight gain and complications during pregnancy
A recent research study has shown that food insecurity, a person's inability to obtain adequate amounts of food due to resource constraints, can lead to greater weight gain and increased complications during a woman's pregnancy.
May 21, 2010 |
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Pregnancy weight gain may increase a woman's risk of gestational diabetes
Women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy, especially in the first trimester, may increase their risk of developing diabetes later in their pregnancy, according to a study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research ...
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Prepregnancy, obesity and gestational weight gain influence risk of preterm birth
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine's (BUSM) Slone Epidemiology Center and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have found that pre-pregnancy obesity and gestational weight gain are associated ...
Feb 10, 2010 |
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Impaired foetal growth increases risk of asthma
(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 bas ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Seizures during pregnancy associated with risk of pre-term and small babies
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 Ne ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 10, 2009 |
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