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Physicians and health care officials on Wednesday called on Nevada lawmakers to support a bill (SB 266) that would guarantee all pregnant women in the state have access to an HIV test as part of routine prenatal care, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Steven Horsford (D) and Rep. David Parks (D), states that doctors "shall ensure" pregnant women have access to HIV screening |
submitted by kelly 483 days ago (via http://slideshow.ivillage.com...) It seems like Hollywood is booming with baby bumps, and while having a little one is a truly blessed event, not all stories play out like in the movies. From getting dumped in the eighth month to seeing the "plus sign" after a nasty breakup, here are a bunch of baby surprises and scandals that delivered big headlines. |
submitted by kelly 552 days ago (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.c...) The rate of fetal deaths, also known as stillbirths, occurring at 20 weeks of gestation or more declined substantially between 1990 and 2003, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Although fetal mortality rates declined among all racial and ethnic groups from 1990-2003, the fetal mortality rate for non-Hispanic black women was more than double that of non-Hispanic white women (11.56 per 1,000 vs. 4.94 per 1,000). |
submitted by kelly 552 days ago (via http://www.celebrity-babies.c...) Trista Sutter and Ryan Sutter, who met on The Bachelorette spoke to US Weekly about their pregnancy with their first child. Trista is currently about 14 weeks along. |
submitted by kelly 553 days ago (via http://www.nytimes.com/2007/0...) The telephone calls and e-mail messages started streaming in just hours after the first news articles reported that a uterine transplant might be in the works. One caller was a 25-year-old Alabama woman who was born without a uterus. Another was a 33-year-old Illinois woman who had a hysterectomy at 24. |
submitted by kelly 553 days ago (via http://www.boston.com/yourlif...) High-risk pregnancies are on the rise in the United States and may be more common now than at any other time since modern obstetric care became available.
Why? More fortysomething moms are having babies, and epidemics of diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure are causing pregnancy and birth complications. |
submitted by kelly 553 days ago (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.c...) Higher maternal seafood consumption during pregnancy results in children showing better neurological function than children whose mothers eat low amounts or no seafood during pregnancy, according to an article published in this week's issue of The Lancet. |
submitted by kelly 554 days ago (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.c...) UroToday.com- Bladder pain syndrome / interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) is a multifactorial condition with several proposed etiologies. Many of the purported etiologies may be altered during pregnancy, however there is little published information about the changes in BPS/IC symptoms that may occur during pregnancy. Erickson and Propert from the University of Kentucky and the University of Pennsylvania recently wrote a thoughtful review of pregnancy and BPS/IC that many clinicians will find helpful. |
submitted by kelly 554 days ago (via http://www.nytimes.com/2007/0...) If people want to choose their baby’s sex before pregnancy, should doctors help? Some parents would love the chance to decide, while others wouldn’t dream of meddling with nature. The medical world is also divided. Professional groups say sex selection is allowable in certain situations, but differ as to which ones. |
submitted by kelly 554 days ago (via http://pregnancy.about.com/od...) small study showed that 26% of the 65 infants in the study who had a vaginal birth had small intracranial hemorrhages in the brain as seen by unsedated MRIs of the newborns. While this was higher than they expected, they believe that it is a normally physiologic part of being born. |
submitted by kelly 554 days ago (via http://www.celebrity-babies.c...) Despite their December breakup and the fact that he has a new girlfriend, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, 29, says he is excited that he will be the father of a baby with actress Bridget Moynahan, 36. Bridget's representative announced the pregnancy yesterday. |
submitted by kelly 584 days ago (via http://parenting.ivillage.com...) We asked iVillagers, "What's the weirdest, rudest or most oblivious thing anyone has said to you while you were pregnant?" Some of the responses were flat-out funny, and some were enough to turn your hair white — read 'em and weep. |
submitted by kelly 584 days ago (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.c...) A score that measures the proteomic profile of amniotic fluid may predict inflammation before delivery. Researchers from Yale University, led by Catalin Buhimschi, have previously identified a set of four protein markers that were closely associated with inflammation in the amniotic fluid, and developed a score based on these proteins the "Mass Restricted" (MR) score. |
submitted by kelly 584 days ago (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.c...) Rockeby biomed Ltd (ASX:RBY) is pleased to announce it has entered into a world-wide licensing agreement to license a blood test to diagnose Pre-eclampsia. This is a common medical disorder of pregnancy, which is known as pregnancy-induced hypertension . This is subsequent to the test achieving critical milestones in the first phase of its development. |
submitted by kelly 596 days ago (via http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi...) DENVER, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- According to recent March of Dimes
statistics, women of child-bearing age are missing a healthy dose of folic
acid in their diets and the Grain Foods Foundation, with the help of Susie
Castillo, is reminding women of the important role the vitamin plays in
preventing birth defects during January's Birth Defects Prevention Month. |
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