After the first miscarriage, I tried to take the attitude that it was my body's way of telling me that this pregnancy wasn't meant to be.

- Christie Brinkley






Pregnancy-Related News (From All Sources)

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  • I love technology, placentas love cloaking devices
    posted on 11/10/07 at Medworm
    I just got this “tweet” in Twitter:Pregnant ladies, it’s like a weird spy thriller up in your uterus:“[The placenta] employs a cloaking device very similar to that used by parasitic worms.” (Source: Women's Health News)

  • HIV Drug Resistance Risk In Mothers Reduced By Combination Of Common Drugs
    posted on 11/13/07 at ScienceDaily
    Adding a single dose of two common anti-HIV drugs can prevent HIV-positive pregnant women from developing resistance to an entire class of drugs, potentially improving future treatment options. Providing tenofovir and emtricitabine with nevirapine during labor greatly reduces the extent of resistance to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptate inhibitors, such as nevirapine, which HIV-positive women take to lower the risk of mother-to-child transmission during childbirth.

  • HIV-Positive Pregnant Women Who Receive Tenofovir, Emtricitabine During Childbirth Have Decreased Risk Of Developing Drug Resistance, Study Says
    posted on 11/09/07 at Medical News Today
    HIV-positive women who are pregnant and receive the antiretrovirals tenofovir and emtricitabine during childbirth could reduce the risk of developing resistance to antiretroviral drugs, according to a study published Wednesday in the Lancet, AFP/Yahoo! News reports (AFP/Yahoo! News, 11/7). [click link for full article]

  • BMA Response To The Human Fertilisation And Embryology Bill, UK
    posted on 11/09/07 at MedicineNet
    Responding today to the introduction of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFE) Bill in the House of Lords, Chairman of the BMA's Medical Ethics Committee (MEC), Dr Tony Calland, said doctors were keen to work with the government to develop the proposed legislation. He commented:"The BMA is delighted that the HFE Bill reconfirms the government's decision not to merge the HFEA1 and the HTA2 to form a single body, RATE3. [click link for full article]

  • Pill linked to cervical cancer
    posted on 11/09/07 at MSNBC
    Women taking the birth control pill have a slightly higher risk of cervical cancer, but that risk disappears a decade after they stop taking it, scientists say.

  • Quote of the day, understatement of the year
    posted on 11/08/07 at Medworm
    “In real life, abstinence fails sometimes,” Dr. Realini said. “I know lots of young people who said they were not going to have sex and yet they did.”Regarding this news:While the national teen birth rate has slowed, Texas has made far less headway, alarming public health officials and child advocates. Texas teens lead the nation in having babies. Last month, the nonprofit group Child Trends conferred another No. 1 ranking on Texas. In the latest statistics av

  • Marathon mom's win sparks debate
    posted on 11/08/07 at MSNBC
    Great Britain's Paula Radcliffe ceclebrates with her daughter Isla after winning the women's division in the New York City Marathon in New York, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007. It was Radcliffe's first race since giving birth to her daughter in January 2007</div> </li><br/> <li class= Clinic Cares for 'Whole Mother': Lazos De Familia Stresses the 'Care' in Prenatal Care (Red Orbit )
    posted on 11/08/07 at Wikio
    By Jeff Commings, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Nov. 8--In large red letters on Lazos de Familia's building are the words "free pregnancy test." Those words enticed Diana Flores to visit the South Side clinic after years of driving by the unassuming, white building at 344 W.

  • Caution Signs
    posted on 11/08/07 at New York Times
    The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists suggests that those without medical or obstetric complications should get 30 minutes or more of moderate activity daily.

  • Tenofovir/Emtricitabine Reduces HIV Viral Resistance In Pregnant Women Given Nevirapine For Perinatal HIV Prevention
    posted on 11/08/07 at Medical News Today
    Single-dose tenofovir and emtricitabine at delivery reduces HIV-viral resistance to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor drugs (NNRTIs) in women given intrapartum nevirapine for perinatal HIV prevention. These are the conclusions of authors of an Article published early Online and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet. [click link for full article]

  • BJOG Release: New Study On The Causes And Treatment Of Major Obstetric Haemorrhage
    posted on 11/08/07 at Medical News Today
    A new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology examines current practice in the management of major obstetric haemorrhage during childbirth. Over 500,000 women worldwide die each year as a result of pregnancy and childbirth. Whilst maternal mortality in developed countries such as the UK is relatively low, a leading cause of severe maternal morbidity in developed countries remains major obstetric haemorrhage. [click link for full article]

  • Expecting? Here's a book to keep you in balance
    posted on 11/08/07 at Family Life
    Enter for a chance to win this book. This week's contest is for all those women who are expecting. It's a guide to keeping yourself in balance while pregnant. It discusses the importance of diet and exercise, how to reduce...

  • Leading doctors warn against 'unsound tests' for fertility problems
    posted on 11/08/07 at Medworm
    The promotion and use of scientifically unsound tests and treatment for fertility problems is criticised by leading doctors. Infertility affects one in seven couples and recurrent miscarriage (the loss of three or more pregnancies) affects one in a hundred women. There are many causes of infertility involving both the male and female partner, although about 20% of cases are unexplained. [click link for full article] (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

  • Preconception care critical (Salt Lake Tribune)
    posted on 11/08/07 at Wikio
    When it comes to prenatal care, the emphasis has long been for women to see their doctors by their 13th week of pregnancy. Turns out, that's way too late.

  • Caring before conception (Salt Lake Tribune)
    posted on 11/08/07 at Wikio
    Posted: 8:49 PM- When it comes to prenatal care, the emphasis has long been for women to see their doctors by their 13th week of pregnancy.

  • Caffeine Therapy Boosts Preemies' Outcomes
    posted on 11/08/07 at MedicineNet
    Title: Caffeine Therapy Boosts Preemies' OutcomesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/8/2007 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/8/2007

  • Maternal diabetes adversely affects amp-activated protein kinase activity and cellular metabolism in murine oocytes
    posted on 11/07/07 at Medworm
    Maternal diabetes is associated with an increased risk of miscarriages and congenital anomalies. Preovulatory oocytes in murine models also experience maturational delay and greater granulosa cell apoptosis. The objective of this study was to examine whether maternal diabetes influences preovulatory oocyte metabolism and impacts meiotic maturation. Streptozotocin-induced diabetic B6SJLF1 mice were superovulated, and oocytes were collected at 0, 2, and 6 h after human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

  • Report Shows Racial/Ethnic Disparities In Rates Of Prenatal Care, Teen Births In New Mexico (Medical News Today)
    posted on 11/07/07 at Wikio
    The New Mexico Department of Health on Monday released a report that found racial and ethnic health disparities in prenatal care, teenage birth rates and alcohol-related deaths, the AP/Las Cruces Sun-News reports. According to the report, the rate of women in the state who go without prenatal care or receive it late is higher than the national average. [click link for full article]

  • Telling the Stories Behind the Abortions
    posted on 11/06/07 at New York Times
    Dr. Susan Wicklund wants to encourage more open discussion of abortion and its prevalence.



  • Link Between Pre-eclampsia And Heart Disease Strengthened By New Studies
    posted on 11/06/07 at ScienceDaily
    Two studies add further weight to the theory that pre-eclampsia and cardiovascular diseases may share common causes or mechanisms. The first study finds that women who have had pre-eclampsia during pregnancy have a more than two fold higher risk of heart disease in later life, while the second shows that women with cardiovascular risk factors that are present years before pregnancy may be predisposed to pre-eclampsia.

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