Newborn Champions to help reduce neo-natal mortality
The champions include a Pediatric Surgeon, Professor Afua Hesse; the CEO of Premier Productions Group, Nanahemaa Adwoa Awindor; the host of the Stand Point, Nanayere Gifty Anti and the Executive...
View ArticleSmoking rates for youth, pregnant women priority
Knox County's Community Health Council has made smoking cessation among adolescents and pregnant women a priority, but resources are available for anyone who wants to quit. ......
View ArticleStop Talking About It
It is really hard to refrain from eating, especially when feeling hungry is not the only reason to eat. In today's developed world socialization includes the art of conducting business over eating and...
View ArticleUterus transplants offer new life to women
CLEVELAND — Six doctors swarmed around the body of the deceased organ donor and quickly started to operate. The kidneys came out first. Then the team began another delicate dissection, to remove an...
View ArticleMarch Of Dimes Plan Aims To Make United States a Leader In Preterm Birth...
ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States premature birth rate has declined over the past eight years, but not for all. Many communities, as well as specific racial...
View ArticleWorld Prematurity Day 2015
Each year, 15 million babies -- more than 1 in 10 -- are born prematurely. That means today, on World Prematurity Day 2015, more than 41,000 premature babies will be born. Many will grow up healthy,...
View ArticlePot use in pregnancy may pose risks, warnings needed
The decision was made based on studies suggesting marijuana use may be linked with low birth weight, premature birth and behavior problems in young children. THC, the main active ingredient in...
View ArticlePot use in pregnancy may pose risks, warnings needed: AMA
CHICAGO — Warning: Marijuana use during pregnancy and breast-feeding poses potential harms. That message would be written on medical and recreational marijuana products and posted wherever they’re sold...
View ArticlePot use in pregnancy may pose risks; warnings needed: AMA
CHICAGO — Warning: Marijuana use during pregnancy and breast-feeding poses potential harms. That message would be written on medical and recreational marijuana products and posted wherever they’re sold...
View ArticleSedentary lifestyle while pregnant may harm unborn baby
Washington D.C, Nov 16 (ANI): Women, who sit down too much while pregnant, risk harming their baby, according to a new study. University of Warwick researchers have identified a link between depression...
View ArticleSedentary lifestyle while pregnant may harm unborn baby: New study
Women, who sit down too much while pregnant, risk harming their baby, according to a new study. University of Warwick researchers have identified a...
View Article$75,000 grant from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation to March of...
(Source: Anthem Insurance Companies Inc) Group-based prenatal care reduces preterm births INDIANAPOLIS- Nov. 16, 2015- One in ten American babies is born prematurely, placing the newborn at increased...
View ArticlePregnant? Get a Flu Shot! (CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
(Source: CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) If you're pregnant, a flu shot is your best protection against serious flu illness. A flu shot can protect pregnant women, their unborn...
View ArticleSpecial delivery: proud new mothers in the world's poorest country
There’s no running water or electricity at the Simulemba health centre in Malawi – and patients have to walk for hours to get there. Photographer Jenny Lewis captures the smiles of women who have...
View ArticleAMA: Pot use in pregnancy may pose risks, warnings needed
Warning: Marijuana use during pregnancy and breast-feeding poses potential harms. That message would be written on medical and recreational marijuana products and posted wherever they're sold if the...
View ArticleAdvancing Toward Prevention and Better Outcomes
When I was pregnant with my first child 17 years ago, I had the usual worries compounded by my knowledge as an obstetrician and high-risk pregnancy specialist. I knew first-hand the impact of...
View ArticlePremature Birth Still Top Killer of Young Children
Carol Pearson WASHINGTON— People around the world are observing World Prematurity Day on November 17. In New York, the Empire State Building will be lit in purple, the color of the March of Dimes, an...
View ArticlePregnant ladies! Start shopping to quit smoking
London, Nov. 17 (ANI): A new study has revealed that pregnant women are more likely to quit smoking if they are paid in shopping vouchers. The study of 600 participants found that women who were paid...
View ArticleKim Kardashian’s Doctor Used His Fingernails To ‘Scrape Placenta Off Her...
Kim Kardashian has never disguised her disdain for pregnancy and giving birth, and now that she has opened up about the aftermath of her two-year-old daughter, North West’s, delivery, we can totally...
View ArticleGeorgians toss the cigarettes for the “Great American Smokeout”?
No butts, please. It’s time for Georgians to toss those cigarettes for the “Great American Smokeout.” The American Cancer Society’s annual campaign, held the third Thursday of November, encourages...
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