Pregnant women should stay active to avoid depression
Pregnant women suffering from symptoms of depression are more likely to sit down for long periods of time, suggests a new UK study which also demonstrated that physical activity reduces the risk of...
View ArticleKim Kardashian's 23kg weight gain during pregnancy is 'dangerous': doctor
It has been no secret that Kim Kardashian West is not a big fan of pregnancy – a frank admission that is generally unspoken of, but has come to the relief of many women. The 35-year-old is expecting...
View ArticleMore Precise Due Dates for Pregnant Mothers (Thomas Jefferson University)
(Source: Thomas Jefferson University) October 29, 2015 A routine screening could help narrow the estimated date of delivery (PHILADELPHIA) - To the frustration of busy pregnant women everywhere,...
View ArticleThe big belly dancers
Bored with yoga and Lamaze, pregnant women are turning to the Middle Eastern dance form to stay fit It's 5pm on Wednesday and the November sun is setting, casting a deep, orange glow over the capital....
View ArticleHelp Keep Mom Smiling: Cigna Study Finds Majority of Pregnant Women Suffer...
(Source: CIGNA Corporation) BLOOMFIELD, Conn., November 03, 2015 - Preventive dental checkups are important throughout one's life, and, arguably, even more essential during pregnancy. All infections in...
View ArticleStamp Out Smoking Urges Arkansans to Set a Quit Date (Arkansas Department of...
(Source: Arkansas Department of Health) To raise awareness for Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Governor Asa Hutchinson, Stamp Out Smoking, and the Arkansas Department of Health are encouraging tobacco...
View ArticleUS stillbirth rates unchanged after move to discourage elective deliveries...
(Source: NIH - National Institutes of Health) News Release Monday, November 9, 2015 NIH analysis allays concerns raised by previous study. The recommendation to delay delivery of otherwise healthy...
View ArticleMoms are packing on too many pounds during pregnancy: study
Nearly half of U.S. moms gain too much weight during pregnancy, according to a government study released Thursday. Putting on too many extra pounds during pregnancy can harm the mom, and may cause a...
View ArticleNearly half of US moms gain too much weight during pregnancy: Study
NEW YORK -- Nearly half of U.S. moms gain too much weight during pregnancy, according to a government study released Thursday. Putting on too many extra pounds during pregnancy can harm the mom, and...
View ArticleHard Conversations Worth Having
"He only does them on Wednesdays." This is what my wife answered when I had asked, on a Thursday, how soon we could have a dilation and curettage (D&C). We had just been informed that my wife's...
View ArticlePregnant Kim Kardashian Reveals Unborn Baby Is ALREADY Double North West’s...
Kim Kardashian has never made a secret of the fact that she absolutely hates every moment of being pregnant, and although she has less medical issues this time around it seems as though the reality...
View ArticleBlack babies in Ohio at greater risk of premature birth
Black babies in Ohio stand a much greater chance of being born too soon, a major factor contributing to rates of African-American infant death higher than anywhere else in the nation. About 14 percent...
View ArticleHelping Mothers To Help Preemies Pennsylvania physicians take closer look at...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Every year in the United States nearly half a million babies are born too soon, says the Pennsylvania Chapter of the March of Dimes....
View ArticleDr. Dickinson on Smoking Cessation (St Christopher's Hospital for Children)
(Source: St Christopher's Hospital for Children) Dr. Dickinson on Smoking Cessation November 19, 2015 In honor of the Great American Smokeout today, St. Christopher'sDr. Blair Dickinson discusses what...
View ArticleHow one woman found out she was pregnant — an hour before giving birth
A Massachusetts woman found she was pregnant just an hour before giving birth. Is this something that happens often? (DepositPhotos) When Judy Brown rushed to the hospital Wednesday, she assumed the...
View ArticleQuitting smoking protects you from dementia
There’s good news for people who have damaged their brain as a result of smoking – your brain bounces back to its old healthy self as soon...
View ArticleThese pregnant celebs really took ‘eating for two’ to heart
Mamma mia! Yesterday Kim Kardashian tweeted that she’s packed on 52 pounds since becoming pregnant with her second child — and she still has six weeks to go before giving birth. Ok I'm 52 lbs up...
View ArticleDr. Christine Olson Named March Of Dimes Agnes Higgins Honoree Noted...
CHICAGO, Nov. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The March of Dimes honored a researcher and educator who developed educational programs that successfully prevented excess weight gain during pregnancy...
View ArticleWoman, 47, Gives Birth One Hour After Learning She’s Pregnant
A 47-year-old woman gave birth to a baby girl, just an hour after learning she was pregnant. Judy Brown went to hospital in Beverly, Massachusetts on Wednesday, complaining of severe abdominal pain and...
View ArticleWoman gives birth one hour after finding out she's pregnant
A 47-year-old woman found out she was pregnant only one hour before giving birth to a healthy baby girl. Judy Brown, from Massachusetts, went to Beverly Hospital complaining of severe abdominal pain,...
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