Contrary to more conservative customs, exercising up to the end of pregnancy has no harmful effect on the weight or size of the foetus, new research suggests. This is what has been indicated in a study carried out by researchers of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Polytechnic University of Madrid), which also shows the positive [...]
It is very important during pregnancy to know which medications cross the placental barrier and can affect your child. Not all medications are created equal, and some can do more harm than good. Antibiotics are good example. Recently a surprising link between two common antibiotics, used to treat urinary tract infections, and birth defects. Bacterial infections [...]
German researchers say babies begin to pick up the nuances of their parents’ accents while still in the womb.
The researchers studied the cries of 60 healthy babies born to families speaking French and German.
The French newborns cried with a rising “accent” while the German babies’ cries had a falling inflection.
Writing in the journal Current Biology, [...]
Study showed no hazard from leafy vegetablesUK experts emphasise benefits of supplements
Babies born to women who have taken folic acid supplements during their pregnancy are up to 30% more likely than other children to develop asthma, researchers have found.
Mothers-to-be who take folic acid when they are between 30 and 34 weeks pregnant as a health measure [...]
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Doktor, saya telah disahkan mengandung 9 minggu kini, dan baru-baru ni mengalami pertumpahan darah. Terdapat darah beku yg agak banyak. Saya telah membuat pemeriksaan dengan klinik kerajaan semasa pendarahan berlaku dan kata doktor tersebut bayi saya masih berdenyut dan saya dinasihatkan tidak membuat kerja-kerja berat. Utk makluman doktor, saya disuspek menghidap kencing manis, atas nasihat [...]
Smoking during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of having a child with behavioral problems, according to UK and US researchers.
Writing in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, they say the problems can be evident in children as young as three years old.
They believe smoking in pregnancy may damage the developing structure of the baby’s brain.
One expert [...]
Positive reframing is a technique to help you view the other person’s motives and behaviour in a more positive light and a golden opportunity to develop a better relationship. Before starting accusations, try to find some truth in the point of view of the other person (it can be your husband, your wife, your children, [...]
The number of women delaying motherhood is the reason for a 71% increase in the number of babies diagnosed with Down’s syndrome in the last two decades, according to researches in England and Wales.
There were 1,843 diagnoses of Down’s syndrome in England and Wales in 2007-2008 compared with 1,075 in 1989-1990.
The risk of having a baby with Down’s [...]
New evidence is emerging for how important it is for pregnant women to eat good, nutritious food. Expecting mothers who eat vegetables every day seem to have children who are less likely to develop type 1 diabetes, a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy has revealed.
The study was performed in collaboration with Linköping University, which [...]
