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High levels of pollution could increase the risk of miscarriage, new research suggests; experts who studied the effects of diesel exhaust particles found a link between exposure and failed pregnancies.
A new and safe type of fetal heart monitor could save the lives of unborn infants in complicated pregnancies, according to a study published in the International Journal of Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation.
A.K. Mittra of the Department of...
A soy protein, genistein, long known to affect fertility, can change how pregnancies start and progress in female mice treated with it as newborns.
A study by the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research of more than 40,000 women and their babies found that women who gained more than 40 pounds during their pregnancies were nearly twice as likely to have a heavy baby. Published in the November...
Pregnant women often receive fragmented messages about what foods to avoid during their pregnancies. One of the most confusing health messages for women is the recommended guidelines for eating fish. In fact, conflicting reports about safe levels of mercury...
A new study from Syracuse University professor Dr. Sandra Lane says lead poisoning is one of the reasons for repeat pregnancies among teenage moms.
Giving an infusion of an inexpensive, natural compound – magnesium sulfate – just before delivery to pregnant women who were at high risk for preterm birth cut the rate of cerebral palsy in the children born by half, a new study found.
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Pregnancy rates for females under age 25, including teenagers, in the United States declined in 2004 compared to 1990, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).