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 Another reason to take a pregnancy test twice
Commercially available pregnancy tests kits may not be accurate on the first day or so after a missed period because of natural variability in ovulation and when developing embryos attach themselves t..
 Gestational diabetes becoming more prevalent in younger women
Kaiser Permanente researchers studying 267,000 women of various ethnic groups have found that the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) increased 35 percent from 1991 to 2000. The study app..
 Progesterone recommended to help prevent preterm birth
The hormone progesterone may be used as treatment to help prevent preterm birth but should be restricted to pregnant women with a documented history of preterm birth before 37 weeks gestation, accordi..
 Prior caesarean not linked to greater risk of stillbirth
Women with a history of caesarean section deliveries do not have a higher risk of a subsequent stillbirth, according to researchers at Yale School of Medicine and Columbia University.
Yale Obstetri..
 Preventative bed rest during pregnancy
New research shows evidence that prescribed antepartum bed rest may result in babies that are smaller than normal as well as other problems.
A study published in Biological Research for Nursing rep..
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 Are you pregnant? the signs of pregnancy
There are many signs of pregnancy, ranging from those that make you wonder if you might just be pregnant to those that even your caregiver will consider proof positive. Here’s a look and the signs and..
 Progesterone treatment shown to decrease preterm birth rate
Progesterone therapy given to pregnant women with a history of preterm birth could reduce the national preterm birth rate by approximately 2% (or about 10,000 births) annually.
These results are ac..
 Very early signs of pregnancy
Very early signs of pregnancy - are there 10 pregnancy signs? Yes, there are signs that indicate very early that you are pregnant. Some women will experience one or two of them, others will have sever..
 Emotional experiences during pregnancy
Finding out that you are pregnant is usually a very emotional experience - you are either delighted, or terrified, or somewhere in between. However you felt when hearing that you were pregnant, the ch..
 Preterm labor drug sensitizes brain to pesticide injury
A drug commonly prescribed to halt pre-term labor and stave off premature birth might leave the brains of children susceptible to other chemicals ubiquitously present in the environment, according to..
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