AHA News: What Expectant Moms Need to Know About Mental Health During and After Pregnancy
Latest Pregnancy News MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Having a baby, especially a first child, is loaded with expectations. But in addition to joyfulness, many women may experience something else they may not want to discuss: anxiety and depression. Though up to half of new mothers experience at least minor depressive symptoms, […]
Could a Stressed-Out Pregnancy Hinder a Toddler’s Development?
Latest Pregnancy News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) Babies born to women who are stressed out during pregnancy may be more likely to experience social, emotional and learning problems as they grow up, new research suggests. “Mom’s elevated psychological distress affects not just her, but her unborn baby’s brain […]
High Blood Pressure Now Affects 1 in Every 7 U.S. Pregnancies
Latest Pregnancy News FRIDAY, April 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) Rates of high blood pressure among pregnant women in the United States are on the rise and now occur in at least one in seven hospital deliveries, a new government report warns. The overall rate of what are called hypertensive disorders in pregnancy increased from about […]
Vaccine Taken During Pregnancy Might Shield Baby Against RSV
Latest Pregnancy News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) An experimental vaccine given during pregnancy has shown early promise for protecting infants from a potentially severe respiratory infection. The vaccine, being developed by Pfizer, aims to protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Most of the time, RSV causes […]
RSV Vaccine Holds Promise for Pregnant Women
A bivalent protein-based vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) administered during pregnancy was safe and led to higher neutralizing antibody responses in mothers, as well as evidence of protection in their infants, an interim analysis of a phase IIb trial found. The geometric mean ratios of 50% neutralizing antibody titers against RSV A and B […]
Mediterranean Diet May Cut Preeclampsia Risk During Pregnancy
Latest Pregnancy News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) A Mediterranean-style diet is known to help protect the heart, and now new research suggests it can also lower an expectant mother’s risk for life-threatening preeclampsia. Marked by a sudden spike in blood pressure, protein in urine, or other problems during […]
Exercise during pregnancy reduces the risk of Type-2 Diabetes in offspring
A new study has demonstrated that maternal exercise during pregnancy improves the metabolic health of offspring, even when the mother is obese or on a high-fat diet. Physical exercise by the mother induces the placenta to secrete the key protein SOD3, resulting in a lowered risk of diabetes for the offspring. The findings in the […]
Battling Mom-to-Be’s Preexisting High Blood Pressure Brings No Harm to Baby
Latest Pregnancy News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) When women go into pregnancy with mild high blood pressure, treating the condition can cut the risk of health threats to themselves and their babies, a new clinical trial has shown. Experts said the findings could change the way many women […]
Investigational RSV Vaccine in Pregnancy Tied to Fewer Abx Scripts for Babies
Infants whose mothers received an investigational respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine in pregnancy had fewer antimicrobial prescriptions during their first 3 months of life, a post hoc secondary analysis of a randomized trial found. Across 11 countries, infants born to mothers assigned to the vaccine arm during pregnancy had a 12.9% (95% CI 1.3-23.1) lower […]
$10,000: What New Parents Might Pay for Childbirth, Even With Insurance
Latest Pregnancy News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) Having a baby is expensive. The cost of diapers, a crib, a car seat and all the other infant necessities can really add up, and now a new study shows that having a child comes with its own hefty […]