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Feature articles on pregnancy:

Dangerous Psych Drugs and Pregnancy: Help Stop the Mothers Act

3/24/2008 - The Senate is about to approve legislation Mothers Act – S.1375 (http://www.naturalnews.com/022853.html) which mandates the indoctrination of pregnant and nursing mothers into the use of extremely dangerous psychiatric medication. We already know this...

Branding Pregnancy as Mental Illness: Immediate Consumer Action Needed to Stop Mothers Act

3/17/2008 - The Mothers Act is pending legislation that will indoctrinate hundreds of thousands of mothers into taking dangerous psych drugs. It is a great example of how the Big Pharma lobby controls Congress to the detriment of health, as well as needlessly and...

The Side-Effect Challenge: Whole Plant Medicines Vs. Drug Counterparts

2/12/2008 - (NaturalNews) Quinine was first isolated from Peruvian Bark (aka: Chinchona, Quina) in 1820. It took until the early 1900’s for it to really become a world-wide popular drug for malaria. It was a wonderful drug for a while. It cured malaria and took the...

Low Cholesterol in Moms Linked to Poor Pregnancy Outcomes

10/26/2007 - (NaturalNews) A new study published in the October 2007 issue of Pediatrics shows a strong correlation with low total cholesterol in pregnant women and the health and size of their babies. Women with serum cholesterol less than 151 were nearly 3 times...

Vitamin D deficiency extremely common during pregnancy; most children born vitamin D deficient

9/18/2007 - The vast majority of pregnant women tested in a study published this year in the Journal of Nutrition were found to be deficient in vitamin D, as were their infants. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh found widespread vitamin D deficiency,...

More than half of women suffer vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy, even after taking prenatal vitamins

3/27/2007 - More than half of pregnant women today do not have sufficient amounts of vitamin D, even with prenatal vitamin supplements as part of their regimen, a new University of Pittsburgh study shows. Jump directly to: conventional view | alternative view...

Eating fish during pregnancy boosts babies' communication, social skills

2/15/2007 - A new study from the US National Institutes of Health and Bristol University that questioned 11,875 pregnant women on their dietary habits found that eating more fish during pregnancy resulted in significant, measurable benefits to the communication...

Folic acid supplements taken by mothers greatly reduces risk of cleft lips and palates in infants

2/2/2007 - (News Target) A recent study published in the British Medical Journal has shown that folic acid, a B vitamin that has been proven to decrease instances of natal deformities in children, is effective in staving off another widespread birth defect: cleft...

Taking fish oil supplements in late pregnancy boosts baby's brainpower, study finds

1/2/2007 - (NaturalNews) An Australian study published in the Dec. 21, 2006 edition of the online journal Archives of Disease in Childhood found that women who take high doses of fish oil supplements in the second half of pregnancy give birth to children with greater...

Chocolate found to reduce risk of miscarriage

12/11/2006 - (NaturalNews) If you're pregnant, you may be happy to know that chocolate cravings may be good for you. New research shows morning sickness lowers the risk of miscarriage by almost 70 percent -- and eating chocolate daily also appears to lower the risk...

Eating fruits and vegetables cuts risk of miscarriage, says study

12/8/2006 - (NaturalNews) The consumption of fruits and vegetables during pregnancy can reduce the chance of a miscarriage, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The study of nearly 7,000 pregnant women by...

Taking Paxil during pregnancy causes heart defects in fetuses, warn obstetricians

12/1/2006 - (NaturalNews) Pregnant women and those who might become pregnant should avoid taking the antidepressant Paxil because of a high risk of birth defects, according to a committee of obstetricians who published their opinion yesterday in the December issue...

Gaining weight between pregnancies could lead to pregnancy complications (press release)

11/16/2006 - A number of studies over the years have found an association between obesity and pregnancy complications, including pre-eclampsia (hypertension), gestational diabetes and stillbirth, but there was little evidence of a direct, cause-and-effect relationship....

Prenatal vitamins may reduce risk of brain tumors in children (press release)

11/6/2006 - Women who take multivitamins early in pregnancy may reduce the risk that their child will develop some types of brain tumors. Public health agencies already urge pregnant women to take multivitamins that contain folic acid early in pregnancy to reduce...

Most Women Unaware of Key Nutrient Needed for Babies’ Development During Pregnancy (press release)

11/2/2006 - Most women are aware of only two of the “Big 3” nutrients considered essential during pregnancy and breastfeeding, according to a Kelton Research survey sponsored by the Society for Women’s Health Research, a Washington, D.C.- based national advocacy...

OHSU research demonstrates possible health risks for children born to overeating mothers (press release)

11/2/2006 - According to the latest research from the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC), overeating during pregnancy may have significant and numerous health impacts on an unborn child. The research was led by Kevin Grove, Ph.D., a scientist in ONPRC's...

Low vitamin E intake during pregnancy can lead to childhood asthma (press release)

10/23/2006 - Children whose mothers had a low intake of vitamin E during pregnancy are more likely to develop wheezing and asthma by age five. This research appears in the first issue for September 2006 of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care...

Eating junk food during pregnancy raises newborn's risk of diabetes, obesity

10/10/2006 - (NaturalNews) Eating junk food during pregnancy may raise the chance of having obese children who are more susceptible to diabetes, according to a Royal Veterinary College, London study. Researchers at RVC fed female rats doughnuts, muffins, chocolate,...

Regular multivitamin use near time of conception significantly reduces preeclampsia risk (press release)

9/27/2006 - Women who are considering becoming pregnant may significantly reduce their risk of developing a common life-threatening complication called preeclampsia by taking a multivitamin supplement regularly three months before conception and during the first...

New Study Finds Increased Risk of Birth Defects Related to First Trimester Use of ACE Inhibitors (press release)

9/25/2006 - Infants born to mothers who took angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors during the first trimester of pregnancy had an increased risk of major congenital malformations compared with infants whose mothers didn't take these drugs, according to...

Extra Calcium May Prevent Hypertension Problems in Pregnant Women (press release)

9/21/2006 - Expectant mothers may be able to prevent potentially serious medical problems in themselves and their babies simply by boosting their daily calcium intake, says a new systematic review. Not only that, but pregnant women at greatest risk for these problems...

Prepregnancy weight is increasing, bringing greater risk (press release)

9/12/2006 - A growing number of women are overweight or obese when they become pregnant, a condition that is risky to both mother and baby, a new study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo has shown. An analysis...

Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy could reduce osteoporosis in children (press release)

8/24/2006 - Vitamin D supplementation of pregnant women could lead to longlasting reduction in osteoporotic fractures in their children, according to a study published in this week's issue of The Lancet. The study shows that children whose mothers were lacking in...

Baby girls born to mothers burdened by stress may be at risk for fibromyalgia (press release)

8/24/2006 - Experiences while in the womb can have long-term consequences Stressful or traumatic events experienced during pregnancy can have long-lasting effects on the fetus, yet these effects may...

Vitamin B3 Variant Reverses Effects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in Mice (press release)

8/22/2006 - A form of vitamin B3 called nicotinamide can reverse the molecular, cellular, and behavioral effects of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in mice, according to a study by physician-scientists at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. The study, published...

Major WHO study concludes calcium supplements can reduce complications during pregnancy (press release)

8/16/2006 - Preeclampsia, the development of high blood pressure and protein in the urine during pregnancy and its more severe complications such as eclampsia, can threaten the lives of both mother and child. While there is no therapy to prevent preeclampsia, a...

Findings on Antidepressants During Pregnancy Are Reason for Caution (press release)

8/11/2006 - Until recently, antidepressants—especially selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)—were considered fairly safe for pregnant women. But late last year, citing evidence from several sources, the FDA warned that infants of women who took the SSRI...

Pregnancy drug doubles risk of breast cancer

8/8/2006 - (NaturalNews) Boston University scientists announced today that the anti-miscarriage drug diethylstilboestrol (DES) -- commonly prescribed from 1940 to 1975 -- could double the normal risk of breast cancer in exposed women. In the study, disease rates...

Mother's diet affects arteries of fetus

8/1/2006 - (NaturalNews) Researchers from the University of Southampton, UK say that insufficient caloric intake during pregnancy increases the risk of a fetus getting atherosclerosis, or clogged arteries. Although they could not explain the link and stated that...

Blood-Pressure Drugs Linked to Birth Defects (press release)

7/28/2006 - Blood-pressure medications known as ACE inhibitors can't be considered safe to take even in the first trimester of pregnancy and should be avoided altogether by pregnant women, a new study suggests. For years, doctors have known these commonly prescribed...

Infant bone growth and maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy influence future fracture risk (press release)

7/21/2006 - Can bones remember? According to new research presented at the IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis in Toronto, Canada they can. Not in the traditional sense, of course, but in that their vulnerability to osteoporosis and fractures depends on how the bones...

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