All posts tagged with pregnant women

(Natural News) Low carbohydrate diets, such as Atkin, Paleo, and Keto, continue to become popular diets today. However, you may want to avoid these diets if you are pregnant or trying to become one as they could raise the risk of having babies with congenital disabilities, particularly neural tube birth defects, according to a study. […]

(Natural News) While it is a natural and beautiful part of life, childbirth isn’t without dangers, especially for mothers. According to a recent study, heart failure can occur during pregnancy and certain women are at higher risk compared to others. In the case of Golda Black, she experienced a “persistent cough while lying down” and “fatigue, […]

(Natural News) The first trimester of pregnancy is a delicate time, and everything you expose your unborn child to could set the tone for their health and well-being throughout their entire lifetime. That’s why it pays to be especially vigilant about the toxins in your body as well as your environment when you’re expecting – […]

(Natural News) Women who were born via caesarean section are more likely to also give birth via caesarean section, concluded an international team of scientists including Michaela Pavlicev of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (Human Genetics) and evolutionary biologists at the University of Vienna in a study that was published in PNAS. According to […]

(Natural News) Pregnant women are responsible for their child’s health from day one of conception until adulthood. Pregnancy may have some painful side effects such as back aches and migraine, but it should not be a reason to self-medicate with painkillers. Researchers from the Institute of Research in Environmental and Occupational Health (Irset, in its […]

(Natural News) If you were told that obediently getting your flu shot every year would give you a 40 to 60 percent shot at avoiding the flu (or zero, if the experts get it wrong that year), but would double your chances of having a miscarriage one day, would you find those odds acceptable? Many […]

(Natural News) A study that was conducted by researchers at the University of California (UC) Davis and which was published in Environmental Health Perspectives on Friday, September 8 showed that children whose mothers had an intake of 800 or more micrograms (mcg) of folic acid – the amount that is usually found in most prenatal […]

(Natural News) Triclocarban (TCC), the most common antibacterial chemical compound found in various personal care products such as soaps and lotions, can inadvertently be transferred from mother to child, inducing irreversible damage to the developing fetus. TCC was also noted to interfere with the lipid metabolism in the baby, which could potentially lead to growth […]

(Natural News) New guidelines for pregnant women set by the Indian government recently caused a furor in the international medical and health community, with experts saying that India’s own government is advocating for measures that can harm expectant mothers. India released a government booklet titled Mother and Child Care, which spoke against the consumption of protein-rich meats […]

(Natural News) Even the Food and Drug Administration is now acknowledging that anesthesia drugs may jeopardize the brain health of toddlers who are undergoing surgery. In what it calls a “Drug Safety Communication,” the U.S. government agency warned yesterday that repeated or lengthy use of general anesthetic or sedation drugs can have adverse consequences on […]