Early Metformin May Not Aid Gestational Diabetes
THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Early metformin initiation in women with gestational diabetes does not reduce the occurrence of the combination of a fasting glucose level ≥5.1 mmol/L at gestation weeks 32 or 38 or insulin initiation, accord…
Learn MoreMaternal Psychosocial Stress, COVID-19 Infection Tied to Infant Attentional Processing
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Maternal psychosocial stress and COVID-19 infection during pregnancy may have joint effects on infant attention at six months, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in Pediatric Research.Denise M. Wer…
Learn MoreFollowing One Death, FDA Warns Hospitals About Giving Probiotics to Preemies
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Federal regulators are cautioning doctors not to give probiotics to preterm infants. An infant given probiotics at an undisclosed hospital has died, U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials said in a recent…
Learn MoreMaternal COVID-19 Vaccination Provides Some Protection for Infants
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Maternal COVID-19 vaccination provides some protection against COVID-19-related hospitalization among infants, especially those aged younger than 3 months, according to research published in the Sept. 29 issue…
Learn MoreEl parto puede dejar a los nuevos padres con una grave deuda médica
LUNES, 2 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los recien estrenados padres que llevan a casa su pequeño paquete de alegría a menudo llevan consigo otra cosa cuando salen del hospital: deuda médica.Así lo indica una nueva investigación de Michigan Me…
Learn MoreEl café no aumentará el riesgo de un nacimiento prematuro, pero fumar ciertamente lo hará: estudio
VIERNES, 29 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fumar durante el embarazo es un factor de riesgo significativo para los nacimientos prematuros, pero beber café no lo es, sugiere una nueva investigación.Las mujeres que fumaron durante el embarazo…
Learn MoreChildbirth Can Leave New Parents in Serious Medical Debt
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New parents bringing home their bundle of joy often carry something else with them as they leave the hospital: medical debt.That’s according to new research from Michigan Medicine that found postpartum women …
Learn MoreExposure to Job Loss in Pregnancy Linked to Miscarriage, Stillbirth
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to job loss during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for miscarriage and stillbirth, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in Human Reproduction.Alessandro Di Nallo, Ph.D., fr…
Learn MoreDeviations From Normal Activity, Sleep Patterns Linked to Preterm Birth
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Deviations from a normal “clock” of physical activity and sleep during pregnancy are associated with pregnancy outcomes, including preterm birth (PTB), according to a study published online Sept. 28 in npj …
Learn MoreCoffee Won’t Raise Preemie Birth Risk, But Smoking Certainly Will: Study
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smoking during pregnancy is a significant risk factor for premature births, but drinking coffee is not, new research suggests.Women who smoked during pregnancy were 2.6 times more likely to give birth prema…
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