Change to Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Helped Women
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Using a lower threshold to diagnose pregnancy-related diabetes does not seem to reduce the risk of having a big baby, on average — but some women do benefit, a new clinical trial suggests.Gestational diabete…
Learn MorePregnancy Can Be Anxious Time for Women With Epilepsy
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women with epilepsy battle anxiety and depression more often than their peers who aren’t pregnant or don’t have epilepsy, a new study reveals.”The good news is we did not find that pregnant women wi…
Learn MoreRates of Psychiatric Symptoms Up During Pregnancy With Epilepsy
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women with epilepsy have increased rates of depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in Neurology.
Kimford J. Meador, M.D., from Stanf…
Learn MoreLa vacuna contra la COVID es segura para las mujeres embarazadas, según un estudio
LUNES, 15 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El uso de las vacunas más populares contra la COVID-19 es seguro durante el embarazo, concluyó un nuevo estudio canadiense de gran tamaño.Alrededor de un 4 por ciento de las mujeres embarazadas que recib…
Learn MorePregnancy Does Not Affect Survival in Women With Melanoma
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pregnancy status does not affect survival after melanoma, according to a study published online July 23 in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.Maija Kiuru, M.D., from University…
Learn MoreCOVID Vaccine Safe for Pregnant Women: Study
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The most popular COVID-19 vaccines are safe to use in pregnancy, a large, new Canadian study has concluded.About 4% of pregnant women given an mRNA vaccine had a significant health event within a week of their…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Are Safe in Pregnancy
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 mRNA vaccines have a good safety profile in pregnancy, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Manish Sadarangani, D.Phil., from the BC Children’s Hospital…
Learn MoreCardiovascular Complications of COVID-19 in Pregnancy Reviewed
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 infection in pregnant women is associated with worse outcomes than in women who are not pregnant, according to a state-of-the-art review published online Aug. 10 in JACC: Advances.
Joan E. Briller…
Another Study Shows COVID’s Danger to Pregnant Women
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pregnancy significantly increases the odds of devastating outcomes from COVID-19, a new study confirms.Complications from the virus to pregnant women can include heart attack, arrhythmias, heart failure and …
Learn MoreVinculan el Crohn y la colitis con unos embarazos de más alto riesgo
MARTES, 9 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las mujeres que sufren de enfermedad intestinal inflamatoria (EII) deben trabajar con un médico para entrar en remisión antes del embarazo, indica un nuevo estudio.Los investigadores encontraron que las …
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