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Have a healthy diet in pregnancy

December 1, 2016 Srijitaa, Diet:, Have, Healthy, In, Pregnancy?

A healthy diet is an important part of a healthy lifestyle at any time, but is especially vital if you’re pregnant or planning a pregnancy. Eating healthily during pregnancy will help your baby to develop and grow. You can read through this article, or go directly to the sections you want by clicking these links: Fruit and vegetables Starchy foods (carbohydrates) Protein Dairy Foods that are high in sugar or fat Healthy snacks Preparing food safely Healthy Start vouchers You don’t need to go on a special diet, but it’s important to eat…

Study Finds no Link Between Pregnancy Flu, Autism Risk

November 29, 2016 SrijitaAutism?, between, Finds, Flu, Link, No, Pregnancy?, Risk, Study

Researchers found no link between influenza in pregnant women and the risk of her child developing autism after birth, a US study said Monday. Some earlier research has pointed to maternal infections as a possible cause of the neuro-developmental disorder, though other studies have not found any such link. The findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics involved more than 196,000 children born in California from 2000 to 2010. More than 3,100 children in the group had autism, which is believed to have genetic and environmental…

Poverty, Instability Linked to Poor Control of Pregnancy Diabetes

November 17, 2016 SrijitaControl, Diabetes, Instability, Linked, of, Poor, Poverty, Pregnancy?, to

Pregnant women with pregnancy-related diabetes are less likely to achieve blood sugar control if they rely on food stamps or have a generally chaotic lifestyle, according to a U.S. study. These kinds of factors may be modifiable, the authors write in Obstetrics and Gynecology. “Many social factors have a major impact on overall pregnancy health,” said Dr. Laura Colicchia, who led the study at the University of Pittsburgh and is currently in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. About 200,000 U.S. women develop diabetes during pregnancy each year,…

Insomnia, Poor Sleep Quality Common for Men and Women During Pregnancy

November 14, 2016 Srijitaand, common, During, for, Insomnia, Men, Poor, Pregnancy?, quality, Sleep, Women

During pregnancy, women and their male partners sometimes report insomnia or insufficient sleep, which may be tied to depression, according to a new study. Almost half of women reported that they slept more than usual during pregnancy, but did not have better quality sleep, said senior author Tiina Paunio of Helsinki University Hospital in Finland. Overall, 12 percent of women and 15 percent of men had either insomnia or too little sleep, researchers found. “The results are well in line with those obtained from previous studies for pregnant women: symptoms…

Antidepressants in Pregnancy tied to Health Risks for Kids

October 29, 2016 SrijitaAntidepressants, for, Health, In, Kids, Pregnancy?, risks, tied, to

Children exposed to a common type of antidepressant in the womb may be at an increased risk of complications soon after birth and years later, according to two new studies. One study suggests newborns are more likely to need intensive care after birth if their mothers take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy. A second study finds those same children may be at an increased risk for speech and language disorders years later. Links between SSRIs and these types of birth outcomes have been seen before in previous studies…

How Depression Is Linked to Diabetes During Pregnancy

September 24, 2016 SrijitaDepression, Diabetes, During, How, Is, Linked, Pregnancy?, to

Depression in early pregnancy more than doubles the risk of gestational diabetes, which, in turn, increases risk of postpartum depression six weeks after giving birth, says a study. Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes occurring only in pregnancy and, if untreated, may cause serious health problems for mother and infant. “Our data suggest that depression and gestational diabetes may occur together,” said study first author Stefanie Hinkle from US National Institutes of Health’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). “Until we learn more,…