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Category: Pregnancy
New vaccination programme aimed at pregnant women is announced
The Department of Health has recently announced a new vaccination programme, which is going to cost £10 million, and is going to see nearly 700,000 women who are pregnant have their infants protected after birth. The idea behind the programme is that the mothers are going to be given the vaccination, which will protect the […]
Obese women more likely to develop infections in Caesarean wounds
Recent information that has been published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has shown that women who are obese when they give birth through a Caesarean section are nearly two and a half times more likely to develop an infection in the wound after the operation. It is estimated that 10 percent of women […]
New research shows that mums to be are working too far into their pregnancy
A recent study that has been completed in the UK has shown that mothers who work when they are eight months pregnant are doing as much harm to their babies as if they were smoking at the same stage of pregnancy. The researcher has come out of the University of Essex and it is shown […]
Standing a lot while pregnant may stunt the growth of the foetus
New research has suggested that foetus’ could be stunted in their growth if women are standing too much when they are pregnant. The research has come out of the Netherlands by scientists working at the Erasmus Medical Centre. The study assessed nearly 4700 women in their early stages of pregnancy and the reason they were […]
Mothers diet can lead top type 2 diabetes in children
Scientists and physicians have long known that the health of a mother during pregnancy affects the health of her offspring. However, most of the direct causes and effects have been unclear up until now. New research published this month in the journal Cell Death and Differentiation shows one way that poor nutrition in the womb […]
As birthrate soars midwives are becoming a rare species
The British birthrate is rocketing, but a warning has come from the Royal College of Midwives that parts of England are potentially facing a dangerously high shortage of midwives. The shortfalls vary significantly between areas and the East of England and the East Midlands need another 41% more midwives the RCM has warned, and these […]
Deaths during pregnancy show disturbing rise
Despite modern technology and the greatly improved healthcare, there has been a worrying rise in the number of women who are dying during pregnancy or just after childbirth. This unprecedented and unwelcome phenomenon had led leading doctors to get together and try to address this. Catherine Nelson-Piercy, the prof. of Obstetrics at Kings College and […]
IVF treatment smoking rules tightened up
For years health authorities have paid the bills for NHS patients as it has been a common practice insisting that women are not smokers if they seek IVF treatment. It is certain that smoking not only reduces the chances of the implantation being successful but the developing baby can be harmed and there is evidence […]
39th week induced labour
There are many reasons that medical professionals decide to induce labour, but regardless of the case it is not recommended unless a severe health risk exists to induce labour until the 39th week of pregnancy. While inducing labour at 39 weeks has become extremely popular, bear in mind that due dates are not always accurate […]