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Pregnancy Complications by Mary R. Countless aches, pains, and other physical changes pop up during pregnancy. Most of the time, they are no more than signs of normal pregnancy. But sometimes, physical symptoms can warn of a serious problem. Get educated so you can spot any ... Read on »

Chocolate may reduce pregnancy complication risk by Angeline Patient Expert

Chocolate may reduce pregnancy complication risk Baby , Health , Pregnant SOURCE: Epidemiology, May 2008. There was a study done in New York, Reuters Health, which reports that indulg ... Read on »

High Fiber Diet Found to Reduce Complications during Pregnancy-Study by Kathleen Preeclampsia, and other disorders that cause high blood pressure during pregnancy, account for 76,000 maternal and 50,000 infant deaths each year. (1) According to a new study, women who consume a high fiber diet early in pregnancy can reduce the ... Read on »

Hospital for Special Surgery Finds Common Drug Could Help Some Women Have a Healthy Pregnancy by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Hospital for Special Surgery researchers have found that statins may be able to prevent miscarriages in women who are suffering from pregnancy complications caused by antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), according to a study in mice. In this autoimmune syndrome, the body produces antibodies directed at phosphol ... Read on »

Is Your Deep Vein Thrombosis Being Treated? by Sonzy Healthy Living Professional

... ter her delivery. My father had advised me to walk around every other hour while I flew to California in order to avoid cramps and DVT. And, I had not heard of DVT as a post pregnancy complication [...] Read on »

Preeclampsia in Pregnancy Boosts Future Health Risks by franklinb ... nancy disorders and subsequent ischemic heart disease and death among women, Paidas said. He and his colleagues are conducting ongoing research into the genetic links between pregnancy complications, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.More informationThe U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has more about preeclampsia and ... Read on »

Obesity is pregnancy risk factor: Obese women should be counseled about risks? by Melting Mama Patient Expert

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... greater risk for other congenital abnormalities, including macrosomia and shoulder dystocia, the authors added.In addition, obese women have a greater risk of infertility and pregnancy complications, including hypertensive disorders, gestational diabetes, thromboembolic events, and the need for cesarean birth, they said.Despite these risks, obese w ... Read on »

IVF.net - IVF twins in demand by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

... ertility treatments ask the clinic to help them have twins, rather than have one baby at a time. The Sunday Times describes this as producing 'an instant family with just one pregnancy'." While some IVF doctors consider a multiple pregnancy to be a complication ( which is why they transfer only one embryo at a time), for many IVF patients, a twin ... Read on »

Unhealthy teen weight messes with future baby-making. by Melting Mama Patient Expert

... a study has found.MSNBC:It’s known that both obesity and abnormally low body weight are related to reproductive difficulties, and that obesity raises the risk of a number of pregnancy complications. However, it has not been clear whether underweight and obese teenagers go on to have fewer children than their normal-weight peers.But, then again, ac ... Read on »

Texas Hospital Launches Outpatient Treatment Program for PPD by Katherine S. Patient Expert

... n women during childbearing and post-childbearing years. The Springwood Program for Women is a comprehensive program tailored to meet the needs of women struggling with pregnancy complications, postpartum depression, loss of a child, infertility, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, perimenopause and menopause. Services start this week at the Si ... Read on »