Women may be able to decrease the likeliness of postpartum depression by increasing the amount of omega-3 in their diets during pregnancy. Researchers from Montreal, Canada have found a link between omega-3 levels and women suffering from postnatal depression. According to the research, published in the current issue of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, women […]
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A new study from Denmark has shown a possible connection between autism and a mother combating the flu during pregnancy. The study, published in the online journal American Academy of Pediatrics, looked at 96,736 children born between 1997 and 2003 in Denmark. 1%, or 976 children in the participant pool, were diagnosed with autism spectrum […]
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A new study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting this week reveals a direct relationship between celiac disease and fertility and pregnancy outcomes in women. The study is in the preliminary stages of development but lead researcher Stephanie M. Moleski says the findings demonstrate “a clear need for increased awareness of this […]
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A new study suggests that depressed pregnant women might not want to risk taking antidepressants while with child. The result of the study is controversial and has the medical community divided. The study authors Alice Domar and Adam Urato came to a number of conclusions with the study. Urato says that “There’s a clear and […]
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Planned Parenthood in Texas will have 90% of their funding cut. Texas has a unique law that they are allowed to cut Federal funding to any institution that is associated with abortion. Planned Parenthood does not provide abortions but has affiliations with clinics that do provide the service. The state had already cut its funding but Planned […]
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A new U.S. study makes connections between children’s risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) later in life and the amount of fish their mothers consumed during pregnancy. The study published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine reported that mothers who ate at least two servings of fish per week had an approximately 60 per […]
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