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  • Smoking During Pregnancy and Male Fertility
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    Smoking During Pregnancy May Harm Male Fertility

    The increased health risks associated with smoking during pregnancy for mothers and babies are well-documented. Now a new study published in the journal Human Reproduction suggests that mothers who continue to smoke while pregnant could damage the future fertility of their sons. Previous studies have linked smoking during pregnancy to an increased risk of nicotine […] More

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    Increase in Gestational Diabetes May Increase Early Diabetes Among Children

    As more women develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy, the number of children who develop diabetes or prediabetes may also increase, suggests a new study published in the journal Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is high blood sugar (diabetes) that occurs during pregnancy. Untreated or […] More

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    Common Antibacterial Compound Triclosan Linked to Developmental and Reproductive Issues

    A new study presented Sunday at the American Chemical Society annual meeting in San Francisco suggests that contact with common antibacterial compounds like triclosan may cause developmental and reproductive issues. Researchers have found that the antibacterial compound triclosan was found in all urine samples of tested pregnant women while another compound known as triclocarban appeared in more than […] More

  • A Brief History of the Vaccine
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    Whooping Cough Vaccine Is Safe for Pregnant Women

    A new study from the United Kingdom concludes that that the whooping cough vaccine is safe for women in their third trimester of pregnancy. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious disease. Pertussis has recently experienced a rapid increase in infections resulting in the death of some infected newborns. Because of the increase in […] More

  • Prevent Clefts Caused by Smoking
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    Smoking May Cause Cleft Lips and Palates

    Did you know that July is National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is using the month to warn about the dangers associated with smoking and the formation of cleft palates and cleft lips. While the organization admits that all causes of cleft lips and palates are […] More

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    Using Antipsychotic Medication During Pregnancy Affects Babies

    The use of antipsychotic medication during pregnancy can affect the health of the baby, says a new seven-year observational study published in the journal PLOS ONE. Although many women take antipsychotic medication during pregnancy to treat various psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, major depression, and bipolar disorder, the safety of such drugs on a developing baby […] More

  • Autism Begins in the Womb
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    New Study Finds Evidence That Autism Begins in the Womb

    Although the exact cause or causes of autism are still unknown, new research from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Allen Institute for Brain Science as published in the New England Journal of Medicine provides evidence that the developmental disorder begins during pregnancy. Autism is a developmental disorder that manifests […] More

  • Environment and Pregnancy
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    Environmental Factors May Explain Some Racial Differences in Childbirth

    Although one theory explaining the differences in birth outcomes among black and white women in the United States is a difference in vitamin D levels, a new study investigating racial disparities in birth outcomes as published in the American Journal of Epidemiology suggests that environmental factors other than vitamin D account for the differences in […] More

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    Gestational Diabetes May Increase Heart Disease Risk for Pregnant Women

    Women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy may have an increased risk of developing heart disease later in life, suggests a new 20-year study from researchers at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Oakland as published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar (diabetes) that occurs during pregnancy. […] More

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