Pregnancy: iron infusions in the 3rd trimester help fight anemia
Administering iron infusions to pregnant women during the 3rd trimester is more effective than iron tablets against anemia, according to ...
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Metabolic syndrome: lack of sleep during and after pregnancy increases the risk
Short sleep duration that persisted from pregnancy until two to seven years postpartum is linked to a higher risk of ...
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Medical abortion: “The pain was much stronger than that of periods”
Women deciding to take medication that causes termination of their pregnancy are often told the procedure will be no more ...
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Baby: enriching flour with folic acid would help reduce certain malformations, according to ANSES
To reduce neural tube closure anomalies in newborns, wheat flour should be enriched with folic acid, the synthetic form of ...
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Mom after a sleeve: “The operation gave me the greatest gift: my daughter”
In May 2023, Gwendoline confided to Fait Docteur that she had performed a sleeve 6 months earlier in the hope ...
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Paternity: when pregnancy changes everything, even dads’ brains!
Dr. Joly explains that, just like for mothers, pregnancy has a profound impact on fathers' brains, from the first months ...
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Carbamazepine, topiramate and valproate: stricter prescription and delivery conditions in 2025
To limit the risks for the fetus, the ANSM restricts the conditions for prescribing and dispensing medicines based on carbamazepine, ...
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Suicide: women born prematurely are at greater risk
Women born prematurely have an 80% higher risk of suicide than those born at full term, according to a team ...
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Pregnancy: Vitamin C may improve placental health in smokers
Doppler ultrasound reveals that vitamin C supplementation alters placental gene expression in pregnant women who smoke. THE ESSENTIAL In pregnant ...
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The intestines change during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Researchers have discovered how and why women's intestines change during pregnancy and breastfeeding. THE ESSENTIAL The intestines almost double in ...
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Embryonic development: “We think that any disturbance can have an effect” in the long term
During pregnancy, how can even slight disturbances affect the child's long-term health, for example by contributing to blood diseases such ...
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Flu: pregnant women would be more protected
During pregnancy, patients would have enhanced natural immunity against influenza A. THE ESSENTIAL During their work, scientists therefore discovered a ...
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Air pollution increases the risk of pregnancy
Air pollution from fine particles, PM2.5, increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to a new study. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Miscarriage: a genetic variant has been identified
American researchers found that women carrying the mutated kinesin protein KIF18A in the genes produced a greater number of abnormal ...
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Pregnancy: the oral microbiota varies depending on stress and mental health
The oral microbiota of pregnant women varies depending on whether they suffer from stress or symptoms of anxiety, depression and ...
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Everyday chemicals, a risk for childhood asthma?
Researchers have shown that exposure to certain everyday chemicals during pregnancy could promote asthma in children. THE ESSENTIAL A Japanese ...
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Exposure to THC in utero could increase risks of opioid addiction
Smoking cannabis during pregnancy could increase the risk of opioid addiction in the unborn child. THE ESSENTIAL Around 900,000 people ...
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Pregnancy: when is the best time to get the bronchiolitis vaccine?
According to a study led by researchers at Mass General Brigham, getting vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which causes ...
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Vitamin D: taking it during pregnancy is good for children’s bones
Taking vitamin D during pregnancy improves bone health in children, at least until they are 7 years old. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Stress, anxiety, depression in pregnant women: placental inflammation to blame?
An expert shares findings about the placenta's unexpected influence on a mother's mental health, which could revolutionize the understanding of ...
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TCA: maternal history influences the risk of psychiatric problems in children
Children of mothers with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, or whose pre-pregnancy BMI is outside the normal weight range are ...
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Pregnancy, childbirth: being supported by a doula improves mothers’ health
Pregnant women accompanied by a doula are less likely to give birth prematurely and by cesarean section. THE ESSENTIAL Cesarean ...
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Climate change: pregnant women increasingly exposed to an endocrine disruptor mimicking estrogen
The fungal toxin zearalenone, which “mimics” estrogen in the body and hinders reproduction in certain animals, is increasingly ingested by ...
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A little coffee during pregnancy does not harm the baby’s brain
Moderate coffee consumption of mothers during pregnancy is not associated with neurodevelopmental disorders in children, according to a Norwegian study ...
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Pregnancy: defective sperm would double the risk of pre-eclampsia
Sperm can have defects, such as DNA strand breaks: this increases the risk of complications during pregnancy, including pre-eclampsia. THE ...
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Brain: lack of sleep during pregnancy could impact the baby
Sleeping less than seven hours a night during pregnancy could contribute to neurodevelopmental problems in the child. THE ESSENTIAL During ...
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Pregnancy: being overweight is a factor of complications regardless of the country of origin
Excess weight is a source of complications during pregnancy and childbirth regardless of the mother-to-be's country of origin, according to ...
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Panic disorder: being born very early in a pregnancy can play a role
14% of people born before the 29th week of pregnancy have panic disorder. THE ESSENTIAL We speak of panic disorder ...
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IVG: recourse rates increased for all age groups in 2023
In France, the number of abortions continues to increase, with 243,623 voluntary terminations of pregnancies carried out last year. THE ...
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A link established between prediabetes in adolescents and young adults and adverse pregnancy outcomes
Prediabetes in adolescence and early adulthood is linked to an increased likelihood of maternal cardiometabolic morbidity during the first pregnancy. ...
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