Poorly controlled asthma interferes with fertility
According to a Danish study of more than 15,000 twins, women with asthma take longer to get pregnant than others, ...
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Pregnancy: Treating polyarthritis does not attack babies’ bones
Women with rheumatoid arthritis often worry about the effects of their treatment on the health of their babies. A study ...
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Childbirth: maternal mortality from hemorrhage is declining
Mortality among pregnant women is stagnating even as post-labor bleeding rates decline. New causes explain these mixed results, according to ...
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Pregnancy and epilepsy: breastfeeding protects children
When a woman with epilepsy breastfeeds her child, it would reduce the risks associated with in utero exposure to antiepileptic ...
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Birth of twins: cesarean section does not reduce complications
In France, one in five women gives birth by caesarean section. An American study shows that it does not reduce ...
Read morePregnancy and childbirth: women have rights
June 12, 2002 - The Association for Public Health of Quebec (ASPQ) has just launched the fourth edition of its ...
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Perinatal bereavement: why France has a bad record
The International Day of Awareness of Perinatal Mourning is a reminder that France has bad indicators of stillbirth.This October 15 ...
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Pregnancy: Primperan for nausea is safe
While little data was available on the subject, a large Danish study confirms that the use of Primperan during pregnancy ...
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One in ten pregnant women drink alcohol
Alcohol causes a lot of damage to the fetus. It is not recommended for pregnant women to drink it. A ...
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Maternal obesity linked to cardiac risk in children in adulthood
According to a British study, maternal obesity is linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular events and premature death in ...
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Prolonged breastfeeding would delay breast cancer by 10 years
According to a Spanish study, long-term breastfeeding delays the age of onset of breast cancer, on average by 10 years. ...
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Pregnancy: Antidepressants increase the risk of bleeding
For the first time, a study shows a link between taking antidepressants before childbirth and the risk of postpartum hemorrhage. ...
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Alcohol before the 1st pregnancy increases the risk of breast cancer
Consuming alcohol before your first pregnancy increases the risk of breast cancer. Between the first period and the first baby, ...
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Pregnancy: drinking milk to have bigger children
Women who drink 150 milliliters of milk per day during their pregnancy are said to have larger children, even in ...
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Pregnancy: women born prematurely are at greater risk
Complications can be twice as high during pregnancy in a woman born preterm. In a woman born at term, complications ...
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Alcohol during pregnancy, smaller babies
A study reveals that in the second trimester of pregnancy, binge drinking increases the risk of having a baby with ...
Read morePremature babies at risk
Prematurity, that is, a birth that arrives too early, is a real global scourge "Prematurity is responsible for almost half ...
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Pregnancy and epilepsy, caution with medication
A study shows an increased risk of developing motor disorders and autistic traits in children exposed in utero to antiepileptic ...
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Poor sleep during pregnancy would be bad for the baby
A US study shows that sleep disorders affect the health of the unborn baby. In particular, irregular sleep increases the ...
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Help the mother to protect the child
In the United States, 1 in 300 children are born craving because their mother used drugs or medication during her ...
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Pregnant after a 1st uterus transplant
Derya Sert was one of the first women in the world to benefit from a uterus transplant. She is now ...
Read moreChildbirth is taking longer and longer
Women are taking longer and longer to give birth Surprising development, because one would think that with modern techniques, these ...
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Voluntary termination of pregnancy: one in two women considers herself ill-informed
Nearly three quarters of women (74%) think that surgery is the main way to terminate a pregnancy voluntarily, against only ...
Read moreThe dog, the best friend of pregnant women
The dog is certainly the best friend of the man but also of the pregnant woman. In fact, pregnant women ...
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The dangers of smoking for the fetus
A survey reveals that in France 24% of pregnant women smoke on a daily basis. This is twice as much ...
Read moreThe fertility test
The liberalization of voluntary termination of pregnancy, reimbursement of the pill, two stages in the struggle of women over the ...
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Pregnancy: women take risks
French women often ignore perinatal risk factors. Among them, late pregnancies. One in five pregnant women is over 35.Tobacco, obesity, ...
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French women ignore the risks of pregnancy
Pregnant women see life in pink and ignore the risks of pregnancy. According to an Opinion Way survey of 1,000 ...
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Chances of being a father drop after 35
When faced with male infertility, one in two couples has a chance of having a child. But beware, the age ...
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Influenza A and pregnancy
Why should I get vaccinated? Pregnant, I have a higher risk of developing a severe form of influenza A (H1N1). ...
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