Drinking a little alcohol during pregnancy damages babies’ brains
New research supports current medical recommendations to never drink alcohol during pregnancy. THE ESSENTIAL 12.6% of French people consume alcohol ...
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Why do pregnant women have cravings?
Researchers have looked into the irrepressible urge to eat certain foods in pregnant women. Increased levels of dopamine, the hormone ...
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Why do women no longer want people to talk about “miscarriage”?
In a recent column published in Le Monde, a group of committed women calls for an end to the expression ...
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Anorexia: how to manage it during pregnancy? Here are the first recommendations
Researchers have issued the first recommendations on the management of anorexia during pregnancy. According to them, all health professionals specializing ...
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Double uterus: she gives birth to two babies in the same year
A 30-year-old American gave birth to two children in less than a year. The young mother had a double uterus. ...
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Suffering from Turner syndrome, she managed to give birth
For the first time, a woman affected by Turner syndrome, a chromosomal abnormality associated with infertility, gave birth to a ...
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Is migraine associated with pregnancy complications?
Pregnant women who suffer from migraines are more likely to have various complications during their pregnancy. THE ESSENTIAL 20% of ...
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Maternal mortality on the rise in the United States, especially among black women
In 2020, the number of American women who died during or after pregnancy reached high levels not seen since 1968, ...
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Gestational diabetes: more likely to have heart problems
Pregnant women with gestational diabetes are more likely to develop cardiovascular and heart problems. THE ESSENTIAL Age, weight and family ...
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Pre-eclampsia: a blood test to predict its occurrence
An analysis of the genes of pregnant women, from a blood sample, could help predict the onset of pre-eclampsia, a ...
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More and more women are getting pregnant after 40
Since the 1980s, the number of “late” pregnancies, i.e. at age 40 or more, has tripled, according to an INSEE ...
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Gestational diabetes: drinking coffee in small quantities reduces the risk
American researchers have revealed that drinking a few cups of coffee during pregnancy has no impact on the health of ...
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Pregnant with a baby boy, she conceives another child during the same pregnancy!
An English woman discovered during her pregnancy that she had become pregnant a second time, some time after conceiving her ...
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Covid-19: in pregnant women, a risk of infection of the placenta
If a pregnant woman is infected with Covid-19, the virus can spread through the placenta and therefore affect the fetus. ...
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Anti-Covid vaccine: no excess risk of miscarriage
Vaccination of pregnant women does not increase the risk of miscarriage. As for that of children aged 5 to 11, ...
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Pregnant ? Get your flu shot
Faced with the fear of a violent flu epidemic this winter, the Health Insurance invites pregnant women to be vaccinated. ...
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Alcohol and tobacco during pregnancy significantly increase the risk of losing the baby
Double exposure to alcohol and tobacco after the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with an almost three times higher ...
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First three months of pregnancy: MP Paula Forteza wants to “break the silence”
While most women keep quiet about their first three months of pregnancy, in particular for fear of miscarriage, MP Paula ...
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Vaccination against Covid-19 and health passes for pregnant women: recommendations from gynecologists
Two groups of gynecologists issue recommendations to facilitate the management of pregnancies and deliveries in times of health crisis. THE ...
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A young woman becomes intoxicated after drinking… too much water
A young woman had an epileptic fit after drinking a lot of water during childbirth. Explanations. THE ESSENTIAL An epileptic ...
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Paracetamol in pregnant women, a danger for future babies
Prenatal exposure to paracetamol would lead to an average 20% higher risk for the child of developing symptoms characteristic of ...
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Covid-19: messenger RNA vaccines provide immunity for pregnant and breastfeeding women
In pregnant and breastfeeding women, the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines trigger strong immune responses that protect them and their ...
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True or false: does Covid-19 affect women’s fertility?
Many women are concerned about the impact of Covid-19 on their fertility. Paula Celada, French patient gynecologist at IVI Valence, ...
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Covid-19: vaccinated pregnant and breastfeeding women transmit immunity to their babies
In women vaccinated against Covid-19, antibodies have been found in umbilical cord blood and breast milk. THE ESSENTIAL In the ...
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Covid-19: a vaccinated mother gives birth to an immune baby
In the United States, a healthcare worker received her first dose of vaccine at 36 weeks of pregnancy. At the ...
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Pregnancy: ANSM recommends stopping acne treatments
Medications against acne based on isotretinoin taken during pregnancy lead, in addition to possible malformations, to the risk of neurodevelopmental ...
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Cancers, pregnant women: what recommendations for vaccination against Covid-19?
As the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 is launched in France, specific strategies are being considered for people with cancer or ...
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Childbirth: is oxygen really useful?
Providing supplemental oxygen to mothers during labor and delivery provides no benefit to the baby. THE ESSENTIAL About two out ...
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Covid-19: women better protected thanks to their sex hormones
The anti-inflammatory function of female sex hormones would protect women against serious forms of the disease. THE ESSENTIAL Estrogen, progesterone ...
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India: a baby is born alive after developing in an ovary
In India, a woman and her baby survived a rare case of ectopic pregnancy. The child developed in its mother's ...
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