Poor Pregnancy Outcome Linked with Reports of Racism
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NEW YORK  - African American women who  report experiences of discrimination based on their race or  skin color appear to have an increased risk of poor pregnancy  outcomes, according to the findings of two new studies.
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NEW YORK  - Results of a new study show that pregnant African-American women deliver their babies before term not only more often than white women, but also earlier in their pregnancies and in multiple pregnancies.
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Studies of children indicate that people may be inherently prejudiced against those less fortunate. Bah, humbug, indeed.
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Though Michigan children are healthier, black and Hispanic children are much more likely to be uninsured, in poor health and struggling to access care, according to a report released today.
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Women with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for several poor pregnancy outcomes compared with the general population, and with women who have type 1 diabetes, a Danish study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant women suffer injuries requiring hospitalization more often than previously thought, a new nationwide study shows.
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A simple urine test during pregnancy could someday predict which women are likely to develop dangerously high blood pressure called pre-eclampsia, a condition that kills hundreds of mothers-to-be each year in the United States and leads to 15 percent of all premature births, researchers say.
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One in five pregnant women feel they are not emotionally ready to have a baby, a survey has revealed.
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Doctors may be able to predict which women are at high risk of miscarriage, say researchers.
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NEW YORK  - A new study confirms that weight gain during pregnancy affects the risk of spontaneous preterm birth, and suggests that both race and a history of preterm birth seem to influence the association.
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An "extremely high" proportion  of pregnant women living in the northern United States, and  their newborns, have insufficient vitamin D levels, and taking  prenatal vitamins may not increase vitamin D levels adequately.
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Underweight women are 72% more likely to miscarry in the first three months of pregnancy, a study suggests.
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Women who consult with pregnancy resource centers often get misleading information about the health risks associated with having an abortion, according to a report issued Monday by Democrats on the House Government Reform Committee.
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant women who regularly  work the night shift may have an increased risk of a  miscarriage late in pregnancy or a stillbirth, a new study  suggests.
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A new survey has revealed that 25 percent of women in the UK drink alcohol and a fifth smoke during pregnancy, ignoring the possibility that these two vices can lead to health hazards like mental retardation and birth defects in their babies.
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NEW YORK  - Black and Asian women have much  lower rates of success with assisted reproductive techniques  such as in vitro fertilization than other racial groups,  researchers reported at the annual meeting of the American  Society of Reproductive Medicine that is underway in  Philadelphia.
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Pregnant women who regularly work the night shift may have an increased risk of a miscarriage late in pregnancy or a stillbirth, a new study suggests.